The group included 5 physicians and 19 other healthcare professionals who will soon be joining Israel’s hospitals and clinics.
Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 65th charter flight touched down at Ben Gurion this morning, bringing 225 new olim from the U.S. and Canada — the first such flight since October 7.
On board were 45 families, 125 children, 10 singles, and 3 retirees, ranging from a 9-month-old baby to a 72-year-old newcomer.
The group included 5 physicians and 19 other healthcare professionals who will soon be joining Israel’s hospitals and clinics.
August alone will see more than 1,000 North Americans making Aliyah — the highest monthly total in over 20 years — as post–October 7 intentions turn into plane tickets. Since then, more than 7,000 North American Jews have already come home.
In a first-of-its-kind pilot program, Israeli IDs were issued mid-flight, allowing families to land as citizens on paper and step straight into ulpan, schools, and jobs.
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