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Daughter of US Ambassador to Israel Makes 'Aliyah'
CBN News 08-15-2017
TEL AVIV, Israel – The daughter of David Friedman, president Trump's ambassador to Israel, arrived in a flight to immigrate to Israel on Tuesday.
Friedman told CBN News that he came to the airport to watch his daughter Talia fulfill her life dream.
Talia, 24, arrived on a charter flight sponsored by Nefesh b'Nefesh, an organization that has helped more than 50,000 North American Jews immigrate or make aliyah to Israel in the last 15 years.
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It's called aliyah, Hebrew for "going up," or immigrating to Israel. Each year, thousands of Jews from around the world resettle in Israel. It can be a tough transition for many from Western nations. So, why do they do it? And who helps them?
To find out, we talked with Neal Brinn, who relocated to Israel with his family just three weeks after he completed 20 years in the U.S. Navy.
"The highest position I had was the commanding officer of the U.S. warship, the USS Carter Hall, which was an amphibious ship about 200 meters long," Brinn said.
Brinn, his wife, Shoshanna, and their four young children, now live in a religious neighborhood in Jerusalem. Some might say they gave up a lot to live here, but they say they're home.
Brinn spent his summer accompanying his 4-year-old twins to school on the public bus because they don't have a car—well, sort of.
"We do have a car," Brin quipped. "It's got four wheels; it's got one seat. Only one person can sit in it and that's Yudi, who's 5 months old. The propulsion system is human legs attached to arms. It's a stroller. That's our car. It holds everything we need. If we need to go shopping, we can take it everywhere, even up the steps," he said.
About eight years ago, Brinn's life took on major changes. He became more religious, met Shoshanna and married. They knew they would come to Israel at some point; they just didn't know when.
Brinn told us he didn't know how long he'd stay in the Navy—20 years or 30. "For staying 30 years, I'd make two-point-four more times retirement pay every month, which is a tremendous difference," he said.
Moving 'Home'
But the Brinns decided that Israel was their home, so he retired and they made the move right away.
"This is where we feel every Jew needs to be," Brinn said. "And our children will learn the language so much better at the ages of between 5 months, 3 1/2 and our twins who are 4, than if it was 10 years later."
They've faced some adjustments, however. Brinn said he was astounded by the amount of litter in his neighborhood, and that it's tolerated. To combat the problem, he has organized a weekly cleaning project called the "Hour of Power," an idea he got from his time as the executive officer of a ship.
"We're hoping this will be a habit and stays and can really clean this space up. We go from just picking up litter to be actually cleaning," he said. "I mean, these stone stairs could look like clean stone as opposed to stones with weeds here and dirt here."
Why Give Up Life in America?
Some wonder why they would give up life in America.
"I can't tell you why some people would move, but I can tell you why a Jew would," Brinn said. "We have a national anthem called HaTikva—which means 'the hope"—and it says in HaTikva that as long as the heart of the Jew beats—I'm not quoting it exactly, but—as long as the heart of the Jew beats, this 2,000-year dream is just finally being realized."
Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and his organization, Nefesh B'Nefesh, helped make the dream become reality for Brinn and his family.
"We have this modern-day miracle of the state of Israel that is just unfathomable. It's fantasy stuff. For 2,000 years of wandering and dreaming and all of a sudden, you get on a plane and change your status and become a citizen of this country. It's incredible," Fass said.
Two hundred twenty-three North American immigrants arrived on a flight just weeks after the Brinns, including 75 young people who came to join the Israeli Defense Force, the IDF. One of them was Nefesh B'Nefesh's immigrant No. 50,000, Rebekkah Glanzer from Brooklyn, New York.
A Feeling of Belonging
"There's a feeling of belonging here that you really don't have anywhere else, and I just couldn't see myself spending the rest of my life any other place. So I'm here," Glanzer said.
"IDF service is part of what makes Israel such a united country," Glanzer continued. "It makes everyone feel like it's really their own. So I didn't feel I could make Aliyah without contributing or participating in that way."
Different Reasons Brought Ally Strauss and Zachary Olstein to Israel
"It's something I've dreamed about doing since [I was] 7 years old," Strauss said. "I think Israel has a right to be a country, and I want to do what I can to make sure it stays a country as long as possible."
"I went to Poland. I saw the concentration camps, I saw the ghettos. It became so much more real," Olstein said. "My purpose for coming to the army, I think, is that I want to help protect the one place that I know—God forbid it ever happens—the place that's safe for the Jewish people."
Tammy and Gene Berman are from Washington, D.C. They decided to retire to Israel, and summed up the reason for coming home this way: "It's our destiny, we're Jewish. America's a wonderful, fantastic country; I love it. My parents were immigrants to America, but we're visitors there," Tammy said. "We belong here."
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"All my life I dreamed of living in Israel but only made it today. It has taken me a long time to to fulfill this dream, but it's never too late," said the 95-year-old Dorothy Truttner after her immigration to Israel made possible with the aid of the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization.
The EL AL flight from Toronto to Israel was accompanied by many emotions as it flew the excited Dorothy Truttner to Israel. Truttner left Toronto for the last time, the city where she was born and had spent her entire life. During the flight, she was surprised when the stewardesses handed her a personal letter of congratulations from the chairman of El Al airlines, David Maimon. "On behalf of all the employees of EL AL I want to wish you every success on your immigration. For the last 20 years you had been a loyal passenger and flew to Israel at least twice a year. We are a national airline and are very excited to be part of your immigration," Maimon wrote.
Dorothy Truttner will be live in Jerusalem with her son. She has 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, the last born just a few days ago. "I have visited Israel 45 times in my life, but this is the first time I booked a oneway ticket," said Dorothy. "I'm so happy that I can fulfill a lifelong dream and be with my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren," she said.
"Dorothy's immigration at the age of 95 proves that age is no barrier for immigrating to Israel," said the vice president of Nefesh B'Nefesh, Zeev Graschinsky.
Dorothy is not the oldest immigrant who has immigrated to Israel with Nefesh B'Nefesh. The then 100 year-old Sabina Wistrich emigrated from London to Israel in 2010. She will soon be celebrating her 106th birthday.
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TEL AVIV, Israel -- Two hundred thirty-two immigrants from the United States and Canada landed in Tel Aviv early Tuesday, intending to make Israel their permanent home.
Among the new immigrants are 29 families that include 75 children and 59 young people who will join the Israel Defense Forces as "lone soldiers," those who have left their families and friends to be part of Israel and the IDF.
Israel's newest citizens arrived on an El Al flight chartered by Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization that partners with the government to help North American and British Jews make aliyah (immigrate to Israel) and adjust to their new lives here.
Some of the passengers were wearing t-shirts that read, "Keep Calm and Love Israel."
About 4,000 North Americans are expected to immigrate to Israel this year. Since its establishment in 2002, Nefesh B'Nefesh has brought about 45,000 immigrants from the United States, Canada, and England.
"It is truly inspiring to see that Jews everywhere, young and old, and from all denominations, are determined to fulfill the dream of building the Jewish state and strengthening the Jewish nation," Nefesh B'Nefesh co-founder Rabbi Yehoshua Fass said.
Watch for more on this story from CBN News later this week.
JERUSALEM, Israel -- More than two hundred North American immigrants arrived in Israel Tuesday morning.
Israeli Immigration and Absorption Minister Zeev Elkin greeted the charter flight carrying 221 new arrivals from the United States and Canada at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport.
According to Nefesh B'Nefesh, 32 families and 53 singles make up the state's newest citizens. By summer's end there should be approximately 2,000 new arrivals, half the total 4,000 expected by year's end.
Nefesh B'Nefesh, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemet l'Yisrael, Jewish National Fund USA, and Israel's Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption Ministry worked together to bring the 32 families and 53 singles on Tuesday's flight.
26 Israeli Charities that Received $2.7 Million from Hagee Ministries
Posted by: Staff Writer Breaking Israel News November 14, 2013
Pastor John Hagee‘s 32nd annual “Night to Honor Israel” was held on October 27, 2013 in the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. The 5,000 person sanctuary was filled to capacity with not only Evangelical Christians, but Jews from Israel representing 26 charities that received over $2.7 million in donations. Over the years, Hagee Ministries has blessed Israel with over $80 million in humanitarian aid which has greatly benefited the people of Israel. The complete footage of the 2013 “Night to Honor Israel” is available here.
Representatives of Israeli charities on stage with Pastor John Hagee, Cornerstone Church, San Antonio, Texas (Photo: Youtube)
The following is a complete list of the Israeli charities that received donations, from smallest to largest gift:
26. Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
$50,000 for the care of fallen soldier’s families presented to Scott Kammerman
25. Hadadi Center for Breast Cancer Survivors
$50,000 for the emotional and social support given to breast cancer survivors presented to Aliza Herbst
24. Heart of Benjamin – CFOIC
$50,000 for children with Down Syndrome presented to Sandra Baras
23. Israel Help and Educational Center at Kiryat Gat
$50,000 for services for families at risk presented to Rivka Lennon Zamanov
22. Koby Mandell Foundation
$50,000 for services for victims of terror and trauma presented to Rabbi Seth Mandell
21. Meir Panim
$50,000 for the fight against hunger and poverty in Israel presented to David Birnbaum
20. Migdal Ohr
$50,000 for the orphanage in Israel presented to Steven Finkelman
19. Nahal Haredi
$50,000 for the acculturation of Haredi soldiers into the IDF presented to Rabbi Tzvi Klebanow
18. Or L’doron
$50,000 for the educaiton of Ethiopian immigrants presented to Rabbi Michael Cytrin
17. The Herzl Institute in Jerusalem
$50,000 for the young leadership seminars presented to Dr. Yoram Hazony
16. WIZO – Women’s International Zionist Organization
$50,000 for the support of operations for education and welfare projects and services presented to Mercedes Ivcher
15. Afikim Family Enrichment Association
$75,000 for enrichment centers for at-risk families presented to Moshe Lefkowitz
14. Eretz Nehederet
$75,000 for Jewish awareness programs for the IDF by Linda Olmert
13. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
$100,000 for the support of Holocaust survivors presented to Michael Novak
12. Avukot Or
$100,000 for the support of blind young adults with severe physical disabilities presented to Abe Tessler
11. Bikur V’ezras Cholim
$100,000 for the home for developmentally challenged adults presented to Chesky Fuchs
10. The International Council of Young Israel
$100,000 for Jewish enrichment for hearing impaired children presented to Harris Burg
9. Just One Life
$100,000 for the support and counseling of pregnant women presented to Rabbi Etan Tokayer
8. World Ort
$100,000 for vocational training for Ethiopian immigrants presented to Howard Feinberg
7. Yad Vashem
$100,000 for support for the “Righteous Among Nations” program presented to Shaya Ben-Yehuda
6. Save a Child’s Heart
$125,000 for pediatric intensive care services presented to David Litwack
5. Netanya Academic Collage
$150,000 for the integration of new immigrants through higher education and assistance into the workforce presented to Dr. David Altman
4. Ohr Torah Stone’s Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation
$150,000 for the creation of a more positive relations between Jews and Christians presented to David Nekrutman
3. Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center
$150,000 for the Israeli-based civil rights organization which combats terrorist organizations through lawsuits presented to Nitzana-Darshan Leitner
2. The Jewish Agency for Israel
$250,000 for absorption and youth centers for new immigrants presented to Shai Lamdan
1. Nefesh B’Nefesh
$500,000 for the revitalization of Aliyah by helping American-Jewish professionals achieve their dreams of living in Israel presented to Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart
