Nefesh B'Nefesh
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Nefesh B'Nefesh is an organization that encourages immigration to Israel from North America and other English-speaking countries. It was founded in 2002 by Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart.
According to its website, the mission of Nefesh B'Nefesh is to:
| “ | revitalize North American Aliyah, and to expand it for generations by removing the financial, professional, and logistical obstacles that are preventing many prospective Olim (immigrants to Israel) from fulfilling their dream. In the process, we hope to send an unmistakable signal of North American-Israeli Jewish solidarity and joint determination to strengthen the State of Israel. | ” |
In a press release on April 4, 2006, the organization announced it will expand its activities to Great Britain starting that same month. The move is due to the "overwhelming" number of requests for assistance in immigrating to Israel by British Jews.[1]
On January 17, 2007, Nefesh B'Nefesh announced the arrival in Israel of its ten thousandth oleh.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Nefesh B'Nefesh organization to help British Jews immigrate. Haaretz (4 April 2006). Retrieved on 2006-04-04.
