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Farewell to Elena

Early Tuesday morning, January 28, 2020, I received a phone call from Nataliya from Kiev: “Koen, we did it! Elena has left, together with a large group of emigrants!” I was on my way somewhere, I stopped and continued talking. Which Elena? When I look …

Bar Mitzvah across generations

Bar Mitzvah is a traditional ritual of becoming grown up, it’s a day of joy but also a day of …

Photo Report Aliyah: A Long Way Home

After you think about it for a while it is quite exceptional: knowing that there is a country in the …

Fresh air for Elena

The Almighty needs our hands! The Bible tells about us, the nations, that we will be involved in the return …

Shabbat In Siberia – End of November 2019

“Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land” (Proverbs 25:25). In Israel when it …

Update from Ukraine – Gaza Violence

Ukraine 02.00 a.m., one of our drivers is preparing for a five-hour drive to Kiev airport with two immigrants (olim). …

Keep Moving – A Bike for Every Newcomer

Instead of one more olim-family, this time I would like to introduce you to a very special person, who is …

The Miracle of the Return Commemorated!

Today, Israel commemorates Yom ha’Aliyah, the day of the aliyah. The word “aliyah” means literally: “to go up” and is …

‘Among them will be the Blind’

We met Alexander and Valentina Fuhrman through the Rabbi of Mariupol in Eastern Ukraine. The rabbi told us that Alexander …

Taking a rest in the Sukkah after the hectic weeks in Ukraine?

The period prior to the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) and Yom Kippur always causes high levels of activity where …

The miracle of the return (Jeremiah 31 – part 3)

You so often read in the Bible that God will bring back His people and here in Jeremiah 31 you …

Marry The Land

“And they will return from the land of the enemy.” (Jeremiah 31:16 NASB) Basically the ‘lands’ and the ‘nations’ from …

First Home Update – Back to School!

Here in the First Home it’s now time to take a deep breath after the busy summer days. What has …

People of The Book

“Kniga” is a Russian word that means “book”. Today I will tell you a story of a Jewish family with …

Over 250 Jews arrive in their new homeland: Israel!

On July 17th, over 250 Jews arrived in Israel from France, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina and Russia. So far it is …

43 Years of Prayer

Every Jewish family who goes to Israel leaves for different reasons. That’s why we always ask them what motivates them …

Exodus from India

More than 3,300 years after the Lord delivered the Israelites from Egypt, a modern-day Exodus from India is coming to …

First Home: sweet greetings to the new classmates!

Shalom dear Friends, In the kibbutzim of the Jordan Valley, near the Sea of Galilee children make preparations for the …

Busy time after New Year’s Eve

When we brought the last Olim (Hebrew for immigrants) to the airport on Monday 31 December we had hoped for …

Update from Ukraine: Aliyah continues

December is traditionally a busy month for our drivers, because many families want to leave Ukraine just before the end …