Operation Tzur Israel aims to bring a total of 5,000 Jews from Ethiopia.

'The new immigrants are a huge contribution to Israel and are a strengthening of national, social and economic resilience.'

'When the plane took off, there was applause.'

But Ukraine's Chief Rabbi says crisis is 'nothing to worry about.'

As Ukraine-Russia tensions rise, Israel is preparing for what may become its largest airlift in 30 years.

Jewish immigrants to Israel came from across the world to form a unique Israeli culture.

Israel's Garin Tzabar program, which supports 'lone soldiers' who have no family in Israel, recently welcomed close to 360 young women and men from around the world into its care.

UWI Staff writer Rachel Avraham blogs from her own experience about why English-speaking Jews are returning from exile to make Aliyah to Southern Israel.