Akiva Hess: Israel Is Not Just ‘A Vacation Destination’
Akiva Hess, 19, has not made aliyah yet but is drafting into the army in a few days and will serve in Netzach Yehuda, a
January 13, 2025
Akiva Hess, 19, has not made aliyah yet but is drafting into the army in a few days and will serve in Netzach Yehuda, a
Since the outbreak of the Swords of Iron War over five months ago, around 250,000 Israeli citizens have been evacuated from their homes in the
Molly Jaret, 28, made aliyah from Chicago to Jerusalem in August 2023. She was born and raised in White Plains and lived in the Upper
Zahava Stemp, 32, made aliyah in August 2022 from Fair Lawn to Ramat Beit Shemesh with her husband Danny and their children Aliza, Isaac, Raylie,
As a young man, Harav Asher Freund, zt”l, went to Machane Yehudah late every Friday to collect the leftovers from the vendors. He took
Ken Katter, 55, officially made aliyah with his wife, Batsheva, and daughters Rebekah, Sarah and Leah in 2012 but went back to New Jersey quickly
Ariela Herman, 52, made aliyah with her husband Ruby and their children Tobi, Ikey and Tali in August 2019 from Bergenfield. They live in Modi’in,
Yosef Rosenberg, 16, made aliyah in the summer of 2019 from Bergenfield to Beit Shemesh. He came with his mother Julie, his father Yaakov, and
Eric Distenfeld, 43, made aliyah from Teaneck to Modiin in 2021 with his wife, Dr. Pnina Herskovits, and his children, Noah, Avigail and Eliana. Aviva:
Alec Kremins, 24, made aliyah from New Rochelle via Long Beach, New York on November 16. His new home is in Tel Aviv, where he
Karen Kedmi made aliyah with her husband, David, on November 7 from Spring Valley, New York, to Jerusalem. Karen recently retired from Yavneh Academy in
Noam Schechter, an MTA graduate, and Dovid Shinensky, a Yeshiva of Greater Washington graduate, are studying in Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh for shana bet. When the
