A powerful moment unfolded at Ben Gurion Airport this week as volunteers from Naava Kodesh warmly welcomed a group of Yeshivish families making Aliyah to Eretz Yisroel. Among the arrivals was a family from Lakewood, New Jersey — a sign of the growing trend among Bnei Torah families to establish permanent homes in Eretz Yisroel.
What was once considered rare is becoming increasingly familiar: Yeshivish families, grounded in Torah values and chinuch, are arriving with a sense of clarity and purpose, fulfilling a generations-old yearning to settle in Eretz Yisroel.
As the families emerged from customs, they were greeted with singing and heartfelt dancing, including a moving outpour of “Veshavu Banim Ligvulam.” The scene reflected the joy of return and the depth of what this moment represents: the culmination of centuries of tefillos, longing, and mesirus nefesh to settle in Eretz Yisroel.
“This wasn’t just another flight — it was the fulfillment of 2,000 years of yearning,” said Yosef Elyah Steinberg, a member of the Naava Kodesh Welcoming Committee.
“Watching choshuveh Yeshiva families arrive with that spark in their eyes, realizing that people like them were waiting to welcome them — it was deeply moving. It felt like a glimpse of Hashem’s light after years of galus, and a reminder that this is just the beginning. Their courage inspires others to consider their own journey home.”
Shmuel Shifrin, a fellow committee member and former Lakewood resident who made Aliyah two years ago, echoed the sentiment:
“Standing at the airport today, I had the incredible zechus to welcome Yidden finally coming home. I didn’t know most of their names — but it felt like greeting close family returning after years apart.
The energy was emotional, powerful, and unforgettable. Moments like this remind me that the geulah is unfolding before our eyes — one beautiful family at a time.”
“Welcoming these choshuveh families from Lakewood to Eretz Yisroel is nothing short of a historic moment,” said Tzvi Arnstein, Founder of Naava Kodesh.
“Seeing Bnei Torah settling in the Holy Land is a tremendous chizuk — not only for them, but for all of Klal Yisroel. At Naava Kodesh, we consider it a zechus to assist these families as they begin this next stage in their avodas Hashem, rooted in the kedusha of Eretz Hakodesh. We’re here to help make that transition smooth and uplifting — both b’gashmiyus and b’ruchniyus.”
As more families explore the possibility of Aliyah, Naava Kodesh continues to be a vital resource — offering individualized guidance, school support, chinuch consultations, community recommendations, pilot trip planning, and a trusted network of mentors who have already made the journey themselves.
I honestly don’t understand the premise of this headline. There are literally neighborhoods full of these guys for decades: Mattersdorf, Har Nof, RBS, Beitar
ReplyDeleteMost of those families never made Aliya, and after 5 or ten years they leave, they are by and large transient, I know I have 3 children living in those areas!
DeleteExactly, there are plenty of yeshivish olim. They don't make a big deal of it when they arrive and act like they're the second coming, they don't drape flags over themselves, and don't force their overtired kids to act excited.
DeleteThey just show up and do their thing.
And then the same Zionists who cheered their arrival hate them when they continue their yeshivish lifestyle and don't join the army!
It's a win for all involved.
11:28
Delete"They don't make a big deal of it when they arrive and act like they're the second coming, they don't drape flags over themselves, and don't force their overtired kids to act excited."
11:28 is the way a Charediie now thinks when one of their own does a mitzva esseh de'oriisah, that doesn't fit neatly into their corrupted hashkafa!
What 11:28 is saying is that when you do a mitzva that pleases the RBS"O but goes against the Chutz Le'aaretz R"Y then you should keep it quiet and not flaunt it and encourage others!
The Rambam made publically a Yom Tov on the anniversary of the date that he went up to Yerushlayim! He made it public!!
Yes, he should in fact drape a Jewish flag that represents the Jew and instill in their children excitement of making Aliya, something that even Moshe Rabbeinu couldn't do!
Absolutely, drape that flag over yourselves!
And in a milchemes mitzva even a chassan under the chupa serves, by Charediem a "milcemes mitzva' is voting for Degel!! LOL!!!
Great, more people will show up, then be shocked when they're told about army service, then look around and realize the pictures in the Artscroll book about Israel were selective, then decide that they'll go back to Lakewood because it's "properly Jewish"
ReplyDeleteSo in another words, as long as the Yeshivishe fulfill a Tzioni ideal, DIN will put aside his slanderous hatred of them as (supposed) baalei sinah
ReplyDeleteFress your Yaptcha and Have it
DeleteSo now moving to Eretz Yisrael is a "Tzioni ideal" ! How sick and perverted are these Charedim!
No he won't. He'll hate them now even more because they don't join the army. This is cannon fodder for DIN and his ilk.
DeletePerhaps because they do not have to pay school tuition in Israel and get child benefits both from the USA and Israel
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