ISRAELA – OLIM. YAHAD.  

Israela is a new branch of ‘Aliyah de groupe’, a French organization founded 30 years ago by Shalom Vach and Rabbi Yehoshua Zuckerman, zt”l. In recent years, Israela has started to help families immigrate to Israel from South America and English-speaking countries. We utilize our existing expertise and experience in order to help more Jews fulfill their dream of making Aliyah. Israela works in close cooperation with the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption and the Jewish Agency, as well as with the JNF, Nefesh B’Nefesh, World Mizrachi and more. Israela’s staff is comprised of multi-lingual professionals, all of whom are eager to help and are here to make your Aliyah journey as pleasant as possible.

For years, we have been successfully implementing a unique model for the immigration and absorption process. It is built on three components: 1.Aliyah as a group - The families who immigrate are organized and consolidated by Israela into a strong group, ready to support each other through a common challenge. 2.Absorption in a community - We locate communities in Israel that wish to receive olim and prepare you for integration in all aspects: finding housing and schools, pairing you with adoptive families and helping your children make friends. 3. 900 days by your side - We provide a professional and personal shell, starting a year before your Aliyah until 18 months after. We don’t just organize the logistics of your actual Aliyah, we also help you learn Hebrew, find employment and integrate into your new communities. What does the Aliyah process with Israela include? In the year prior to immigration: -We hold an online introductory interview with families interested in making Aliyah. A personal meeting with you in your countries of origin . -A seminar abroad: we arrange a Shabbaton to build your group, to get to know the Israela team and the Israeli representatives of your receiving communities. -Aliyah Pilot Trip: A study tour in Israel: you come to Israel for an exciting tour where you’ll get to know your new communities and meet your adoptive families (we even partially subsidize the expenses). -Prepare for Aliyah through professional Zoom lectures with top lecturers in the fields of education, health and finance. -We arrange meetings together with your group, enabling you to build a friendship and partnership with the families accompanying you on this journey. -We help you register your children to the schools of your choice. -We assist in finding you an apartment that suits your needs, and even help to furnish it according to your budget. When you make Aliyah: we meet you at the airport to welcome you with singing, a hug (and sometimes with some tears!). When you get home: you’ll be greeted by a cheerful Welcome sign on your door and a tidy, clean apartment. After the kids go to bed, you can sit down together with a hot coffee and thank each other for the decision to make Aliyah. During the year and a half after your Aliyah: -Your children are our priority. We provide a special teacher to accompany your children at school and help them thrive in their new environments, be that with learning Hebrew, making friends or getting along with their new teachers. -Each group is assigned a Project Manager who will live in your neighborhood and help you with any problems that may arise. The Project Manager will also walk you through all of the preliminary bureaucratic hurdles: receiving your identity card, opening a bank account and registering for health insurance. Later on, we will organize tours, trips and educational and cultural activities that will help you better get to know your new, beautiful country and its people.

So far, many groups have made Aliyah with us and have been successfully absorbed in the following places: Nahariya, Haifa, Givat Shmuel, Jerusalem, Netanya, Hadera, Or Akiva, Bruchin, Eli, Ofra, Yakir, Hispin, Revava, Peduel, Kochav Ya'akov, Kfar Adumim, Netivot. What characterizes an Israela destination? 1. A warm receiving community: people who are ready to open their homes, and families who want to adopt you. 2.Reasonable living expenses: We assist each family in finding a home that meets their budget requirements.  3.Quality educational institutions for your children, matched to the requirements of the group making Aliyah. An area with a strong employment potential, with jobs available within a 45 minute drive away. 4.Transportation: Communities with a wide range of public transportation (buses, trains) available.    

For families ranging from newly married couples to families with teenagers who wish to live in a community structure. Preference is given to families with children.