r/aliyah

I am about to hit one year, so it’s time to time to get a passport. I’m just curious how long it’s valid for, if anyone has gotten one recently please lmk. I’ve seen anywhere from 1-10 years online.

I am currently preparing for my interview with the Jewish Agency. I understand that my history with mental health diagnosises and in-patient treatment will come up in the interview, and that they will ask for additional documentation from my psychiatrist. I have seen on here in an old thread, that there is a document they send out that outlines what is required in the letter from my psychiatrist. When I asked my nefesh b'nefesh advisor about this document, he said it did not exist. I have already put together a preliminary letter with my psychiatrist going into the interview based off of the advise of the NbN advisor, to try to avoid delays with Aliyah. My psychiatrist is asking for a bit more direction. This document from the JA, that I hope exists (?) would be helpful to answer his questions. Would anyone here happen to have a copy of it that they could send my way? Additionally, I would greatly appreciate more insight on what the mental health portion of the interview will be like.

Hi everyone! I'm making aliyah soon and trying to understand the Ruby / Rails situation in Israel. A couple of questions for people in the local scene:

- Is Rails still widely used here, or is it a shrinking niche?

- How realistic is it to land a senior Ruby offer as a new oleh?

A bit about me: ~10 years in software overall, ~5 of them focused on infrastructure. I'm a senior RoR dev, but my real edge is on the platform side — I've built FinOps/billing systems (ETL pipelines, cost/consumption reporting), ITSM/incident tooling, and AI integrations,I. Day to day I also work with Kubernetes, Sidekiq, Postgres/Redis, and etc. Before all that I did embedded and quantum-hardware firmware, so I'm comfortable pretty low in the stack too. I like Rust and use it for my pet projects.

So I'm aiming at Ruby roles with an infra/platform flavor, ideally around fintech or payments where that billing background pays off.

Two things I'd love pointers on:

1. Companies that actually fit this profile (Ruby + real infrastructure).

2. Meetups, Slack/Telegram groups, or communities worth joining — especially anything Ruby Israel or olim-in-tech related.

Any tips on the olim job hunt in general would be gold too. Thanks!

Hi, 7 kids and looking for a religious israeli community to move to.
Need pointers on where to look.
Need good school options. Some extracurriculars.
Already live in raanana but want a moshav or yeshuv that is israeli. Dont need an anglo community.

I saw nechusha but seems pricey and not thrilled about sending kids to schoolnin beit shemesh.

Looked at Sansana but understood schools are not so great.

Where are young professional israelis moving to these days?

I’m a Jewish film industry worker in the camera department and a videographer based in Los Angeles, and honestly the job market here has been brutal. Production has slowed to the point where I’m struggling to find work. I can’t even find work in retail or restaurants.

I have an interview with Masa next week and I’m curious if anyone here works in Israel’s film, television, commercial, or videography industry.
I’d love to hear what the job market is like for camera crew, DPs, camera assistants, operators, or videographers. I’m also interested in whether English speakers can realistically find work, how freelance work compares to Los Angeles, what typical pay and cost of living are like, and whether you found work through networking, production companies, or Masa itself.

For context, I have experience in the camera department and videography, primarily in commercials, branded content, and motorsports.
I also hold both U.S. and French passports, so I’m weighing Israel against opportunities in Europe, and I’m even open to a complete career change if that’s the smarter long term move.
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s worked in the industry or made a similar move. Thanks!

Hi, I’m making Aliyah this year and I’m having a hard time financially and was wondering if anyone knew or had ideas to help pay for things such as the many apostille documents we need done and obviously much more bureaucracy.

As someone making Aliyah soon, if I change my full legal name to a Hebrew one upon arrival at the airport, will my previous name still appear on my Teudat Maavar? If so, is there a way to avoid it or request that it be encoded rather than printed? Where on the document does the bracketed name appear?

My son and his family (wife and 2 children) are moving to Israel. His wife is Israeli. They will be living in Tel Aviv. I wanted real opinions and no one with a motivation one way or the other to tell me where to live or not to live. I am an American Jewish male. I am retired so no need to worry about work. I do not speak Hebrew. I do plan to try and learn. I am a New Yorker (city growing up and suburbs for 35 years). I used a fake username to keep this completely bias free.

Where should I live? I am told Tel Aviv is the best option because I can do most things in English (doctor, dentist, other healthcare, shop, make friends etc). Is there any area of Tel Aviv that is slightly quieter? My budget is 12,000 Shekels a month for rent, though I don’t think I need more than a 2 bedroom (3 room in Israel?).

Thanks!

1- Can I go to university without knowing Hebrew while I'm in the aliyah process?

2-Can I get a scholarship if I go to university?

3-I don't know anyone in Israel; does the Israeli government help with finding housing and employment?

4-Does someone who makes an aliyah,have to do military service?

I’m planning to make Aliyah from London and am looking for recommendations for companies that pack, transport, and ship personal belongings from the UK to Israel.
If you’ve done this recently, who did you use, and how was your experience? I’d love to hear about pricing, reliability, communication, and whether there are any companies you’d recommend or avoid.
Thank you!

Ищу девушку с Израильским паспортом для получения израильского гражданства. Русский, 27 лет. Внешне не урод. Готов убирать, стирать, заниматься с детьми. Немного странноват. Если нужно сменить веру - сменю. Иезуит. В России работаю делопроизводителем. Много знакомых, дружу с евреем по имени Назар. Вредных привычек не имею. 10 лет занимался рукопашным боем. Спортом не увлекаюсь. Телосложение спортивное. Верующий. Не ем свинину и не мешаю молочное с мясным. В субботу можем развлекаться по полной. В постели стабилен, могу 7 раз за ночь. Не имею чувства юмора, хотя многим кажется, что из меня получился бы неплохой актер. Паспорт нужен для путешествий. Если не против приехать ко мне - то у меня своя 3-х комнатная квартира.

Кем бы ты не была, главное чтобы девушка. Пиши, надеюсь подружится.

Hi.
Sorry if this is the right subreddit for this question... mods, please remove if not

I am an Israeli citizen. I have been living in Israel between the ages 2 to 5. My parents made Aliyah hoping for the better life but reality turned out to be not what they hoped for, so they went back bringing me with them. I am 26 now and I haven't lived in Israel as a citizen ever since. (I have visited once in 2018 on my other passport).

Due to certain reasons (bad career prospects, worsened relations with my family) I'd like to move back. I've been researching my options - careers, appartments etc. And suddenly I've learned about govermental programs for "returning residents", like free flight tickets to Israel, some financial assistance at the beginning, and even career courses.

When I first read it, I thought it may not be true, as it sounds too good. There must be some huge caveats that mean I don't qualify.

Can someone comment on it, please? Is it true or not? Are there said caviats? What should I be looking for?

Toda in advance!

I'm afraid I'll feel like I don't belong, or face some prejudice/public judgment so I need an honest opinion please!

I’m F26 Brazilian-born (Slavic background) and a year ago I meet my partner M23 while traveling. He’s Uruguayan-born and made Aliyah to Israel when he was 8y old w/ his entire family.

We been traveling together but now he has to go back to Israel for work related stuff

His family knows about me and they are very Sweet (even the grandma knows!) and they have asked if I’m going to Israel soon. (I’m sending him mum a gift as well a bag we both knew she wanted etc)

I’m very scared that if I go to live in Israel it would be weird? I’m not Jewish

Extra info: He’s not very religious but he deeply cares about the cultural aspect. We speak about marriage often. I belive in God but i never had a formal religion tho.

We debated conversion and I’m open to that so our kids would be Jewish, as he cares about the cultural aspect. Also it’s a beautiful culture and it’s genuinely interesting for me.

He always reassures me and says that my fears are irrational, that Israel is a very multicultural country and that the community they belong to most are Spanish speakers who have made aliyah, so I don't have any language problems with my family.

But I’m really afraid that i will constantly feel like an outsider, that i don’t belong (?) or face some kind of prejudice / descrimination / judgment (?) if that’s a thing idk

I love him very much and I know he loves me deeply too.

I would appreciate everyone’s opinion on that, good or bad. I wanna know the reality. Is he protecting me and being sweet or is it not so much of a big deal?
Please help! Thank you so much!!

If that’s not the correct place for this I’m so sorry I just didn’t knew where to post it 😅

I’m thinking about moving to Israel (my partner will study there and I’m a digital nomad so it makes sense) I’m F26 Brazilian / not Jewish and my partner is. I’m worried I will feel lost between the cultural differences or feel out of place, maybe? I love him very much tho and he’s born and raised in a latin country, he made Aliyah to Israel when he was a kiddo w the entire family
I speak Spanish too so I can communicate w his family easily (they know about me, no problems in this way)
Of course if I’m living there I would learn Hebrew
Thanks 🥹

Hello! With my Aliyah date of October this is the only Ulpan Etzion available and I’m curious about what people think of it?

I’m 26 m single English speaking and I’m curious if there is an Anglo demographic present.

When researching it seems (maybe in the past) a lot of people going to this one arrive from Ukraine, Russia, France and Latin America.

Im trying to think about if this location will be easy to make new friends without much of a language barrier. And also with the hopes that my first few months in Israel don’t feel isolating.