Jerusalem at golden hour

Come home.

A free flight. Citizenship on arrival. A country already waiting for you.

Why now

The longest homecoming in human history.

Three million people have already made aliyah. Their stories all start the same way: "I didn't know I was missing something."

01

Free flight

Nefesh B'Nefesh covers your one-way ticket.

02

Citizenship on arrival

Step off the plane as an Israeli citizen.

03

₪35,000 to land

Sal Klita absorption grant. Plus 5 months of free Hebrew.

The surprise

The world's happiest country.

Despite everything you read in the headlines, Israel ranks among the top countries on Earth for life satisfaction — year after year, for over a decade.

#8

World Happiness Report 2025

Out of 147 countries surveyed by the UN-backed Gallup study. Ahead of the US, UK, France, and Germany.

12

Years in the top 14

Israel has placed in the world's happiest 14 nations every single year since 2013 — through wars, elections, everything.

82.6

Years life expectancy

Higher than the US, UK, and Germany. One of the highest birth rates in the developed world too.

Why

Researchers point to the same four things, over and over.

Tight family bonds. Friday night dinner is a national institution, not a chore.

Real community. Neighbors know your name. Strangers carry your stroller up the stairs.

Shared purpose. A sense of being part of something larger than yourself.

Sun, sea, and Shabbat. 300 days of sunshine, a coastline, and a weekly day where the country stops.

Sources: World Happiness Report 2025 (Gallup / Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre); OECD Better Life Index; Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.

The test

Are you ready?

Five questions. One number.

Question 1 / 5

Do you have at least one Jewish grandparent?

Live

Real listings, right now.

Jobs, apartments, schools — pulled live from the actual boards.

Try:
Live search across AllJobs, Drushim, LinkedIn, Gvahim, NBN, Janglo + more. Pick a preset or type your own query.

Tools

The honest answers.

Five things the official sites won't tell you straight. Built for olim, by people who've been there.

01 · MATCH

Neighborhood matcher

Five sliders → four neighborhoods that actually fit how you live.

02 · TIMELINE

First 90 days, dated

Pick your arrival date. Get a checklist with exact days for every task.

03 · MONEY

Salary reality check

Real take-home by profession after Israeli tax + the oleh credit.

04 · COSTS

Cost-of-living compare

Two cities, your household, the real monthly difference.

05 · PAPERWORK

Documents by country

Apostilles, police checks, translations — filtered by where you're from.

06 · KIDS

Schools for olim

Filter by stream, English support, anglo density, class size.

07 · YOUR STUFF

Ship it or sell it?

Per-item verdict on what to ship vs. re-buy in Israel.

08 · COUPLES

When your partner isn't ready

Eight honest reframes for the conversations that don't go well.

09 · TRUTH

The unpolished stories

Olim who almost left, did leave, or left and came back.

10 · PEOPLE

Find a buddy

Post a profile, browse olim two steps ahead of you, reach out directly.

11 · PARTNER

An Israeli in your corner

Match with an Israeli family who'll show you around, host you, answer the dumb questions.

12 · SIMULATE

A day in your life

Pick a profession + city + family. See your real Tuesday, hour by hour.

13 · COHORT

Who's landing when

Live calendar of olim arriving by month and city. You're not alone.

14 · CAREER

Will my career survive?

Licensing, hiring timelines, real salary shifts — by profession.

15 · TRUE COST

What aliyah really costs

Shipping, double rent, first car, appliances — minus Sal Klita.

16 · PILOT TRIP

Plan your scouting trip

7, 10, or 14-day itineraries built for deciding — not for tourism.

17 · HEBREW

Hebrew + ulpan matcher

Five-minute placement → ulpanim near you with start dates and costs.

18 · ASK

Ask anything, anonymously

Army, conversion, LGBTQ, mental health — questions you can't ask NBN.

19 · REMINDERS

WhatsApp reminders

Apostille windows, Sal Klita deadlines, ulpan starts — pinged on time.

20 · RETURNING

Coming back as toshav chozer

For Israelis abroad: benefits, status, and what you qualify for.

21 · APPOINTMENTS

Bureaucracy wait times

Misrad HaPnim, Bituach Leumi, license — real waits by city, in parallel.

22 · DAY ONE

Bank + health fund picker

FATCA-aware bank ranking + kupat cholim match in three questions.

23 · EMBED

Put these on your site

Free widgets for shuls, Hillels, schools — copy one line of code.

START HERE

Take the readiness quiz

Five questions. One number. Tells you which tool to open first.

Begin →

Embed

Drop our tools on your site.

For shuls, Hillels, schools, and oleh blogs. Copy one line, paste it in. No attribution needed.

WIDGET · SALARY

Salary reality check

Real take-home by profession in Israel.

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WIDGET · COSTS

Cost-of-living compare

Two cities, real monthly difference.

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WIDGET · MATCH

Neighborhood matcher

Five sliders → four neighborhoods that fit.

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WIDGET · HEBREW

Hebrew + ulpan matcher

Five-minute placement, real ulpanim near you.

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WIDGET · TRUE COST

True cost of aliyah

Shipping, double rent, cars — minus Sal Klita.

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New olim arriving in Israel

Your seat is 2A.

80,000+ olim have walked through this door. Yours is next.

Start your aliyah →