Hi Everyone!
On Tuesday morning, September 8, 2009, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America to Israel.
There were 204 olim on the flight including 81 singles.
I took 307 photos of the exciting event and posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2009/a535.htm
During the welcoming ceremony there was an unexpected marriage proposal. See photos 7192-7201
The 307 photos have, also, been uploaded to Facebook for name tagging. There are two sets of photos and you can access the albums via:
http://www.facebook.com/jacobrichman?v=photos
If you have a Facebook account, and you are in the photos, or see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the photos.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a good day,
and Shana Tova,
Jacob
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Welcome Home to the New Olim (and 307 photos)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Welcome Home to the New Olim (and 453 photos)
Hi Everyone!
On Wednesday morning, August 19, 2009, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America to Israel.
There were 366 olim on the flight including 61 singles (including 22 joining the IDF) and 67 families with 168 children.
The youngest oleh in the group is 7 weeks old and the oldest oleh is 88 years old. The flight also included 6 dogs and 1 turtle.
I took 453 pictures of the exciting event and I posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2009/a493.htm
I also posted the 453 photos on Facebook for name tagging.
There are three sets of photos and you can access the albums via:
http://www.facebook.com/jacobrichman?v=photos
If you have a Facebook acccount and you are in the photos or see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the photos.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a good day,
Jacob
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Welcome Home to the New Olim (and pictures)
Hi Everyone!
On Tuesday morning, July 7, 2009, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America to Israel.
There were 232 olim on the flight including 60 singles (including 22 joining the IDF) and 42 families with 93 children.
The youngest oleh in the group is 7 weeks old and the oldest oleh is 83 years old. The flight also included 7 dogs and 1 cat.
I took 294 pictures of the exciting event and I posted them online at:
www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2009/a441.htm
I also posted the 294 pictures on Facebook for name tagging.There are two sets of pictures.
Click Here for the Facebook Pictures
If you have a Facebook acccount and you are in the pictures or see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the pictures.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a good day,
Jacob
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Welcome Home to the New Olim from Yemen
Hi Everyone!
On Thursday, February 19, under the cover of secrecy, a group of ten Jews from Yemen, nine of them members of the Ben-Yisrael family, made aliyah to Israel.
I posted articles and pictures of this historic event at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/aliyah.htm
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob
Monday, January 5, 2009
Welcome Home to the New Olim (and pictures)
Hi Everyone!
At the end of December 2008, 238 olim made aliyah on 4 flights from the United States and England. The youngest oleh in the group is three months old and the oldest oleh is 96 years old.
On Monday afternoon, January 5, 2009, I was at the AACI and Nefesh B'Nefesh Klita fair in Jerusalem. I took pictures of the exciting event and I posted them online.
I also posted pictures from the December 31, 2008 flight that were sent to me by Nefesh B'Nefesh (thank you).
The address of the 158 pictures:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2009/a427.htm
I also copied 148 of the pictures to Facebook for name tagging. There are two sets of pictures and the address of the first set is:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69960&id=553691548
If you have a Facebook acccount and you are in the pictures or see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the pictures.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a good week,
Jacob
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Congratulations to the New Olim and 493 pictures posted online
Hi Everyone!
On Tuesday, September 4, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America to Israel.
Congratulations to the 210 olim that have returned to their homeland. The excitement was everywhere and you knew that Jewish history was unfolding before your very eyes.
This last flight of summer 2007 included 96 singles and 29 families with 46 children. The youngest oleh in the group is 5 weeks old and the oldest oleh is 93 years old. The flight also included 4 dogs and 2 cats.
I took 331 pictures of the exciting event and I posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a218.htm
Jonathan Stein was also at the airport and I posted (thanks Jonathan) 162 of his pictures at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a246.htm
When the first page appears, press the F11 key to view the full length of the pictures. To move from page to page, use the navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Shana Tova!
Jacob
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Welcome Home to the New Olim
Hi Everyone!
Congratulations to the 225 new olim from North America who made aliyah today to their new homes in their ancient homeland - Israel.
Hundreds of guests were at Ben-Gurion airport this morning to greet the new olim.
I took pictures of this historic and exciting event and posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a189.htm
When the first page appears, press the F11 key to view the full length of the pictures. To move from page to page, use the navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a great day,
Jacob
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
303 pictures of the new olim from North America and England
Hi Everyone!
Congratulations to the 275 olim that made aliyah today from North America and England. The two aliyah flights included 49 families with 122 children and 25 singles. The youngest oleh in the group is 6 weeks old and the oldest oleh is 89 years old. The flight from the USA included 3 dogs and 2 cats.
I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim.
Prior to the arrival of the flights, there was a Rosh Chodesh (Elul) morning prayer in the terminal one arrival building.
I took 303 pictures of the historic event and posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a163.htm
When the first page appears, press the F11 key to view the full length of the pictures. To move from page to page, use the navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a Good Month,
Chodesh Tov,
Jacob
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
302 pictures of the new Olim in Israel
Hi Everyone!
Today, August 7, I was at Ben-Gurion airport to greet the new olim that made aliyah from North America.
Congratulation to the 210 olim that have returned to their homeland. The excitement was everywhere and you knew that Jewish history was unfolding before your very eyes.
I took 254 pictures of the exciting event and I posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a141.htm
On Monday, August 6, I attended an AACI Aliyah / Klita fair in the Jerusalem office of Nefesh B'Nefesh. Olim from recent North America and England aliyah flights came to the fair.
I posted 48 pictures at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a137.htm
When the first page appears, press the F11 key to view the full length of the pictures. To move from page to page, use the navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen.
May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a great day,
Jacob
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Congratulations and pictures of the new olim
Hi Everyone!
Congratulations to the 220 new olim who made aliyah today from
North America to Israel.
I was at the airport and took pictures of the exciting event.
I posted the pictures online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2007/a97.htm
When the first page appears, press the F11 key
to view the full length of the pictures. To move from page to page,
use the navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen.
May the aliyah from North America (and the rest of the world)
grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a great day,
Jacob
