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, July 31, 2007
Congratulations and 234 pictures of the new olim from North America
Hi Everyone!
Congratulations to the 200 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/a117.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
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Congratulations to the 600 new olim from France
Hi Everyone!
Congratulations to the 600 new olim who made aliyah to Israel today from France.
I posted on my website articles and pictures of this exciting, historic event.
The address is:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/france-aliyah.htm
If you do not see July 25, 2007 on the top of the page, hold down the control key on your keyboard and press the F5 key. This should refresh your browser with the newest page.
May the aliyah from France (and the rest of the world) grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.
Have a good day,
Jacob
