A Sukkot volunteer program in Safed brought together young Jews from Amsterdam and Washington, D.C., turning shared work, Jewish learning and connection to northern Israel into an engagement and a new life as olim in Jerusalem

Newcomers from France, the UK and beyond begin their lives at Jerusalem’s Ulpan Etzion amid rising antisemitism abroad; Jewish Agency calls their arrival the largest since October 7 and a sign of resilience and hope