Cultural differences and leaving family behind can make
immigrating to Israel difficult. But more and more Jewish Americans are making
Israel their permanent home.
Seeing Jewish people return to Israel is
like watching Bible prophecy unfold before your eyes. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and
Ezekiel all speak of the Jewish return to the land.
It's an exciting day. Immigrants from
North America landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport to make
Israel their home.
Jewish Agency chairman
Natan Sharansky and government officials welcomed the group.
"Only think for a moment about your
fathers, your grandfathers, your great grandfathers, all those generations of
your families who were dreaming and praying next year in Jerusalem and you did
it," Sharansky told the new arrivals.
Max Kresch, 19, came from Detroit. He is
one of 59 newcomers joining the Israel Defense Forces as a "lone
soldier" or one without any family here.
"I came to yeshiva (Torah seminary)
last year and being in Israel, learning in Israel, living in Israel made me
realize how much I really loved being here," Kresch told CBN
News.
Almost 30 families with 75 children make
up this group of new immigrants. They include Lisa and David Parshan and their
two children.
"It was very nice to watch people
just like us coming off...all jet lagged but with a smile on their face. It was
really a very exciting experience," Lisa Parshan said.
Their older daughter, Shira, paved the
way for her family two years ago.
"You know Mashiach is coming,"
Shira told CBN
News. "I know that Israel is the place to be and I made aliyah
(immigrate to Israel) when I was 17 years old."
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