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NEW OPTIONS FOR CONSERVATIVE ALIYAH
Aliyah in the Conservative Movement

As aliyah from North America continues to increase, new frameworks are being developed to accommodate different kinds of lifestyles.

The Jewish Agency has now identified two target cities for North American Conservative aliyah: Raanana, in the greater Tel Aviv/Gush Dan area, and Ramat Ishai, east of Haifa. The idea is that in each of these two communities, the local Masorti congregation, together with the local government, would work to facilitate the absorption process, providing both physical and spiritual support, in a manner similar to that being provided South American olim by the Masorti congregation in Kiryat Bialik. Efforts would be made to work with each family going on aliyah to help integrate that family into their Israeli community, to offer guidance negotiating the needs of everyday living and to help secure employment.

In addition, two other kinds of options are being offered for those interested in rural life at Kibbutz Hannaton, which is located in the lower Galilee, ten minutes from Nazareth and a half-hour drive from Tiberias or Haifa. One option is for Conservative olim to join the kibbutz itself, which was founded as a Masorti settlement, as members. The other option is to purchase a plot and build a private home in the community that is being developed adjacent to the kibbutz and still participate in kibbutz activities and utilize kibbutz facilities.

For more information about these programs, please contact Moshe Cohen, the new Chairman of the Masorti Movement, 14, HaAlon Street, P.O.B 562, Ramat Ishai 30095, ISRAEL; TEL: 972-4-9931215, or email CMI@zahav.net.il.

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