Nefesh B' Nefesh's 31st chartered Aliyah flight arrived at Ben Gurion on Thursday Dec 27 to the roar of over 800 guests and well-wishers. The great thing about the Winter Aliyah flight is that it fills the void between the Summer flight season and brings much warmth to Israel. Almost 200 new Olim arrived. 82 of them are singles, of which approximately 30 will eventually serve in the IDF. The Olim were a colorful group and included individuals such as a ballerina from the Zurich ballet, a former exec director of the JNF, a dance/movement therapist arriving to be reunited with her Israeli fiance, a young woman who discovered her Judaism through Israeli food, a bomb-sniffing/search & rescue dog trainer, a young woman whose parents brought her out of Uzbekistan for a "better life in America". Each and every Oleh is a story that is both personal and inspiring and brings something to Israel that was not here before.

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