ALYNU

Making Aliyah with a child with special needs, and no Hebrew, is not for the faint of heart.   Nechama helped us win the battle to have our daughter enrolled in a regular school, and get extra help for her. We firmly believe in the “inclusion” education model instead of segregating kids on the spectrum in separate schools. Nechama became my translator, navigator, and soldier, as we went from meeting to meeting in the Israeli educational system.

I also had dreams of bringing my successful organization, JIC, from NY to Israel. However, where do you start when you don’t speak the language, and you don’t know the system? Nechama helped me launch the Israeli branch, and we partnered on events that aimed to bring young Jews together. Nechama helped me with the language, with her vision, resources and knowledge of the bureaucracy. Without Nechama, I may have  given up on Aliyah and returned to New York.

Jodi Samuels
Made Aliya 2014

I have known Nechama  for the past 6 years. During that time she has not only welcomed me to a new shul, where for the first time, I felt a sense of community, but [Nechama] also answered so many of my Aliyah questions.  Nechama leads her Alynu team with an innate sense of compassion and tireless desire to reach out to Olim.  Not only does Nechama have the ability to see what’s needed, she and her team make things happen.

Rachel Montana
Made Aliya 1998

 I am convinced I would not have survived the challenges of making Aliya without the help of Nechama. She helped me establish my EFT practice in Jerusalem, informed me of resources I didn’t know existed for Olim, and introduced me to a new community in Jerusalem that welcomed me. Nechama was there  for me every step  of the way.

Pearl Lopian
EFT Master Trainer
Made Aliya 2017

Nechama and the Alynu team were instrumental in helping me find my voice and confidence after I made Aliyah.  They lent me a helping hand, and acted as a wonderful sounding board as I set my new career goals.  Their support was unwavering and invaluable.

Tova Heller
Made Aliya 2017

I am incredibly grateful to Nechama and Alynu for their help.  From the minute I landed in Israel,  I felt very vulnerable.  Nechama and her team helped answer so many of my questions, making me feel safe.  They played a critical role in helping me open my business, from setting up the financial  aspects to connecting me with clients. 

Sara Greenman
Made Aliya 2018

The advice and support that Nechama and Alynu gave my family at every stage of our Aliyah, from the pilot trip to a year afterward, was indispensable. She made us feel like living in Israel was not only possible but within reach; as if each issue we would encounter could be solved with some friendly support and creative thinking. She helped us sign our kids up for the right school by sending us directly to the appropriate person in the Ministry of Education. When it came to any health issues, Alynu provided guidance in finding great doctors.  And most importantly, Alynu continues to introduce us to new people in our community, and inform us about regular events in the community, even during Covid-19 restrictions. All of this made us feel as a family; less like we’d landed in a foreign country, and more like we’d come home. 

Lenore Mizrachi
Made Aliya 2020

I was introduced to the most amazing people through Alynu, making my aliyah experience so much smoother than I expected. Alynu provided a support system and a family to guide me through various steps of the aliyah process.  

Chaya Berman
Made Aliya 2018

I wouldn’t be where I am today without Nechama. I don’t just mean professionally, but also personally. She helped me jump start my career in Israel, and get the work experience I was lacking when I first arrived. 

Nechama, in particular, took me in like family, introduced me to her social circle, and supported my family through very hard times when my young son was in the hospital for a month.  Alynu is so successful because of Nechama’s personal example of dedication, caring, and  unrelenting will to do what it takes to help Olim make a home here in Israel.

Nadine Synett
Made Aliya in  2014

We made Aliyah in August 2015 from the United Kingdom. Our knowledge of Hebrew was very limited, and although the Jewish agency was very helpful in arranging our initial papers and flight arrangements to Israel, once we arrived we were more or less left on our own. There were numerous things that we needed to do. For example: get our Israeli passports, registering for electricity, gas, arranging our telephones and WiFi service, driver’s license, medical insurance etc. 

Luckily, we know Nechama Levy – the founder and director of Alynu. She speaks Hebrew fluently and guided us in arranging all  of the above, including taking us to government agencies,  and helping us fill out paperwork. We would  not have managed without Nechama and Alynu.

Pam and Jerry Shatzkes 
Made Aliya in 2015