Hundreds Of New Immigrants Land In Israel In Massive Ceremon

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A chartered flight of 235 North American immigrants from landed in Israel on Monday morning, greeted by a festive welcoming ceremony featuring dancing, torah scrolls, top Israeli leaders and, of course, some shofar blowing.The flight was the fifth and final chartered planeload of new immigrants this summer organized by Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization which facilitates aliyah from North America and England. Over the course of the summer, Nefesh B'Nefesh has brought over 2,000 North American and British immigrants to Israel, on five specifically chartered aliyah flights. But this group of new immigrants had a special surprise in store as Israel's top political leaders including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert a