There has never been a better time in history to make Aliyah. Improvements in bureaucracy, communication, and travel have made the process more accessible than ever—and it keeps getting better. While much of this progress is still developing, emerging technologies like AI are already filling in some of the biggest gaps Olim face.
This guide walks through real use cases for AI tools (like ChatGPT, Google AI Studio, Grok, and others) that you can test out before, during, and after your move. We’ll continue updating this guide with new ideas, so feel free to reach out if you have a tip worth sharing with fellow Olim!
One important note: AI is just a tool. While it can be extremely helpful when used properly, it can also present inaccurate information—so always keep a critical eye. The key to success with AI is to keep refining your prompts and tweaking the responses until you’re satisfied with the results. If you’re brand new to AI tools like ChatGPT, start by reading our overview, “AI Basics.”
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Before the move – planning phase
So, you’re serious about making the move? Now’s the time to start putting a real plan in place—and AI can help you do it smarter, faster, and with less stress.
AI as a personalized Aliyah coach
Use ChatGPT or other AI tools to get custom timelines, packing lists, and step-by-step checklists tailored to your family size, job situation, and goals.
Prompt ideas:
Help me plan an Aliyah from London to Jerusalem in August with three kids under 10.
Create a 6-month Aliyah prep checklist for a family of 5 moving to Beit Shemesh from Los Angeles. Be sure to integrate relevant ideas from the pre-Aliyah lists such as: NBN’s The Step-By-Step Aliyah Process, Blue & White Finance’s The pre-Aliyah financial checklist, The Aliyah Planner’s Planning Checklist – Control the process so it doesn’t control you
Budget transition analysis
AI can help you compare your current budget to what life in Israel might actually cost. Start by uploading your existing household budget. Then, use the Oleh Budget Calculator to estimate your future expenses in Israel—export the results, upload them, and ask AI for a detailed comparison.
It can highlight key differences, spot potential problem areas, and help you adjust expectations before you land.
Prompt ideas:
Once I move to Israel, in which categories will my expenses significantly increase and where might they decrease?
What do I need to add to my current monthly budget so that I have enough set aside for all “start-up expenses” by our schedule Aliyah date?
Master the Israeli job market
You can use AI to update and transform your CV for the Israeli market. It can also search job boards (LinkedIn, AllJobs, etc.) and match your resume to real Israeli job listings.
Prompt ideas:
Here’s my U.S. resume—rewrite it to match marketing jobs in Tel Aviv.
Here is my current resume and experience. I want to break into the high-tech market in Tel Aviv. Can you match my resume to ral Israeli job listings? Use Hebrew sources but give me the results in English.
Neighborhood & city research
AI tools can sift through blog posts, forums, real estate sites, and other data sources to help you compare communities across Israel. You can use AI to evaluate neighborhoods based on your lifestyle preferences—religious or secular, school quality, cost of living, size of the Anglo community, and more. It can even help you search for actual listings that match your criteria.
Prompt ideas:
Compare rental options in Raanana vs. Jerusalem for a religious Anglo family.
I’m interested in moving to Givat Shmuel to be close to Bar Ilan University. Where should I look for the best and most affordable two-bedroom rentals available today?
Hebrew practice
ChatGPT and other AI tools can role-play conversations with you at your level—whether you’re at the grocery store, a doctor’s appointment, ulpan, or anywhere else. Use “voice mode” to make it feel like you have your own personal Hebrew tutor.
Prompt ideas:
Pretend you’re my Hebrew teacher. Let’s practice setting up a bank account.
[Using ChatGPT Tasks] Send me one Hebrew word per day to my email. Include an explanation of how the word is used and if there are in tricks for remembering it. My goal is to steadily grow my Hebrew vocabulary with words I am most likely to encounter in Israel when I move next year.
Planning house design & setup
AI tools like DALL·E, RoomGPT, and others can help you visualize furniture layouts and interior design ideas based on your future home’s size and layout. You can experiment with styles, optimize small spaces, and get a realistic sense of how your new place might look—before you even land. It’s also a great way to figure out what’s worth bringing with you and what you can leave behind.
Prompt ideas:
Help me layout a 3-bedroom apartment in Tel Aviv (85 sqm) for a family of 5 with lots of books and toys. This is much smaller than what we are used to!
Create a list of furniture we should buy/bring in our lift from the U.S. vs. buy in Israel. We’re moving into a 100 sqm apartment in Beit Shemesh.
What items should I bring from Costco or Target before making Aliyah?
Post-aliyah
You’ve made it—welcome home. Now comes the next stage: settling in. That means breaking through the world-famous Israeli bureaucracy and learning how to navigate your new life with confidence. AI can be a surprisingly helpful companion in making sense of the systems, translating unfamiliar terms, and easing your day-to-day adjustment.
The ultimate translator & bureaucracy assistant
AI has made life significantly easier for Olim when it comes to navigating Hebrew websites, forms, and documents. Gone are the days of clunky, confusing translations or struggling to convert a PDF into something readable. Now, AI can go far beyond basic translation—you can request summaries, plain-English explanations, and even get step-by-step guidance for whatever document or site you’re dealing with, no matter the language.
Google’s new AI Studio Live even lets you share your screen in real time. It can guide you on exactly where to click and what to do on Hebrew websites. (At this stage, it understands Hebrew interfaces well, even though it doesn’t yet speak in Hebrew.)
Prompt ideas:
I just got my first electricity bill from חברת חשמל. Can you explain what I’m being charged and what’s normal?”
Explain this Bituach Leumi letter like I’m 12. What do they want from me and what do I need to do?
Help me write a polite WhatsApp message asking a handyman for availability.
[Using AI studio live w/share screen] I am logged on to Bank Leumi. Where should I click to make a bank transfer? Is my mouse hovering on the right button?
Transportation help
Your morning commute probably looks a lot different now—and figuring out Israeli public transit can be overwhelming at first. Let AI help you plan smarter routes and compare your options.
Prompt ideas:
Summarize these Moovit routes for my morning commute and help me pick the least chaotic one.
I commute from Modiin to Tel Aviv every morning. I have a car but am open to other alternatives. Give me a breakdown of my different options. Compare based on ease and overall cost.
Price comparison & smart shopping
This area is still a work in progress, but AI’s ability to search and compare across multiple sites is getting more reliable by the day.
Prompt ideas:
Where can I get the cheapest diapers near Jerusalem?
I need to buy a new computer in next 6 months. I’ll probably be take a trip to Eilat and visiting family in the US during that time frame. Where should I buy it?
AI won’t make the move to Israel for you—but it will save you time, reduce stress, and help you integrate faster! Aliyah has never been easier.
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