Fellowship Blog


Four teenage girls wearing IFCJ shirts spending time with the elderly during Tu B'Shvat.
Project Spotlight: Blessing the Elderly with Tu B'Shvat Cheer!
The young women who participate in the Fellowship-supported Yemin Orde Pre-Army Leadership Program for Girls, which is a program that prepares young women for successful army service, visited the elderly…
Hands holding a small tree
The Simple Yet Profound Lessons of Tu B'Shvat
Known as the new year of the trees, Tu B'Shvat offers us some important lessons on God's provision and timing.
Stuffed bread rolls on a white and green plate.
25 Classic Jewish Foods Everyone Should Learn To Cook
BuzzFeed shares with us the best Jewish recipes from sweet rugelach to warm matzah ball soup!
Abavitch, IFCJ recipient looking directly into the camera.
Faces of The Fellowship: Abavitch
Abavitch wanted a better life for herself and her 14-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter, but had no idea how to achieve it -- until she discovered a Fellowship mentoring project.
Two young girls in their room at a shelter for youth at risk.
Project Spotlight: ELEM Homeless Shelters for Youth At-Risk
The Fellowship's Ami Farkas recently made a project visit to ELEM, the Fellowship-supported center for homeless youth with locations in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The shelters provide aid to…
Rabbi Eckstein sitting on empty train tracks looking off into the distance.
A Haunting Question from Auschwitz
Visiting Auschwitz death camp, where so many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, Rabbi Eckstein asks if we can do more to help save the lives of those who survived…
Black and white headshot of a man.
A Composer with a Conscience
Gottfried von Einem was a famous Austrian composer who not only opposed the Nazis, but saved a Jewish musician from certain death at their hands.
Yudit, IFCJ recipient in all red looking directly at the camera.
Faces of The Fellowship: Yudit
Yudit speaks six languages – Polish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Yiddish, and Hebrew. But when I asked her for her age, she didn't respond in any of them. She simply smiled,…
Young girl playing on a playground.
Project Spotlight: Israeli Boarding School Renovations
Isaiah 1:17 tells us to ". . .Take up the cause of the fatherless," letting us know that we have a responsibility to make sure all orphans are cared for…
Mother holding her young child in her arms.
A Firsthand Look at The Fellowship's Lifesaving Work
Laurie Simkovich, a Fellowship staff member based in Chicago, recently traveled to Israel, where she visited several of the projects you make possible with your generous support.
Janis, an IFCJ recipient sitting in a chair with a blue shirt.
Faces of The Fellowship: Janis
Ten-year-old Janis has cerebral palsy, a birth defect that causes his limbs to be overly rigid. Unfortunately, the medical community in Ukraine doesn't offer physical therapy that helps cerebral palsy…
Elisabeth Schiemann
'These Poor, Helpless People'
Elisabeth Schiemann was a genetic scientist, botanist, and Christian in Germany during World War II who not only spoke out against the Nazis, but helped Jews escape them, as well.