Fellowship Blog


Rabbi Eckstein sitting with a group of women during Rosh Hashanah.
A New Love for the New Year
A Fellowship writer now living in Israel tells how a secular celebration led him to find pride in Rosh Hashanah.
Walkway up to the Temple Mount.
Ascending the Temple Mount
The Fellowship's Ami Farkas recounts a recent visit to the holiest site in Judaism - and the complications and catharsis that came with it.
Black and white image of a woman dressed in fur walking alongside a young boy in a suit.
'What Was Happening to the People in This Country Was
During the Holocaust, the actions of Elena, Queen Mother of Romania, saved the lives of thousands of Jews, many of them orphaned children.
Rabbi Eckstein with the Fellowship's 10,000th new immigrant at the airport.
10,000 Olim and Counting!
The Fellowship just welcomed the 10,000th oleh (immigrant) to Israel since we began our own aliyah (immigration) operations in 2014, which is only possible because of you, our faithful friends.
A teenager walking through a white room with a table, chair, TV, TV stand, and games.
Project Spotlight: the ALUT Fellowship House
The Fellowship House is a home-for-life for 24 young adults with autism, ranging in age from 18 to 28, who function at varying levels. Some of them break all of…
Cookies on a white plate with dipping sauces on the side.
Let's Make Cookies for Rosh Hashanah!
The High Holy Day season is rolling in. It will begin in September with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Check out this Jewish New Year recipe from Joan Nathan…
IDF soldiers pray at Western Wall in Israel
Why Pray at the Western Wall?
Coming to us from Judaism's holiest site, The Fellowship's Yonit Rothchild shows us an IDF swearing-in ceremony, answers a pressing question, reads from the Bible, and shares prayer requests.
A group of kids at IFCJ's summer camp for Ukrainian disadvantaged families making crafts.
Project Spotlight: Summer Camp for Ukraine's Disadvantaged Families
This summer, the Fellowship-supported Alumim children's home in Zhytomyr, Ukraine hosted a day camp for mothers and their children from disadvantaged families.
Close up image of kichlach on a grill.
Let's Make Jewish Bow Tie Cookies!
Try this classic Jewish treat, called kichlach, made of fried dough dusted with powdered sugar thanks to our friends at The Nosher!
Several young kids wearing IFCJ branded shirts standing for school.
Starting School in Israel
120 new olim (immigrants) from Ukraine arrived yesterday on a Fellowship Freedom Flight, 9 of them set to begin first grade in their new home in the Holy Land.
Antisemitic sign at a Swiss Hotel pool.
Where Is the World Headed?
As incidents of anti-Semitism and hatred worry many that the ugly past is repeating itself, we have the opportunity to do things differently.
Black and white head shot image of a man looking into the distance.
The Curious Case of the Missing Index Card
To save the life of a friend's wife during the Holocaust, a doctor in Belgrade made her name disappear.