Fellowship Blog


Yael distributing Rosh Hashanah food boxes
The Fellowship Distributes Thousands of Food Packages
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, food was provided for Israel's neediest, including the 25% of elderly who cannot provide for themselves.
Marusia is Counting On You
Yael's Visit With Marusia
May you feel the same warmth and joy our Fellowship friends brought Marusia through compassionate High Holy Days support.
A loaf of bread next to a jar of honey for Rosh Hashanah
The Fellowship Wishes You a Shanah Tovah!
The Fellowship blog is suspending activity September 30 and October 1 for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. We’ll be back on Wednesday, October 2, with updates from the Holy…
Man pushing a person in a wheel chair over a bridge.
Old City Sites, Lanes Now Accessible for Travelers in Wheelchairs
Now tourists who are disabled have better access to many of Jerusalem’s popular sites after a 9-year renovation project reports the Times of Israel.
Elias Katz crossing finish line in Helsinki in the 1920s
Forgotten Olympic Champion's Legacy Races On in Israel
Winning gold for Finland in the 1920s before making aliyah and losing his life in a terror attack, Elias Katz left his mark on Israeli sports.
apple pudding recipe
Let’s Make Apple Pudding for Rosh Hashanah!
On Rosh Hashanah, which begins on September 29, it is customary for Jews to dip an apple into honey to usher in a sweet new year! In honor of this…
Oleksiy and Kateryna Tkachevskyi and their two children in IFCJ shirts
Faces of The Fellowship: Oleksiy
For Oleksiy, the most exciting thing about making aliyah (immigrating to Israel) from Ukraine will be to finally live close to his only brother, who has been living in the…
Portrait of Russian Princess Sofka Skipwith
A Russian Princess and Righteous Gentile
Sofka Skipwith was born into royalty, interned by the Nazis, and worked to save Jews during the Holocaust.
Volunteers passing out food to elderly Jewish people.
Project Spotlight: Eshel Jerusalem Soup Kitchen
Fellowship-supported soup kitchens cater to the needs of the most impoverished citizens of Israel – Holocaust survivors, lonely elderly, large families, new immigrants, and the homeless.
A building that goes over a train track.
How I Found My Bubby in ‘The Auschwitz Album’
Writing at the Times of Israel, Matt Lebovic shares his personal story of finally looking at one of the Holocaust’s most important sources – the Auschwitz Album – and discovering…
Inside view from Akko Israel ruins in the crusader tunnels.
9 Unforgettable Photos of the Historic City of Akko
The Old City of Acre (Akko) is one of Israel’s most beautiful places. ISRAEL21c shares some unforgettable photos of the Old City of Acre. Check them out here!
Sarit Hadad
'Light a Candle'
Sarit Hadad is an Israeli singer who represented the Jewish state in the 2002 Eurovision contest and was named Israel's "best female singer of the 2000s."