Fellowship Blog


2 challahs on top of each other with pomegranate featured beside it.
Let's Make Challah for the High Holy Days!
The traditional holiday and Sabbath bread called challah is usually braided all year long. On the High Holidays, Jews make the challah round instead in order to symbolize a whole…
Oleksandr Milshtein an IFCJ recipient standing in front of 3 flags.
Faces of The Fellowship: Oleksandr
Oleksandr just took a Fellowship Freedom Flight to Israel, in order to escape war-torn Ukraine.
German Willy Foerster standing in front of a crowd of rescued Jews in Japan
The Untold Story of Japan's Schindler
Willy Foerster was a German factory owner in WWII Japan who saved fleeing Jews. After the war, he was framed by the Nazis, and his story has been little-known until…
close up of a doctor's hands holding stethoscope
Cutting-Edge Rehab Center Takes Root in Negev Desert Oasis
Residents of southern Israel must head north to get to the nearest hospital. But now a new rehabilitation hospital is opening in southern Israel, ensuring those suffering from accidents, injuries,…
Yael Eckstein speaks at Regent University
The World Needs You
Yael Eckstein recently spoke to Christian young people at Regent University, telling them that their relationship with Israel is helping fulfill biblical prophecy.
Carrots, raisins, and melon all gathered together in a pan.
Let's Make Tzimmes for Rosh Hashanah!
Tzimmes is any kind of sweet stew. It usually is orange in color, and includes carrots, sweet potatoes and/or prunes. It is often served on Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish…
Renia Spiegel
The Polish Anne Frank
After Renia Spiegel was murdered by the Nazis, her secret diary is about to be published more than seven decades later.
Man and woman standing close to each other smiling. Surround by the Israeli flag.
Faces of The Fellowship: Yevheniia and Serhii
Yevheniia worked her last shift at the airport when hostilities started in the Donetsk region.
Eleanor Roosevelt
How Eleanor Roosevelt Saved Jewish Refugees
The former first lady was a visionary who longed for all to have education, jobs, security, and health care, and who worked to save Jews from the Holocaust.
Eight men sitting together having a conversation.
Project Spotlight: Tech Career
The Fellowship’s Tech Career program opens doors for young Ethiopian Israelis, helping them chart a successful career path in the field of computers.
General Aharon Yariv enters tent to sign ceasefire during Yom Kippur War, November 11, 1973
An Officer and a Gentleman
Aharon Yariv was an IDF general and Israeli politician who headed military intelligence and directed Operation Wrath of God after the 1972 Munich Massacre.
Zoomed in image of honey cake on a white plate.
Let's Make Honey Cake for Rosh Hashanah!
This week’s recipe is a special treat for  Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year, which starts later this month on September 20th! This freshly baked traditional honey cake is…