Fellowship Blog

On January 27, the world will observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating the worst instance of anti-Semitism in history. Yet we also must remember the survivors who are alive today,…

This week's recipe uses sumac, a spice used throughout the Middle East. Our friends at The Nosher like making this dish for Shabbat, but you can make the recipe for…

The National Library of Israel tells us the story of Avraham Sutzkever, who survived the Holocaust to become the Holy Land's foremost poet.

Rudolf Peschel, a German police officer stationed in Warsaw during the Holocaust, used his position to save the lives of Jews who the Nazis intended to murder.

Edna has been an orphan for 74 years. Her father died when she was a year old, her mother when she was 9. Today she is 83, living in Israel,…

Israel welcomes a newly recognized distinct mineral – carmeltazite – named after the biblical site, Mount Carmel, where it was discovered.

The founder of a Lone Soldiers organization and a longtime veteran of the IDF passed away recently after a long bout with ALS.

Because of the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Bridge blog is suspending activity through January 21. We'll be back on Tuesday, January 22, with more updates from…

Yael Eckstein tells us about the celebration of Tu B'Shvat, the "new year of the trees", and how we can apply lessons from this holiday to our own lives.

Next week, Jews will celebrate Tu B'Shvat, a holiday that celebrates the annual cycle of life and the new year for trees! In Israel, it's traditional to prepare the foods…

Writing at Tablet Magazine, Jenna Weissman Joselit shares with us how this year's celebration of the Jewish New Year of the Trees, or Tu B'Shvat, incorporates old and new traditions.

Karolina Juszczykowska was a simple Christian woman from Poland whose actions saving two Jews during the Holocaust cost her her life.