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Olim Seminar
Yael's Holy Land Reflections
We Won't Let You Down
I recently spoke to a group of new olim (immigrants), sharing my own story of aliyah (immigration to Israel), and assuring them that they are part of the Fellowship family.
Netta Teplitskaya, smiling standing next to another woman.
Fellowship Blog
Faces of The Fellowship: Netta
Netta, 84, lives alone in Kiev in an apartment that she keeps very neat and clean. As a child, Netta lived through the Holocaust. The Nazis caught her family as…
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Fellowship Blog
Project Spotlight: The Fellowship Crisis Hotline
The Fellowship Crisis Hotline is a resource available to anyone in Israel. Time and time again, we see that our call center is often a last hope for people who've…
Elderly Jewish woman looking off to the side.
Stories
The Gift of Life
Emma has known significant and ongoing hardship throughout her 69 years. Her husband passed away when he was only 27, forcing her to raise their two young daughters on her…
A man in a black t-shirt walking through a crowd in an arena.
Fellowship Blog
The Hebrew Hammer
An Israeli mixed martial arts competitor and trainer, Ido Pariente is one of the Jewish state's top fighters.
60 Minutes screenshot of a Holocaust hero telling his story.
Fellowship Blog
Holocaust Hero Tells Story on 60 Minutes
CBS' Anderson Cooper tells the little-known story of a forger in France whose fake papers saved thousands of his fellow Jews from death at the hands of the Nazis during…
A soldier shaking the hand of a young girl who's holding a balloon.
Fellowship Blog
'We Will Not Rest Until Every Jew Wishing to Immigrate
As Israel celebrated Aliyah Week, honoring the immigrants who make the Jewish state what it is, 227 new olim (immigrants) arrived on Fellowship Freedom Flights.
Rabbi Eckstein handing an elderly woman a bouquet of flowers while amongst a crowd of people celebrating.
Rabbi's Commentary
Investing in Israel's Future
My dear friend Ariel Sharon once told me that the three most important things we can do for Israel are: "aliyah, aliyah, aliyah." He recognized a fundamental truth: Not only…
Man in an IFCJ branded shirt giving a thumbs up.
Fellowship Blog
Faces of The Fellowship: Alexander & Volodymyr
When hostilities began in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in 2014, Alexander and his brother Volodymyr sought temporary refuge in Israel, a place they had visited as tourists in the…
Painting of a man in a robe kneeling on the ground in the prayer position
Fellowship Blog
The Forefather of Our Faith
Abraham believed in peoples' ability to change and to improve, and he grasped that God created man to illustrate His kindness, as opposed to His wrath.
A kitchen with green and yellow cabinets, along with updated appliances.
Fellowship Blog
Project Spotlight: Ohr Simcha
Take a look inside one of The Fellowship's latest renovation projects to support Israeli orphans! The Fellowship-supported Ohr Simcha orphanage near Tel Aviv, now has two new beautiful group homes…
Black and white photo of three men talking over a menorah.
Fellowship Blog
Israelis You Should Know: Abba Eban
An Israeli diplomat, politician, and scholar, Abba Eban was a highly respected statesman who served the Jewish state from before its independence and for decades after.
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