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Israel has released declassified recordings of a heroic rescue operation carried out by PM Netanyahu's brother during the Yom Kippur

Albert Mandler was an Israeli major general whose heroic actions were noted during the Six-Day War of 1967 and who was killed during 1973's Yom Kippur War.

Tomorrow is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most sacred day on the Hebrew calendar. In honor of the holiday, we’ll suspend activity on the Bridge blog, and return with fresh content on Thursday, October 13.

The High Holy Days – which begin with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and conclude with Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) – is the most sacred time on the Jewish calendar, marked by special services, prayers, and meals. But for those living in poverty, this 10-day holiday is more about survival than sacred celebration. This is why The Fellowship offers extra assistance to impoverished Jews in the former Soviet Union (FSU) in the weeks leading up to the High Holy Days, ensuring that these needy children, families, and elderly are able to observe these days with dignity and undivided devotion.

The High Holy Days are the most widely observed Jewish holidays, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ending ten days later with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Test your word searching skills with our crossword puzzle on words related to the High Holy Days!

Tisha b’Av, one of two “full-day” fasts in the Jewish year (the other occurs at Yom Kippur), is the culmination of a three-week period of mourning called “The Three Weeks” in English or Bein HaMitzarim (literally, “between narrow straits”) in Hebrew.

Tisha B’Av (the Fast of the Ninth of Av) is the darkest day on the Jewish calendar, a day of communal mourning to commemorate the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people which have occurred on this very day.

In the shadow of October 7, Israel’s Independence Day is more somber this year. Still, these young adults have discovered a sense of gratitude.

God wants peace among His children. Let’s seek reconciliation and forgiveness from one another, knowing that God will be pleased!

Only a candle with a flame can light other candles. The way to illuminate the world is from the inside out.

Each day when we wake up, we stand before God. One path leads to service of Him. The other path leads to disobedience.

An Israeli grandmother who survived the terror attacks of October 7th travels to the U.S. to share her story with Israel's Christian friends.