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60% of Evacuated Families Lack School Supplies

IFCJ Canada  |  September 5, 2024

The war in Israel means living costs are rising, especially those in the north near the Lebanese border. And over 60% of children feel afraid to return to school, with rates of anxiety and fear rising. Writers at JNS explain what The Fellowship is doing to help:

‘My Sweet Boy Hersh, We Tried So Desperately To Save You’

IFCJ Canada  |  September 4, 2024

Rachel Goldberg-Polin eulogizing her son, Hersh, who was murdered along with five other hostages by Hamas:

October 7 Reconnects Israelis With Jewish Day of Mourning

IFCJ Canada  |  August 22, 2024

The 2,000-year-old Jewish day of mourning, called Tisha B’Av, is the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. Many tragedies occurred on this day in history, like the fall of the First and Second Temple, and it’s a day to remember all the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, and this year it’s a day to remember October 7 and the trauma many still deal with, reports The Times of Israel:

‘To the Families of the Hostages, I Say Be Strong’

IFCJ Canada  |  August 23, 2024

Now free, Louis Har speaks with writers at JNS and shares his hope that all the hostages come home and that the families of those taken stay strong. Har spent 129 days in captivity by Hamas in Gaza after being kidnapped on October 7:

Northern Communities Launch Emergency Plan

IFCJ Canada  |  August 21, 2024

As Israel braces for a possible attack from surrounding terrorist groups, we’ve helped to provide a plan to deliver food to homes in the line of fire, especially for the weakest and most vulnerable, reports Ynet News:

Defiant of Iranian Threat, Over 150 French Jews Make Aliyah

IFCJ Canada  |  August 9, 2024

With worries over rising and unchecked anti-Semitism across the globe, many Jewish people are choosing to make aliyah (immigrate to Israel) even amid rising tensions and threats of a direct attack from Iran.

331 Heartbreaking Days

Yael Eckstein  |  September 5, 2024

On Facebook, Yael offers her words of concern and comfort amid the news of six hostages being brutally murdered by Hamas:

A Conversation on Connecting with God

Yael Eckstein  |  August 8, 2024

Rabbi Daniel Korobkin—On Faith and Fellowship “My heart is broken for the Jewish people, and

Living in Faith – Not Fear

Yael Eckstein  |  June 28, 2024

We don’t live in fear. We live in faith. That’s the secret of the Jewish people.