Category Archives: 2008 Fellowship

The summer continued with 3 wonderful days of study, hiking, swimming, boating, and jeep rides in the Negev, Eilat, and the Dead Sea.We then returned to Jerusalem for a final beautiful Shabbat preceded by a visit to the Machane Yehuda … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon saw the end of the week long and very successful mifgash (encounter) with the Israeli amitim (Bronfman fellows) with a festive lunch at a new Italian restaurant across the street from Goldstein. Today we will begin a week … Continue reading →

Born in the US, Yossi Klein Halevi is Israel correspondent and contributing editor to The New Republic. Active in Middle East reconciliation efforts, Halevi serves as Chairman of Open House, an Arab-Jewish eduacational project in the working class town of … Continue reading →

We’ve uploaded new pictures from our time with the Amitim, the Israeli fellows. The Mifgash (our week together with the Israeli fellows) has been a great window into Israeli society, offering the opportunity for the American fellows to connect with … Continue reading →

Hello all! We just got back to Jerusalem from our host shabbat at the houses of the amitim (Israeli Bronfman fellows). Everybody had a great time exploring Israeli life with their new Israeli friends. Today we will meet with Israeli … Continue reading →