MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah’s new article – “How I Learned to Forgive my Brother’s Murderers”

MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah has a new article published on the TED website entitled How I Learned to Forgive my Brother's Murderers. In this article, he states: I can’t forget my brother. I don’t think what happened to him is OK. But…

Day One – Exploring the Old City

Today's blog post comes from Valparaiso University Law Student Maison H...   When I first heard Valpo was going to offer a study abroad trip to Israel, I knew it was something I had to do. The idea of being able to see the places…

Learning from the Past, Living for the Future

Sheryl Olitzky, Founder and Executive Director of Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, wrote an article for Huffington Post about their trip to the Balkans with MEJDI Tours this past January! In the article, Sheryl says, We met many people during…

Interfaith Trip Offers Lessons in Coexistence

The New Jersey Jewish News recently released an article about our trip to Albania and Bosnia with Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom this past January. In the article, it states - “Albania was the only country in Europe where the number of Jews…

MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah wins the the Faith Travel Association’s Inspire Award

During the Faith Travel Association's (FTA) annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia this week, MEJDI Co-Founder was awarded the Inspire Award. According to FTA, The Inspire Award is FTA's most prestigious award, given to a person whose outstanding…