Unto the Nations: Life Lessons from Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Eckstein believed that bringing non-Jews into the miraculous rebirth of the State of Israel was part of our divine mandate as a nation and his personal calling.
‘Jonathan – Call me When you Can – It’s Important’
That’s the message I woke up to Wednesday morning from a friend on the west coast. A few minutes later I learned that our mutual friends, Ossie Mills, had died suddenly at 58. We chatted about Ossie, how I got to know him through a unique project he was running to bring Christians to Israel, how it was in fact Ossie who introduced us. And we consoled one another.
Building Bridges, Tearing Down Walls, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Every Sunday through Friday, President and Founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ or The Fellowship), Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, sent out daily devotionals along with a scripture verse and the Hebrew Word of the Day to encourage understanding of Israel, the Jewish faith and Christianity’s Jewish roots. These devotionals have been a blessing to thousands of people over the years.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, IFCJ President, Dead at 67
News rocked Jerusalem this afternoon that Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) died today, after suffering a massive heart attack.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, A Portrait of Peace
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the effervescent but deeply thoughtful co-founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews died today at his Jerusalem home. He was 67.
IFCJ Aids 400 Ukrainian Jews to Immigrate to Israel
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ/The Fellowship) organized two flights this week from Ukraine to bring 400 olim (new immigrants) to a new life in Israel. It brings to more than 1,000 the number of new immigrants that the IFCJ has facilitated making aliyah (literally elevation).
There IS a Doctor in the House
On a day in August, annually for the last 12 years, physicians and ordinary citizens take off for a face-to-face discussion of the latest in Israeli medicine. Some 1,500 people, most of them Jerusalemites, filled Teddy Hall (named in memory of the city’s legendary mayor Teddy Kollek) at the city’s International Convention Center for a […]
Christians and Jews Join Together, Urge UN to Save Iraqi Christians Fleeing ISIS
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is aiding Iraqi Christians who found refuge in Jordan, after they fled their homeland and ISIS fighters
US Christian Leaders Praise Jerusalem Embassy Opening, Trump
‘Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel, and I am very proud of my country and my president for recognizing that fact,’ said Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel.
Christians and Jews Celebrate Israel’s Upcoming 70th Anniversary at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
‘It’s a great honor to have everybody at Mar-a-Lago, a special place for a special group of people,’ President Donald Trump told the gathering in a video message
