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Yael Eckstein. black dress, black hat, microphone, podium
Yael's Holy Land Reflections
Yael Eckstein on Terror, Anti-Semitism & Jewish Resilience
After the Bondi Beach terror attack, Yael talks about rising anti-Semitism on The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show
STORY Lyudmila Gecht - WDF Hanukka
Stories
Hope for Hanukkah: Lyudmila
Fellowship staff visited Holocaust survivors living in Israel with food boxes and goodies for Hanukkah. This week, meet Lyudmila.
People light candles in memory of the victims of the mass shooting attack in Sydney targeting the Jewish community during Hanukkah celebrations, in Tel Aviv, on December 14, 2025.
Stand For Israel Blog
15 Confirmed Victims of Bondi Beach Terror
The world mourns the 15 who were murdered and prays for the 38 wounded in the Bondi Beach terror attack.
Visit to Faina Melnik - JDC beneficiary - Kishinev, Moldova - November 14, 2024 menorah with lit candles, Hanukkah
Yael's Holy Land Reflections
Our Response to Terror in Australia – Bringing Light
In the wake of the Hanukkah terror attack in Australia, Yael talks about how we must faithfully respond.
menorah in front of the fountain at Dizengoff Square - memorial - center candle lit
Stand For Israel Blog
Anti-Semitic Terror in Australia: 12 Dead at Hanukkah Event
The terror attack by two gunmen in Bondi Beach also injured 29 others on Sunday afternoon.
STORY Yonathan Nidorowsky - Neuva Yisrael Community
Fellowship Blog
Jewish Leadership in Chile
The Fellowship met with two leaders of the Jewish community in Chile.
Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, December 4, 2025.
Stand For Israel Blog
IDF Continues to Strike Hezbollah
The IDF's targets included a training compound that the terror group is using to rebuild.
Clay Travis Tour of Israel - Sheba Medical Center - Ramat Gan - December 10, 2024 Yael Eckstein, dark brown dress, Clay Travis, light gray sweater, and Safwan Marich (IFCJ Staff) visiting wounded soldier laying in hospital bed - young adult man with light blue blanket Ariel Kokashvili lost both legs and sustained additional severe injuries while clearing ordinance from a home in Gaza Sheba Medical Center (aka Sheba Tel HaShomer hospital) - The Fellowship has funded advanced rehabilitation equipment and the expansion and renovation of the physical therapy facilities within the Head Injury Rehabilitation Department. Clay and IFCJ staff met with wounded soldiers who are receiving Fellowship support and distributed gifts.
Fellowship Blog
Returning to Life Center at Sheba Medical Center
With the help of The Fellowship, Sheba Medical Center has just opened a new "Returning to Life" center.
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm "Byron" hits Israel. December 11, 2025. Photo by Dor Nachman/FLASH90
Stand For Israel Blog
Rescues Underway as Byron Hits Israel
Winter storm Byron causes flooding and dropping temperatures in Israel.
Bronya Gutman - WDF Hanukkah_
Stories
Hope for Hanukkah: Bronya
Fellowship staff visited Holocaust survivors living in Israel with food boxes and goodies for Hanukkah. This week, meet Bronya.
Workers at an excavation in the Kishle at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem’s Old City, where an impressive section of the city’s Hasmonean wall was uncovered during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation, December 8, 2025
Stand For Israel Blog
2,100-Year-Old Fortification Wall Offers Answers to Mystery
The discovery of a portion of a fortified wall can lead to answers behind its intentional demolition.
A poster showing Ran Gvili, who's body is still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, December 10, 2025
Stand For Israel Blog
Israel Rejects Hostage Claim as Ran Gvili Remains in Gaza
Palestinian Islamic Jihad says it's unable to locate a body. Israeli authorities say location is known.