A Country with a Big Heart
While the world so often focuses on Israel's faults — be they real or imagined — the true heritage of the Jewish state and her people is one of peace,…
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein’s Commentary
We Remember, We Act
As we remember the terrible legacy of the Holocaust, we act to create a legacy of hope that provides Holocaust survivors in Israel and the former Soviet Union with a…
Creating a Just World
As the U.S. observes Martin Luther King Day, let us remember that, as Jews and Christians, we must reject hatred, speak out against injustice, and be united by the shared…
Wise Ears and Understanding Hearts
In the noisy and politically charged world we find ourselves in today, let us remember that works of man rise and fall, but that true freedom is found in trusting…
New Every Morning
A new year is a time of both uncertainty and promise. My friends, let us focus today on that promise, on the blessings that will come our way and the…
Finding Our Way in the Wilderness
As I reflect on this extraordinary year — one of challenges and opportunities, of conflict and reconciliation, of tragedy and blessed miracles — I want to thank you for supporting…
No Weapon Forged Against You Will Prevail
This week has reminded us of the painful fact that Israel faces enemies on all sides. But the IDF's current campaign, Operation Northern Shield, reminds me of the eternal biblical…
Lighting Candles in the Darkness
Hanukkah is an inspiring story of God's protection and provision, which Jewish people commemorate by lighting menorahs. And as I light the candles this Hanukkah I will give thanks for…
Give Thanks to Him and Praise His Name
When we cultivate thankfulness by cultivating gratitude toward God, the One Who made us and sustains us, that gratitude — for the smallest blessings, as well as the largest —…
We Do Not Stand Alone
Today Israel faced the familiar, unwelcomed news: Rockets fired from Gaza. Code red sirens sounding — some as far away as the Dead Sea and Hebron. Classes canceled. Multiple Israelis…
Praying for the Saturday and Sunday People
The attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 Jews and another that killed seven Christians in Egypt this week remind us of the importance of The Fellowship's work providing…
Israel Has Chosen Life
Seven years ago this week, Israelis celebrated the return of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held by Hamas for five years. While Israel chooses to celebrate life, the…
