Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein’s Commentary

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A Shared Love of Freedom
On July 4th, Americans will gather to celebrate the blessings of life in a free country. Israel's political system also guarantees Israelis the same freedoms enjoyed by Americans. This "kinship…
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How Can We Be Silent?
Recent terror attacks around the world have shone a light on the international crisis of our age: Islamist extremism. Our new Stop Terror Now campaign is raising a groundswell of…
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Stop Terror Now
Over the past two weeks, a coalition of countries began acting against Qatar, the Gulf state that supports many terrorist groups and has close relations with Iran's radical regime. And…
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God's People, Together in Unity
During the Holocaust, "Righteous Gentiles" - many of them Christians - gave their all to save Jews. And today, millions of Christians around the world continue this extraordinary legacy by…
Rabbi Shlomo Goren blows shofar at Western Wall in Jerusalem, 1967
As It Goes with Israel
As the anniversary of the Six-Day War nears, let us thank God for Israel's miraculous victory in 1967, and for her survival against all odd through the ages. But let…
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The Path of Life
A homeless man showed heroism and compassion by helping many victims of last week's terror attack in Manchester, England. His acts should hearten us, as people of faith, to show…
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If I Forget You, O Jerusalem...'
During his upcoming trip to Israel - which comes just days before the Jewish state celebrates Jerusalem Day, and the 50-year anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification - President Trump may speak…
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Confronting Horror, Encountering Hope at Auschwitz
Earlier this week, I visited Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in Poland where more than a million Jews were murdered. The somber visit provided evidence of the catastrophic events of…
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The Power of Prayer
In the United States, faith and prayer are part of Americans' civic duties, and the National Day of Prayer acknowledges this fundamental truth. Today - and every day - let…
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We Remember. We Act.
Earlier this week on Yom HaShoah, Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honored those who were murdered during that horrible chapter in history. And just as we honored the memory of…
Rabbi Eckstein praying with other men at the Western Wall.
Two Are Better Than One
God reminds us that we weren't designed to face difficulties alone. I see this concept at work every day as our loving community of Fellowship supporters blesses people in need,…
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Standing with the Sunday People
Earlier this week, on Palm Sunday – when Christians around the world commemorate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, leading up to the celebration of Easter – bombs exploded at two Coptic…