Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein’s Commentary
A Shared Love of Freedom
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | June 29, 2017
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 of common values" is one of the many reasons our two nations stand united, and why both Americans and Israelis continue to pray together for shalom,
How Can We Be Silent?
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | June 22, 2017
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 support from good people like you who value freedom, democracy, and the rule of law.
Stop Terror Now
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | June 14, 2017
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 so I urge all friends of Israel, America, and the free world to go to to send letters to President Trump and Congress to pressure governments that sponsor terror.
God's People, Together in Unity
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | June 8, 2017
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 supporting the Jewish people, including s Christian friends who give sacrificially so that poor, need Jewish people can have better lives.
As It Goes with Israel
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | June 1, 2017
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 us also pray to Him for peace, standing up against the threats that face not just the Jewish state, but freedom-loving people everywhere.
The Path of Life
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | May 25, 2017
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 compassion and kindness in this broken world.
If I Forget You, O Jerusalem...'
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | May 17, 2017
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 on the status of the Holy City as Israel's capital.
Confronting Horror, Encountering Hope at Auschwitz
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | May 11, 2017
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 the Jewish past, but also hope for a thriving Jewish future.
The Power of Prayer
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | May 3, 2017
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 us appeal for God's assistance in securing health and safety for both the U.S. and Israel.
We Remember. We Act.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein | April 27, 2017
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 the 6 million Jewish lives that were lost, let us also act to provide dignity to Holocaust survivors.