Rabbi Eckstein Archives | International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

Rabbi Eckstein eats unleavened bread at matzah factory, 2014

Photo Friday: Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread

In this photograph from preparations for a past Passover, Rabbi Eckstein learns how matzah (unleavened bread) is made.

The Children of Menasseh – A Lost Tribe of Israel

The Bnei Menashe are believed to be part of the Lost Tribe of Joseph's son Menasseh and many have made aliyah (immigrated) to Israel, their biblical homeland.

Yael Eckstein and Rabbi Eckstein spread joy at IDF base, January 2019

A Legacy of Joy

February 3, 2021 | Rabbi Eckstein | The Fellowship

I invite you to honor my father’s memory by doing something to bring someone else joy, increasing God’s light in the world and bringing joy into your own life, as well.

A Great Man, a Great Jew, and a Great Zionist’

February 7, 2019 | Israel | Netanyahu | Rabbi Eckstein

Three of Israel's leaders mourn the passing of Rabbi Eckstein.

Rabbi Eckstein Was a Bridge to Christians

February 7, 2019 | Rabbi Eckstein

Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin remembers Rabbi Eckstein, saying that his eulogy is "all that he did, and all that he got others to do."

Photo Friday: You Are Not Alone

This week, Rabbi Eckstein and Yael paid a visit to the heroic IDF soldiers on the tense Gaza border, where they relayed a message from friends of Israel like you.

Christians and Jews, Together in Fellowship

March 28, 2018 | IFCJ | Rabbi Eckstein

At the recent Fellowship gala, Christians and Jews from around the world gathered to celebrate their unity, support the Jewish state, and mark Israel's upcoming 70th birthday.

Support a Free, Independent Kurdish State

November 14, 2017 | Middle East Unrest | Rabbi Eckstein

Rabbi Eckstein voices this need for U.S.-Israel solidarity in a statement supporting Kurdish independence.

Remembering One of Israel’s Founding Fathers

September 28, 2017 | Israel | Rabbi Eckstein

Shimon Peres, whose political career spanned almost the entire life of the modern Jewish state, passed away one year ago. May the memory of this inspirational statesman and servant be a blessing.

Rabbi Eckstein Named to Jerusalem Post’s 50 Most Influential Jews

October 5, 2016 | Article of Interest | IFCJ in the News | Rabbi Eckstein

Because of the social assistance The Fellowship provides Israel and Jewish people around the world, as well as the bridges it builds between Christians and Jews, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein has been named the 23rd most influential Jew by The Jerusalem Post.