Yael’s Holy Land Reflections


Yael Eckstein standing next to a man at the Shaar HaNegev Trauma Center.

Sha'ar HaNegev Trauma Center

The Fellowship  |  July 12, 2017
Watch Yael explain The Fellowship's new construction project to reinforce the Sha'ar HaNegev Trauma Center, keeping Israelis safe from terrorist rockets.
Yael Eckstein at a synagogue in Marrakesh.

How Will Morocco's Jews Be Remembered?

The Fellowship  |  June 25, 2017
Yael discusses her visit to Morocco and the legacy left by the country's Jewish community.
Hamas militants with weapons

A Storm Brewing in Gaza

The Fellowship  |  June 15, 2017
Yael discusses the crisis looming in Gaza, and how it could lead to Israel's next conflict with the Strip's ruling terror group, Hamas.
Bride poses at Western Wall with IDF soldiers

Our Soldiers

The Fellowship  |  June 8, 2017
Yael tells of the helping hand lent to a newly married Israeli couple by a group of IDF soldiers — the same IDF that protects the Holy Land and her people, and the same IDF that The Fellowship's donors so faithfully support.
Yael explains the six-day war and Jerusalem's reunification

The Six-Day War and Jerusalem's Reunification

The Fellowship  |  May 25, 2017
Coming to us from the Holy Land on the 50th anniversary of Jerusalem's reunification, Yael teaches about the miracles of the Six-Day War in 1967 that brought the Holy City back to the Jewish people.
Yael Eckstein visiting the Mount of Olives

On the Mount of Olives

The Fellowship  |  May 8, 2017
This week, Yael comes to us from one of the holiest places for both Christians and Jews – the Mount of Olives. Join with her and a tour of Fellowship donors...
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Passover in a Broken World

The Fellowship  |  April 12, 2017
Yael shares how recent tragedies around the world impacted her family's Passover seder and how Fellowship friends are responding to these huge needs.
Yael Eckstein building Passover food boxes

Building Passover Food Boxes with Yael

The Fellowship  |  April 5, 2017
Passover begins in less than a week. And in this week's video, Yael takes us on a tour of one of the many food distribution centers across the Holy Land that is packaging and parceling out Passover food boxes for Israel's needy.
Yael Eckstein visiting Ram Bam hospital

Saving Lives in Israel

The Fellowship  |  February 15, 2017
Yael takes us on a tour of the world's largest underground medical facility at Fellowship–supported Rambam Hospital.
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From Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee

The Fellowship  |  January 3, 2017
This week Yael comes from us live from one of the Four Holy Cities - Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee.
Elderly man posing with his grandchild

A Song for My Saba

The Fellowship  |  September 21, 2016
Yael celebrates the life of her grandfather, a man who always had a smile on his face, words of thanks on his lips, and joyful songs of worship in his heart.
Yael Eckstein smiling with hands up at Western Wall

My First Love

The Fellowship  |  August 31, 2016
Writing at The Times of Israel, Fellowship Senior Vice President Yael Eckstein speaks fondly of her recent visit to America, but says that the Holy Land is her home.

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