IFCJ celebrates 40 years of building bridges between Christians and Jews
As she looks towards next steps, International Fellowship of Christians and Jews head Yael Eckstein reflects on her father’s passing, the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Hanukkah ‘Flight of Miracles’ brings 100 Ukrainian Jews to Israel
A “Flight of Miracles” touched down this week in Israel carrying 100 Ukrainian immigrants, as part of an ongoing humanitarian effort by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), the Jewish Agency, the Joint (JDC) and ZAKA. The flight from the war-torn country took place during Hanukkah, or Festival of Lights, and included several […]
Ingathering of the exiles: How Christians are helping to save Ukrainian Jews
The war in Ukraine is horrific, creating a humanitarian crisis that has brought suffering to Ukraine’s 43 million people. Like so many times before, the Jews in Ukraine are facing an existential threat, but today they have a home to flee to and for the first time in history, devout Christians are expressing their love […]
Christian group to send $6.5 million in emergency support to Ukraine’s Jews
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews announced on Wednesday that it will transfer $6.5 million to organizations in Ukraine that support the local Jewish community. The decision comes after a survey of hundreds of Ukrainian Jews commissioned by the IFCJ found that 97% of them expected difficulties in heating their homes this winter due […]
Fellowship Urges Christians to Fast for Israel [Watch]
The goal of this particular fast is to “awaken your heart to connect with God and to connect with one another” Eckstein stated.
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews With Mevo Modi’im’s Emergency Committee Raise NIS 1,800,000 For Recovery Efforts
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (Keren L’Yedidut) has helped the small moshav (communal agricultural community) raise NIS 1,800,000 in collected donations for its residents,
New Immigrants Settle in Gaza Periphery While Rockets Fall
Thanks to a joint Jewish-Christian effort, 250 new Olim from Ukraine landed in Israel on Monday.
‘Jonathan – Call me When you Can – It’s Important’
That’s the message I woke up to Wednesday morning from a friend on the west coast. A few minutes later I learned that our mutual friends, Ossie Mills, had died suddenly at 58. We chatted about Ossie, how I got to know him through a unique project he was running to bring Christians to Israel, how it was in fact Ossie who introduced us. And we consoled one another.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, IFCJ President, Dead at 67
News rocked Jerusalem this afternoon that Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) died today, after suffering a massive heart attack.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, A Portrait of Peace
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the effervescent but deeply thoughtful co-founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews died today at his Jerusalem home. He was 67.
