Reflections


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Why It Matters That God Is Faithful

Yael Eckstein  |  September 20, 2024
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time when the Jewish people are in such deep prayer. We pray for good things for our family and for our health. We pray for our nation, for our people, and for the world.
Moshav Netiv HaAsara, a moshav (cooperative Israeli community) - Hof Ashkelon Regional Counci - Nov 30 2023

331 Heartbreaking Days

Yael Eckstein  |  September 5, 2024
On Facebook, Yael offers her words of concern and comfort amid the news of six hostages being brutally murdered by Hamas:
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A Conversation on Connecting with God

Yael Eckstein  |  August 8, 2024
Rabbi Daniel Korobkin—On Faith and Fellowship “My heart is broken for the Jewish people, and
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Living in Faith – Not Fear

Yael Eckstein  |  June 28, 2024
We don’t live in fear. We live in faith. That’s the secret of the Jewish people.
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Yom HaShoah Reminds Us: ‘We Will Live’

Yael Eckstein  |  May 6, 2024
Mira wasn’t yet two years old when she and her mother were forced to flee certain death at the hands of the Nazis. Born in 1939 in Kyiv, Mira was just one of the hundreds of thousands of Jews trying to escape the city before the Nazis arrived.
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From Israel: What’s on My Mind This Passover

Yael Eckstein  |  April 26, 2024
The nights of Passover are different from all other nights, and this year even more so.
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Finding Strength in the Light

Yael Eckstein  |  April 11, 2024
Six months ago on October 7, the inconceivable happened along the southern border of Israel.
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Hamas and the Holocaust: An Interview

Yael Eckstein  |  January 26, 2024
In a powerful interview recorded just before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yael speaks with Sarah, a Holocaust survivor, and Noa, a survivor of the October 7 attacks on Israel.
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Holding On to Hope When all Else Seems Lost

Yael Eckstein  |  December 6, 2023
Did you know that it is during the darkest time of the year when the Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights? And that is no coincidence. Because only against that backdrop of darkness can we truly appreciate light.
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What Is Life Like in Israel During War?

Yael Eckstein  |  November 10, 2023
Yael says that in some ways Israel’s returned to their routines, but in no way have they gone back to normal.
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Prayers Sustain in the Midst of Evil

Yael Eckstein  |  October 19, 2023
In a new interview with CBN Digital, Yael discusses how The Fellowship is on the ground identifying needs in real time, all while hearing even more of the heartbreaking stories that all of Israel is experiencing.
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Bringing God Down To Earth — a Sukkot Teaching

Yael Eckstein  |  September 27, 2023
One of my favourite things about living in Israel is celebrating Jewish holidays with the entire nation.

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