Reflections


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The Chosen People Podcast

IFCJ Canada  |  December 6, 2024
The Chosen People podcast with Yael Eckstein, President of IFCJ Canada, is a tale of war, wonder, s
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Rabbi Zvi Kogan’s Murder Is a Reminder of Our Fractured World

IFCJ Canada  |  November 29, 2024
Yael shares about the devastating news of Rabbi Zvi Kogan’s murder, especially for his family and loved ones, but also for all of us who value faith and life.
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Flags of Fellowship

IFCJ Canada  |  October 11, 2024
Why are 1,200 Israeli flags planted in the ground of Pastor Allen Jackson’s church? Yael shows us a look inside our Flags of Fellowship campaign that we hosted this past weekend to mark the one-year anniversary of October 7.
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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.
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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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