Reflections


Yael Eckstein standing in front of a train car at the Auschwitz Museum.

Remembering the Holocaust

Yael Eckstein  |  January 26, 2023
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is observed annually on January 27, we proclaim “Never Again!” Yet, the increase in anti-Semitism around the world has many people asking if history could repeat itself. Today, Jews are increasingly singled out and senselessly harassed, beaten, and even murdered in broad daylight.
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Warming Hearts in Ukraine

Yael Eckstein  |  January 25, 2023
Long before the ongoing war began in Ukraine last year, IFCJ Canada has been on the ground in the region—for three decades—providing aid for the neediest of God’s people there.
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Rejoicing in 40 Years of Serving God and His People

IFCJ Canada  |  January 23, 2023
This week, Yael welcomes back to the podcast Bishop Paul Lanier, for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, to help her launch The Fellowship’s 40th Anniversary year, and 20 years in Canada.
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Carrying On Our Fathers' Legacies of Faith

IFCJ Canada  |  January 23, 2023
This week, Yael welcomes to the podcast Gordon Robertson, President and CEO of The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), and a long-time friend and supporter of Israel and her people.
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A Fellowship Like Our World Has Never Seen

Yael Eckstein  |  January 5, 2023
As 2023 dawns, I’m excited to look back on everything we accomplished together in 2022, and I anticipate all of the holy work we will do together in the days, weeks, and year ahead.
Yael Eckstein walking through the snow in Israel

It Was Winter

Yael Eckstein  |  December 13, 2022
Hanukkah is a story of finding faith during the darkest winter nights, when everything on the outside says those lights will never be rekindled.
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A Story of Courage, Faith, and Hope

Yael Eckstein  |  November 30, 2022
This week, she teaches us all about the story of Hanukkah. Exodus 15:11 says, “Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” That became the battle cry for a small group of faithful Jews who would stand up for what they believed in.
A hand reaching out to light a candle.

Lighting the Shabbat Candles

Yael Eckstein  |  November 16, 2022
This week, Yael continues her five-part series about one of the most significant, but often misunderstood, Jewish observances — the Sabbath, or Shabbat.
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Certainty in Uncertain Times

Yael Eckstein  |  November 9, 2022
As the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, I learned about the Holocaust from those who had experienced its horrors first-hand.
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The Blessings of the Sabbath

Yael Eckstein  |  October 27, 2022
This week, Yael begins a new five-part series about one of the most significant, but often misunderstood, Jewish observances — the Sabbath, or Shabbat.
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Strengthening Our Spiritual Walk with God

Yael Eckstein  |  October 19, 2022
As the High Holy Days come to a close, Jews around the world spend one last day in an intense celeb
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How We Can Live in Unity

Yael Eckstein  |  October 12, 2022
Do you know the one holy day that the entire world will celebrate in messianic times? According to the Bible, it’s the Festival of Tabernacles, or as it’s called in Hebrew, Sukkot (Zechariah 4:16.).