When was the last time you witnessed one of God’s miracles? The Red Sea isn’t parting in front of us like in Bible days and, if you listen to the news today, it can be difficult to see God’s hand at work in our world. But why do we assume miracles are ancient history that only happened during Bible times? Yael Eckstein explains that while some of the miracles of the Bible happened in front of everyone, others were more hidden. But hidden miracles are no less wondrous than those that are plain to...
Jul 02, 2025•22 min
What does it really mean to be wealthy? In today’s episode, Yael Eckstein explores the biblical story of Korah, a man so wealthy that he got a false sense of importance and began a rebellion against Moses—and against God Himself. Do you know what happened next? Let’s just say it didn’t end well for Korah. While most of us know that money is finite, and not eternal, it’s easy to lose sight of this during everyday life. But, as Yael shares, if we count our good deeds instead of our money, we’ll di...
Jun 25, 2025•22 min
“Your book is our book. Your heroes are our heroes. Your values are our values.” After years of helping grow the unprecedented Christian support we see for Israel and the Jewish people we see today, that is the answer that Rev. Dr. Johnnie Moore has long heard for why this special relationship has happened—and is still growing. The special friendship between Christians and Jews is certainly needed now more than ever, too, says Rev. Moore in this conversation with The Fellowship’s Yael Eckstein. ...
Jun 18, 2025•21 min
While The Fellowship does much of its lifesaving work in the Holy Land of Israel, we help God’s children whenever and wherever they find themselves in need. For more than three decades—and especially since the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine began in 2022—much of that work has been done in the former Soviet Union (FSU). Bishop Paul Lanier has made many trips to visit Fellowship-supported projects in Ukraine, and to visit with and provide aid to Jewish beneficiaries in the war-torn country. And Ga...
Jun 11, 2025•24 min
“He who saves one life saves the world entire.” These words from the Talmud have inspired generations of people of faith. And they have certainly influenced the life of this week’s podcast guest, Allied Voices for Israel Founder, Daniel Koren . An Israeli and a Canadian. A former journalist and a current shaper of the next generation. Daniel is of the Bukharian Jewish community—“a minority within a minority,” he says, giving us a brief history of his ancestors’ food and culture—and has vowed to ...
Jun 04, 2025•32 min
As a kid, did you count down the days until school ended and summer began? I know I did! And even as grownups, we count down the days to important events—a milestone birthday, a wedding, an anniversary, or a graduation. But when we count down the days, we can disregard them as mere obstacles to get through in order to reach the big event, rather than as the priceless gift that each day is. As we prepare to celebrate Shavuot , the Bible teaches us to count each day in a way that celebrates the mo...
May 28, 2025•20 min
This month, Jews in Israel celebrate Jerusalem Day— Yom Yerushalayim —commemorating the miraculous reunification of God’s Holy City after the Six-Day War of 1967. But as Yael Eckstein explains, we ALL—Christians and Jews—should celebrate Jerusalem! Not only is it God’s designated place where His Holy Temple once stood—and will someday stand again—but as the psalmist says, “If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill” (Psalm 137:5). God does not want us to forget His eternal ca...
May 21, 2025•24 min
“This is like coming back to my roots.” That’s what Ben Ferguson said when he sat down with Yael Eckstein at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Conference in Dallas, TX. Ben began his career in Christian radio when he was just 12 years old, and attended his first NRB at 13, so he felt right at home as he talked with Yael about his lifework being a voice for what is right. A friend of Israel and of The Fellowship, Ben talks about using his platform to tell people about what is going on in ...
May 14, 2025•24 min
Paula Faris has won an Emmy Award as a broadcast journalist. She’s anchored Good Morning America Weekend, and hosted The View. But this inspiring working mom’s greatest calling is as a mother. And throughout her career at ABC News and running her own organization, CARRY Media, Paula has also felt called to support and give voice to the nearly 25 million mothers in America’s workforce. As we celebrate the mothers in each of our lives, join Yael for this empowering conversation with Paula Faris in...
May 07, 2025•37 min
It’s always an honor to meet our heroes. And recently, The Fellowship was able to do just that. Captain Guy Barak is truly a watchman on Israel’s walls. Having served in the Israel Navy for 26 years, Captain Barak has seen not only the many threats that the Jewish state faces on a daily basis, but has helped face those threats head-on. And in his current roles as the Israel Navy’s attache to the United States and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military attache to the United Nations, Captain Bar...
Apr 30, 2025•15 min
For many Jews, Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, is deeply personal. It’s a day to remember one of the darkest times in history that resulted in the horrific murder of six million Jewish souls. But while Yom HaShoah is a somber day when the entire nation pauses to remember the lives lost at the hands of the Nazis, it’s also a time for all of us to remember the lessons from the Holocaust. And it’s a time when we renew the pledge that the Jewish people adopted after this catastrophi...
Apr 23, 2025•20 min
As the Jewish people celebrate Passover, we’d like to share this inspiring conversation between Yael Eckstein and Bishop Paul Lanier. The two discuss the relevance today of the ancient and timeless Exodus story for both Christians and Jews. The Passover celebration rallies people of faith around the table and reminds us of who we are in God. And through Passover, we are reminded that God is always with us—through our afflictions and our suffering—bringing us His redemption. Join Yael and Bishop ...
Apr 16, 2025•32 min
One of the best ways to learn about something is to ask questions. In this special Passover episode, Yael Eckstein explains how the tradition of the Passover seder teaches us to ask questions. In fact, the telling of the Exodus story begins not with facts and explanations, but with questions. As Yael explains, this time-honored tradition of asking questions during Passover is an annual reminder that God wants us to be lifelong seekers. By asking God our questions and entering Passover with a spi...
Apr 09, 2025•21 min
Think you know the whole story of the Israelites’ redemption from Egypt and the splitting of the Red Sea? Think again! In preparation for Passover this month, Yael Eckstein shares Jewish teachings about what happened in the moments before the Red Sea split and the lesson it teaches us about overcoming obstacles, acting in faith, and seeing miracles in our own lives. Listen to more of Yael’s Bible teachings on her podcast, The Chosen People ....
Apr 02, 2025•19 min
With March Madness upon us, we’d love to share this favorite conversation between Fellowship President and CEO Yael Eckstein and Coach Bruce Pearl, a legendary college coach who’s also a strong Jewish voice in today’s world—on and off the basketball court. This college basketball season, the Auburn Tigers were the cream of the NCAA crop. With a 28-5 record during the regular season, the Tigers led a historically strong Southeastern Conference (SEC). Much of it is thanks to the leadership of Bruc...
Mar 26, 2025•30 min
Michele Bachmann has long been a friend of The Fellowship—serving on the Board—and of Israel. But what many might not know is that this American and Christian supporter of Israel also once lived in the Holy Land. That’s right, after graduating high school, Michele spent time living and working on a kibbutz in the Holy Land. Kibbutz Be’eri, where a young Michele lived, came to the world’s attention in the days following the Hamas attacks of October 7, as it was the community hit hardest along the...
Mar 19, 2025•25 min
Soon, my family will join Jews around the world to celebrate one of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar—Purim, which commemorates the events written about in the Book of Esther . During the Purim celebration, Jewish people host parties, share holiday treats with friends, and dress up in costumes and masks—a lot like Halloween. But unlike Halloween, people go door to door in order to give treats, not receive them. And the costumes have nothing to do with ghosts or gore. As Yael shares...
Mar 12, 2025•20 min
If we want our children to live according to godly—not worldly—values, then courage is one of the most important values that we can pass down to them. Courage is celebrated each year during the biblical observance of Purim , which commemorates the story of Queen Esther, whose courageous actions saved the Jewish people from certain annihilation. As Yael shares, it is faith that gave Esther her courage, and courage that gave her the confidence to take a stand for her people. Together, faith and co...
Mar 05, 2025•21 min
We live in a world that tells us that we have to be perfect. Perfect looks. Perfect house. Perfect life. But what if God’s blessings are found in our imperfections ? Join Yael Eckstein as she looks to what the Bible says—on how to embrace our imperfections and use them as a springboard to holiness and greatest. Every time we overcome our flaws and imperfections, we get closer to God—and rise even higher than the angels! If you’ve ever felt inadequate, or if shame and guilt are holding you back, ...
Feb 26, 2025•21 min
National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is the world’s largest association of Christian communicators. Since the 1940s, NRB has worked tirelessly to help religious media outlets—in the U.S. and around the world. NRB strives for excellence in faith-based programming, by equipping and encouraging those who share their faith on television, radio, and all digital platforms. NRB is also a tireless advocate for freedom of speech for such broadcasters, fighting political and legislative battles for their...
Feb 19, 2025•25 min
Tu B’Shvat is a Jewish holiday that’s considered the New Year of the Trees. Tu stands for the number 15, and Shvat is the name of the month in which the holiday falls. The fifteenth of Shvat , which falls in the winter, is the official date of this New Year—one of four new years on the Jewish calendar! Tu B’Shvat, also called the “birthday of trees,” takes place in the dead of winter. You might think that the spring, when the trees blossom and bloom, would be a much more appropriate time. Or may...
Feb 12, 2025•7 min
Six years ago, The Fellowship lost its beloved founder, and Yael Eckstein lost her beloved father. The sudden passing of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein on February 6, 2019, left a hole in the hearts of so many—his family, his friends, and the millions of lives touched by his lifework. On this podcast, Yael celebrates her father’s extraordinary life with a special guest—Beryl Eckstein, her father’s younger brother. In this very personal and emotional episode, Beryl recalls growing up with Yechiel, walks ...
Feb 05, 2025•33 min
What does it really mean to be kind? The definition of kindness, according to Jewish thought, is not be as simple as we might think. On today’s podcast, host Yael Eckstein explores Jewish teachings from the Bible about what true kindness is… and what it isn’t. And these lessons can be gleaned from the biblical laws of eating kosher! We’ll also discover how acts of authentic kindness can impact our lives in ways we could never imagine. Listen now! And listen to more of Yael’s teachings from the B...
Jan 29, 2025•19 min
On January 27, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, people around the world will remember the six million Jewish people who perished at the hands of the Nazis. This date was chosen, as it was on January 27, 1945, that the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp was liberated—80 years ago. In the aftermath of the Holocaust ( Shoah in Hebrew) the Jewish people vowed, “Never forget.” But as host Yael Eckstein and her special guest Elisha Wiesel discuss on this special podcast, an alarming number of ad...
Jan 22, 2025•38 min
As we prepare to remember the light and life of a great leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we’d like to share some truly enlightening and inspiring words from his niece, Dr. Alveda King. In this podcast, Dr. King shares with Yael, “As I was brought up by my Daddy, my Granddaddy, and my Uncle ML, we must know that we are all one race, and we must work together for human dignity… anywhere and everywhere we are on this planet.” You won’t want to miss this fascinating conversation with a Christian ...
Jan 15, 2025•25 min
It’s been said that if you win the morning, you win the day. On today’s podcast, host Yael Eckstein shares interesting insights on how we should approach each new day. And she does this by looking to the Bible—at a Jewish teaching about the priest’s daily service, first in the Tabernacle and then later in the Temple. By adopting this biblical mindset, we can experience every day with maximum joy, clarity, and productivity—and win the day! And listen to more of Yael’s teachings from the Bible on ...
Jan 08, 2025•21 min
As people of faith, we often use the expression “walking with God.” But what does walking with God really mean? Having a close relationship with God probably means different things to different people. Some feel closest to Him in prayer. Others might draw nearer to God by reading His Word, the Bible. In today’s episode, host Yael Eckstein will share what Jewish tradition teaches us about walking in God’s ways—and how we can do that and grow closer to Him each day. You may be surprised at how sim...
Jan 01, 2025•24 min
Does your family have any special holiday traditions during this festive time of year? Most of us do, including host Yael Eckstein, who shares her special family traditions for Hanukkah. Yael explains how this holiday inspires hope, faith, and light for her husband and kids… and how Hanukkah has kept the Jewish people hopeful during the darkest of times in their history. This Hanukkah, let’s remember all the light God brings to our lives and how this holiday has inspired faith in those who despe...
Dec 25, 2024•22 min
Why do you think that, during the darkest time of the year, the Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights? It’s not a coincidence. We celebrate light during this dark time of year because only against that backdrop of darkness can we truly appreciate light. In this special Hanukkah episode, host Yael Eckstein will explore this season during which Jews remember the miracles that happened in their history and the miracles that are still happening today! As we’ll learn in this powerf...
Dec 18, 2024•24 min
How do miracles happen? A miracle just takes one step of faith and God takes care of the rest! That’s what today’s episode is all about, as host Yael Eckstein looks at the story of the miracle of the oil. We learn how when rededicating the Temple in ancient times, God’s people lit the menorah on faith alone because they knew they didn’t have enough pure oil for it to burn more than one day. And guess what? God performed a miracle, and the flame lasted for eight days until they could get more pur...
Dec 11, 2024•27 min
