IFCJ

IFCJ head: We responded to COVID-19 challenge immediately

Eckstein noted that more and more people are turning to the Fellowship for assistance with basic living expenses, because many other non-profit organizations do not have sufficient resources.

Yael Eckstein, President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

IFCJ had immediate, life-saving impact in Israel during coronavirus crisis

Alon Davidi with Fellowship founder, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein z”l,  at the Sderot Conference for Society and Fellowship in 2014

IFCJ provides Passover meals to families worldwide during coronavirus

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Undertakes Historic Effort to Provide Passover Meals for 215,000 Worldwide During Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus: IFCJ rallies volunteers to help Israel’s isolated elderly

Zvi Ortenberg and wife, Dvora, volunteering with The Fellowship to check in on lonely elderly in Israel

Shared values enables IFCJ to bridge gaps between Jews, Christians

Passing those values to the next generation is key to maintaining that vital bridge.

Yael Eckstein, President and CEO of The Fellowship, the largest provider of humanitarian aid in Israel, 2019

Holocaust survivor who came to Israel on IFCJ aliyah flight reflects on life

Leonid Cherniakov, an 88-year-old survivor from Ukraine now living in Jerusalem, talks about his past suffering, the harsh reality of antisemitism in the former Soviet Union, and life in Israel.

Leonid Cherniakov and his wife, Yeva, in Kyiv, Urkaine two days before making aliyah

IFCJ takes extraordinary measures to help Israel fight coronavirus

The current crisis has forced American Jewish organizations to focus tremendous additional resources on the severe and growing needs facing their communities and their vital networks of institutions.

The Fellowship has contacted thousands of seniors in order to map the urgent needs and is coordinating a network of assistance in joint ventures with other aid organizations operating at national and local levels.

IFCJ grant enables soup kitchen deliveries for Israelis during lockdown

As Israel’s social welfare systems struggle to keep up with extraordinary demand due to coronavirus, the IFCJ implements measures ‘above and beyond’ the aid they’ve provided to Israel for decades.

An emergency grant by The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews enables soup kitchen meal delivery to help those who can no longer come to them for aid

IFCJ brings crucial aid to Israel's hospitals fighting coronavirus

With the resources of U.S. Jewish organizations stretched to the limit to help people locally, The Fellowship is the largest international charity that is focused exclusively on helping Israel.

An empty hospital bed at Hasharon Hospital

IFCJ investment in bridge building pays off for Israel amid coronavirus

Fostering Jewish-Christian relations during ordinary times, an integral part of The Fellowship’s founding vision, proves vital for Israel during these extraordinary times.

Yael Eckstein now leads The Fellowship and carries on Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein’s legacy of building bridges between Christians and Jews

Yael Eckstein provides steady hand to helm of IFCJ amid global crisis

“My father planted the roots, and we have been able to water it and see it grow.”

Yael Eckstein delivers food and sanitary products to Yelena Meirovitz in Hadera, Israel, one of 30,000 elderly The Fellowship is serving during the coronavirus pandemic