Episodes
July 3, 2024
Why We Need the Sabbath More than Ever
Have you ever noticed that the irony of our times is that we have more time-saving technology, but less time to spend on the things that really matter to us? In this episode, host Yael Eckstein talks about how the ancient ob…
June 26, 2024
Pastor Dumisani Washington—A Bridge Builder and Faithful Friend
“One generation commends your works to another.” (Psalm 145:4) Early in his podcast conversation with Yael Eckstein, Pastor Dumisani Washington quotes these words of King David when speaking of the lessons of faith his paren…
June 19, 2024
A Conversation with Bob Hartman of Petra
For Christian music fans of many generations, Petra means rock. From the band’s early years in Ft. Wayne—“playing in parks and prisons and coffee houses” to decades of international success on the biggest stages, Petra not o…
June 12, 2024
Let’s Make Each Day Count!
As kids, who didn’t count down the days until the end of school and the beginning of summer vacation? Even as adults, we sometimes count down the days to an important event—a milestone birthday, a wedding, or a special vacat…
June 5, 2024
Rejoicing in Jerusalem
Today, 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 podcast host Yael Eckstein explains, we ALL—Christians and …
May 29, 2024
The Pleasant Pastures of Israel
“I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil.” (Deuteronomy 11:14) This is the Bible verse that this week’s podcast guest quotes whe…
May 22, 2024
My Brother's Keeper
Born in America. Raised in the Holy Land. A devoted Jewish father and husband. An IDF veteran. A veteran of Israel’s politics—having served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Israel, as well as Bureau Chief and Forei…
May 15, 2024
An Ambassador of Faith
“These are God’s chosen people and He’s got a message that He wants to give the rest of the world through them.” This is what Ambassador Sam Brownback, a true friend of Israel, told Fellowship Board Chair Bishop Paul Lanier …
May 8, 2024
Israel—Our Blessing from God
This past October—October 10, 2023 to be exact—Yael Eckstein planned to welcome Dean Michele Bachmann to the podcast to discuss the dean joining the board of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, as well as he…
May 1, 2024
Magen David Adom Is Israel
“In Israel, we actually say, ‘Magen David Adom is Israel.’” This is what Uri Shacham—chief of staff for Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency services—recently told The Fellowship when he sat down to discuss his organization’…
April 24, 2024
Asking Questions on Passover
In today’s special Passover episode, host Yael Eckstein explains the unique and sometimes unusual traditions for the Passover seder that teach us to ask questions. In fact, the telling of the Exodus story begins not with fac…
April 17, 2024
What Christians Should Know About Passover
As we approach the holy season of Passover, host Yael Eckstein is joined on the podcast by Bishop Paul Lanier, Chairman of the Board for the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews and pastor of Hope Community Church…
April 10, 2024
Beautifying the Holy Land
As he sat down with The Fellowship recently, Jordan Marcellino quoted Isaiah 58:12 when telling how God called his family back to Israel—to live, to work, and to restore the beautiful Holy Land he calls home. “Your people wi…
April 3, 2024
A Survivor's Strength
“October 7th was such a wake-up call for us.” These are the worlds of Adele Raemer —an Israeli, a mother, a grandmother, a kibbutz resident near Israel’s border with Gaza, and a survivor of the Hamas attacks of that day. Ade…
March 27, 2024
Dr. Alveda King—Letting Her Light Shine
For listeners of this podcast, Dr. Alveda King has been a favorite guest, sharing about her family’s legacy and her own faith. And so it was with great excitement that Bishop Lanier and The Fellowship welcomed Dr. King at th…
March 20, 2024
The Story of Purim: Finding God in Everything and Everyone
This month, Jews around the world celebrate one of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar— Purim, which commemorates the events written about in the Book of Esther . During this celebration, Jewish people host parti…
March 13, 2024
The Oldest Hebrew Bible: ANU— Museum of the Jewish People
“Anu is the Hebrew word for we or us.” That’s how Grace Rapkin explains the name of ANU—Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, which she serves as Marketing Manager. The “we” that this museum serves includes all of us—all …
March 6, 2024
Reba Rambo—A Song of Israel in Her Heart
For Christian music fans, the name Reba Rambo certainly evokes fond memories and emotions. Her music, and her family’s musical legacy, have provided the soundtrack for the lives of countless people of faith. One of these fan…
Feb. 28, 2024
A Heart for Israel—A Conversation with Governor Mike Huckabee
“Everything that I embrace as a Christian is rooted in the promises that God gave to the Jewish people.” Of the many Christian friends of The Fellowship and of the Jewish state of Israel, none has a passion and calling stron…
Feb. 21, 2024
A Voice for Israel — A Conversation with Eylon Levy
In the months since October 7, Israel has—for better or for worse—been a regular feature in international news. And while much of the world voices its opposition against (and hatred for) the Jewish state, there are voices wh…
Feb. 14, 2024
Longing for the Holy Land — A Christian in Israel
In the wake of the Hamas attacks of October 7, life changed for all the people of the Holy Land, one of whom is this week’s special podcast guest. But Tommy Waller wasn’t born in the Jewish state, and isn’t even Jewish. Tomm…
Feb. 7, 2024
Remembering Rabbi Eckstein — A Father, a Brother, a Visionary
Join host Yael Eckstein, President and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, as she pays tribute to her beloved father and mentor, Fellowship Founder Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, who unexpectedly passed away…
Jan. 31, 2024
A Conversation with Two Survivors
This week, host Yael Eckstein comes to us from the Holy Land with two very special guests, both of them Israelis, both of them strong, proud Jewish women, and both of them survivors. Born in Poland before WWII began, Sarah s…
Jan. 24, 2024
Lessons from the Holocaust: The Power of One Life, One Person
International Holocaust Remembrance Day—observed every January 27, the day the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated in 1945—is a day to remember one of the darkest times in history, a time that resulted in the horrific…