Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

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  • The Biblical Significance of Jerusalem to Jews and Christians

    The Biblical Significance of Jerusalem to Jews and Christians

    As all eyes are focused on Jerusalem once again because of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

  • On Holocaust Remembrance Day: Reflections From a Rabbi

    Israel and Jewish communities worldwide remember the Holocaust beginning at sundown Wednesday on Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. For two minutes throughout Israel, sirens sound, and the entire country comes to a standstill – all work comes to a halt, people walking down the street stop in their tracks, and cars stop in the road, their drivers exiting to stand in silent remembrance.