The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews was founded in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein to promote understanding between Jews and Christians and build broad support for Israel and other shared concerns. Our vision is that Jews and Christians will reverse their 2,000-year history of discord and replace it with a relationship marked by dialogue, respect and cooperation. A History of Helping The Fellowship's success has far exceeded expectations. Over the years, we have been leaders in Jewish-Christian relations, building bridges of goodwill that have led to greater understanding and cooperation between members of these two great faiths. We have helped hundreds of thousands of Jews escape poverty and anti-Semitism and return to their biblical homeland, funded humanitarian assistance that has touched the lives of millions of Jews in Israel and around the world, provided life-giving aid to IsraelÍs victims of war and terror, and much more. About Rabbi Eckstein, Founder and President, IFCJ; Goodwill Ambassador, State of Israel Rabbi Yechiel Z. Eckstein, founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, has devoted time to building bridges of understanding between Christians and Jews and broad support for the State of Israel. He is the leading advocate of religious freedom worldwide.