Yael
Eckstein
Contributing Writer
Yael Eckstein is the President and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship). As a respected Jewish leader, speaker, author, and host of Nourish Your Biblical Roots and The Chosen People podcasts, Yael continues the legacy of her father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein—to build bridges of faith between Christians and Jews globally. With over a decade of nonprofit experience in multiple roles, she has the rare distinction of being a woman leading one of the world’s largest religious charitable organizations. The Jaffa Institute’s 2024 Woman of the Year and The Jerusalem Post's 2023 Humanitarian of the Year, Yael is a Chicago-area native based in Israel with her husband and their four children.
