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Yechiel Eckstein was born on 11 July, 1951 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American rabbi and philanthropist. Discover Yechiel Eckstein's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Occupation Rabbi, Founder and President
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 11 July 1951
Birthday 11 July
Birthplace Winthrop, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death 6 February, 2019
Died Place Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality American

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Who Is Yechiel Eckstein's Wife?

His wife is Bonnie Siegman (m. 1974 –2004) Joelle Eckstein (m. 2007–2019)

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Parents Rabbi Dr. Sy Eckstein Belle Eckstein
Wife Bonnie Siegman (m. 1974 –2004) Joelle Eckstein (m. 2007–2019)
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Children Yael Eckstein Tamar Eckstein Talia Eckstein

Yechiel Eckstein Net Worth

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Source of Income Founder

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1919

Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Eckstein was the son of the Rabbi and psychologist Dr. Simon "Sy" Eckstein (1919–2016) and his wife Belle Eckstein (née Hirschman) of Tampa, Florida.

1951

Yechiel Eckstein (יחיאל אקשטיין; July 11, 1951 – February 6, 2019) was an Israeli American rabbi who founded International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 and led it for many years.

The objectives of the organisation were to support Jews in need of financial help, to promote emigration of Jews to Israel, and to support poor soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces.

1952

In 1952, when he was just a year old, Eckstein moved with his family to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as his father accepted a newly created rabbinic post as the Chief Rabbi of Ottawa, where he was raised, as his father oversaw four synagogues, two which eventually merged to form Congregation Beth Shalom.

He was a graduate of Yeshiva University High School for Boys.

Eckstein served as a faculty member at Columbia University, the Chicago Theological Seminary and the Northern Baptist Seminary.

1983

After serving as national co-director of inter-religious affairs for the Anti-Defamation League, Eckstein founded the Holyland Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 to help Christians and Jews work together on projects promoting the safety and security of Jews in Israel and around the world.

1990

But from the mid-1990s, he became popular with Evangelical Christians, leading to growth of the charity each year.

In the 1990s Yechiel co-led a band called "Ashira" with Chicago–based band leader Don Cagen.

1991

The organization was renamed the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1991.

Its first goal is to provide material aid to needy Jewish families and the elderly, for example, by helping them buy food and medicine.

A secondary mission is promoting Jewish emigration to Israel.

The third is supporting the Israeli military by aiding poor Israeli soldiers.

When Eckstein started the Fellowship, he had no salary, no medical benefits and a pregnant wife.

He worked part-time as a rabbi.

In the early years, he received the majority of his donations from fellow Jews.

Often these gifts were grudgingly given.

"I don't know what you're doing, and I don't know if I like what you're doing," one Jewish philanthropist from Chicago said to him, but he nonetheless donated.

2002

Eckstein held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Israel, having become an Israeli citizen in 2002.

He had three daughters with his first wife, Bonnie Siegman; the couple subsequently divorced.

His daughter Yael Eckstein became president and CEO of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews after Eckstein's death.

Eckstein and his second wife, Joelle (née Medina ), lived in Jerusalem.

He recorded six CDs as a Hasidic singer.

He was a member of Kol Salonika, The Y'DID Singers and The Rabbis' Sons.

2003

In 2003, it was listed as the second-largest charitable foundation in Israel by Ha'aretz.

In December 2003, the I.F.C.J. was listed as the second-largest charitable foundation in the country by Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz.

Eckstein was also known for private donations to the Israeli military, through the US-American lobby group "Friends of the IDF".

2010

In 2010 Newsweek listed him in the Top 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America.

He was awarded Hadassah's first Man of Distinction in 2010, and the Raoul Wallenberg Award in 2014.

In June 2010 he was listed by Newsweek magazine in the Top 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America.

In July 2010, Hadassah awarded him its Man of Distinction award.

2014

He was listed in the "Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews" of 2014 and 2015.

In 2014, he was awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Award by the JDC.

He was also listed in the "Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews" of 2014 and 2015.

2019

He died on February 6, 2019, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Due to Eckstein's associations with the Christian right-wing and evangelical movement, he was controversial in the Jewish community, especially among liberal Jews from the United States and among Orthodox Jews.