Canadian Funding Limited
January 22,2010
Dear Friends of The Fellowship,
I am filled with gratitude for you, and for the blessing you have bestowed upon Israel and
the Jewish people this past year through The Fellowship. Our work has been greatly enriched by
your commitment to rescue and care for needy Jews around the world.
With thanks to God, we have increased our aid through Isaiah 58 to thousands of elderly
Jews and needy children in the former Soviet Union, many whom would not be able to survive
without this care.
In Israel, the economy remains troubled, unemployment grows, and severe cutbacks are
reducing what social services there are. The poorest of the poor are falling through the cracks.
But through our Guardians of Israel ministry, destitute Jews living in more than 130 Israeli cities
and communities are getting assistance. Thanks to you, food coupons, clothing, shelter, grants to
pay heating bills, hearing aids, and so many more things that we consider the basic necessities of
every day life are blessings in their lives!
And as 2009 drew to a close, The Fellowship in Canada celebrated its ability to support the
prophetic aliyah and klitah of Jewish immigrants through On Wings of Eagles
It is wonderful to recall our God-given victories throughout 2009. And yet, as the New Year
begins, we must also acknowledge that the struggle for Israel and the Jewish people, in which we
are so deeply engaged, is far from completed.
That is why today, I am praying with all my heart that you will renew your support for those
in desperate need as soon as you can.
I worry for people like Hadassah. In her sixties, physically disabled, and suffering chronic
pain, Hadassah shares her tiny Israeli apartment with her developmentally disabled son. I know
she pinches pennies to survive on government assistance. But it is not enough.
With a major portion of her fixed income going toward the cost of transportation to medical
appointments, Hadassah is forced to make unthinkable choices every day. Choosing between
properly feeding herself and the son she dearly loves, or buying the medication she needs so she
Because of your caring support through
Guardians of Israel, Hadassah and her son
have felt these blessings, and thank you that
they’re no longer forced to make a choice.
“I bless all of your Fellowship donors,”
Hadassah told one of our workers. “I wish
you every good thing that I can think of
Thank you for making my transportation and medical treatments possible, as well as helping us
have enough food on our table.”
In the former Soviet Union, through our Isaiah 58 ministry, you can help reach elderly Jews
who are facing a cruel and unforgiving winter. They need food, shelter, and warmth. They are living
on pensions of just $15 or $25 a month, yet inflation skyrockets. And, now, unavoidable cutbacks
to one of our partners in the FSU threaten to leave 60,000 elderly Russian Jews without care.
With God’s help, we will not leave these sons and daughters of Abraham without the means
to survive. Indeed, with God’s help, you and I will always remember them …
“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter
- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your ownflesh and blood?”
(Isaiah 58:7).
And now there is one more accomplishment you can make possible. Our On Wings of Eagles
ministry helps needy Jews in making aliyah (immigrating to Israel). When they realize their dream
of escaping anti-Semitism and poverty by coming to their biblical homeland, On Wings of Eagles
provides them with resettlement assistance (klitah) to help them become full, productive citizens.
And thus, through this ministry, you can participate in fulfilling biblical prophecy that promises
to gather the Jewish exiles “from the-four corners of the earth” (Isaiah 11: 12).
Today I pray that you will continue to bless Israel and Jewish people in need by supporting our
ministries of compassion. Please remove the attached 2010 Ministry Partner card and keep it with
you as a constant reminder that we can accomplish much good by praying and working together!
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
Chairman
P.S. “The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself”
(Proverbs 11 :25). I encourage you to send your most generous gift. Thank you.
