Religious foundation rabbi earned $823K in 2007

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Say hello to Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internatio ... s_and_Jews

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.  Now celebrating the 25th year of lifesaving ministry, the 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.

It has headquarters in Chicago and Jerusalem. It is supervised by an independent board of directors and is led by its founder and president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. Rabbi Eckstein is one of the world's leading experts on Christian-Jewish relations, an author and Bible teacher, and was also appointed by the State of Israel as its Goodwill Ambassador to Christian Communities.

Some people have questioned the unusually high salary for Rabbi Eckstein. :lol: In 2007, he received overall salary and benefits of $823,000 according to the American Institute of Philanthropy. This is comparable to the compensation packages for CEOs of substantially larger charities, such as the American Red Cross and the United Way.