CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kathryn S. Head, President and Principal Executive Officer of the
First Investors Equity Funds (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.  The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR of the First Investors
Equity Funds for the six months ended March 31, 2007, fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and

2.  The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Registrant.

Dated: June 7, 2007

/S/ KATHRYN S. HEAD
Kathryn S. Head
President and Principal Executive Officer,
First Investors Equity Funds



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to First Investors Equity Funds and will be retained by First
Investors Equity Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.








CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joseph I. Benedek, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the
First Investors Equity Funds(the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.  The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR of the First Investors
Equity Funds for the six months ended March 31, 2007, fully complies with
the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and

2.  The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Registrant.

Dated: June 7, 2007

/S/ JOSEPH I. BENEDEK
Joseph I. Benedek
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer,
First Investors Equity Funds





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to First Investors Equity Funds and will be retained by First
Investors Equity Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.