Getting Their Feet Wet
During IDF Soldier Appreciation Week, a lively pool party is just one of the events “Yahad” helps to coordinate showing support for lone and combat soldiers serving at the IDF
Combating Loneliness and Isolation During the Passover Season
For more than 6,900 lone soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, who do not have family in Israel, or are orphans, come from dysfunctional homes, or have been disowned by their ultra-orthodox Jewish families who do not want their sons in the Israeli army, Passover can make a lone soldier feel even more alone.
Who Will Take Care of Israel’s Lone Soldiers?
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) is respectively referred to as, “The people’s army.” This is due to the fact that it is comprised of not only native Israelis but also people from all over the world. Additionally, with the rise of enlistment from Biblically observant men and women, this all inclusive army faces many obstacles.
Providing for Soldiers’ Spiritual Needs has Operational Consequences, Says IDF General (res.)
Just as important as one’s physical outfit is one’s spiritual readiness.
A Time For Miracles – True Stories From the IDF
Terror from the Gaza strip has haunted the Holy Land for over a decade. Yet, miraculous stories started spreading throughout the Land, some, almost too far fetched to believe.
Support Israel’s Combat Soldiers With a Mobile House of Prayer
With more than 40 percent of Israel Defense Force (IDF) combat soldiers being very religious and the vast majority of the others keeping traditional Judaism, having a proper place to pray while protecting the Holy Land is of great importance. To that end Yahad-United for Israel’s Soldiers is raising funds for a synagogue on wheels which will travel with IDF combat soldiers as they move from place to place.
Lone Soldier From UK Proudly Protecting The Holy Land
Less than a year-and-a-half ago, 23-year-old Abraham Niasoff left his family and friends in England to volunteer for Israel’s army. Today, he is a sharpshooter in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), protecting the Holy Land on Israel’s contentious Gaza border.
IDF Tech Expo Inspires Younger Generation
The mission statement of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) states that its main goal is to “defend the existence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the state of Israel” and to “protect the inhabitants of Israel and to combat all forms of terrorism which threaten daily life.”
How Can Israel’s Soldiers Have a Sweet Jewish New Year?
As the Nation of Israel prepares for the Jewish New Year-Rosh HaShanah (September 10) and the High Holiday season, Yahad-United for Israel’s Soldiers is tasked with ensuring that Israel’s IDF soldiers have a semblance of celebration while protecting the Holy Land and its citizens.
A Personal Account of Brewing War on Israel’s Southern Border
Standing less than a mile from the Israel-Gaza border at the Black Arrow paratrooper memorial it is easier to understand the lay of the land and why war may be brewing.
