Tag: FIDF
Jewish influencers and Israeli soldiers to light Hanukkah candles together
In celebration of the eight nights of Hanukkah that begin on Sunday evening, Friends of the IDF (FIDF) has announced a campaign to show solidarity with those who keep the miracle of the Jewish...
‘A Night of Heroes’: Celebrating Israel and the IDF at 70
They got the billing right. The headliner of a charitable evening in Midtown Manhattan on Oct. 17 featured 30-plus Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers and officers—donned in uniforms and berets representing various military branches and...
Yankees baseball legend Mariano Rivera visits Israeli army base to show solidarity
Former legendary New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera visited an Israel Defense Forces base in northern Israel on Tuesday to lend solidarity with Israeli soldiers.
Rivera, who played 19 seasons with the Yankees and was...
‘Everybody into the pool’: IDF combat soldiers make quite a splash
When Or, 21, a front-line combat soldier, woke up last Wednesday, he was informed by his commanding officer that he would be given the next day off to spend at the country’s largest water...