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D. and L., members of an elite IDF unit that fought in the battle of Kibbutz Be'eri, sharing their story in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2023. Photo by Gil Tannenbaum/TPS.

Unsung Heroes: Lone soldiers on the frontline against Hamas

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“When we first got there, there were terrorists still alive, some dead... a lot of injured soldiers, dead soldiers, dead civilians, bodies everywhere.” These are the words of D., a member of the Israel Defense...
New immigrants to Israel hold a placard at Ben-Gurion International Airport reading, “The People of Israel Live,” Oct. 19, 2023. Photo by Yonit Schiller.

New ‘olim’ show up to support their new homeland in time of war

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As rockets from Gaza continue to rain down across Israel following the carnage of the Hamas attack on the western Negev that began on Oct. 7, and foreign nations including the United States consider...
Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart; executive vice president Zev Gershinsky; and Israeli Consul General in New York Ambassador Asaf Zamir with 40 future Lone Soldiers at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Photo by Shahar Azran.

‘Look forward,’ says lone soldier on 20th-anniversary ‘aliyah’ flight to Israel

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With lots of hugs and plenty of tears—and a mix of joy and anticipation, and excitement of the unknown—225 Jews from North America said goodbye to family and friends and left John F. Kennedy...
Twin brothers Ari and Ron have landed in Israel, where they plan on joining the Shayetet 13 marine commando unit of the Israel Defense Forces, July 2022. Photo by Efrat Farajon.

Twin brothers make ‘aliyah,’ intend to enlist in IDF marine commando unit

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Twin brothers who will enlist in an elite Israel Defense Forces unit were among the 48 new immigrants to Israel from across North America who landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport last week on an El...
Twelve future lone soldiers from North America landed on a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah Flight to serve in the Israel Defense Forces and make their homes in the Jewish state, Aug. 10, 2021. Photo by Yonit Schiller.

Future lone soldiers arrive with Nefesh B’Nefesh during summer ‘aliyah’ peak

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Twelve future lone soldiers were among new immigrants who landed this week on a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah Flight, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren...
Israeli soldiers on base receiving hygiene kits and other packages while stationed there due to the coronavirus from Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, March 2020. Credit: FIDF.

Multigenerational family, lone soldiers to be featured at virtual FIDF annual gala

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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will hold its 2020 national gala online for the first time as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The philanthropic evening, themed “A Night of Heroes,” will...
Some 78 lone soldiers headed for service in the Israel Defense Forces arrived in Israel in two aliyah flights on July 27 and July 28, 2020. Photo by Yonit Schiller.

Future lone soldiers land in Israel on two group flights

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Two flights of new olim arrived in Israel this week—one on Monday and another on Tuesday—with 78 lone soldiers headed for service in the Israel Defense Forces. Another 42 individuals also came to make their homes...
A lone soldier and new recruit in the Israel Defense Forces holds up an official backpack, April 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

Some 270 lone soldiers begin IDF service as Israel turns 72

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Nearly 270 lone soldiers were drafted into the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday, following Israel’s 72nd Independence Day. The new recruits included Jewish men and women, ages 18 to 22, from the United States, Canada,...
Israeli soldiers on base receiving hygiene kits and other packages while stationed there due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) from Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Marcn 2020. Credit: FIDF.

1,000-plus IDF lone soldiers from U.S. to stay on base for Passover

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More than 1,000 U.S. natives serving as lone soldiers, those who join the Israel Defense Forces with no immediate family in Israel, have been among the thousands of IDF soldiers that have been ordered to...
Ahead of Passover, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is sponsoring gift coupons of $139.12 for 8,500 Israeli lone soldiers and soldiers from low-income families. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

Israeli soldiers to receive gift cards to purchase items for Rosh Hashanah

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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) are providing High Holiday gift cards to some 9,000 soldiers in need and lone soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces so they can help celebrate Rosh...