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Naftali Bennett unveils B’Yachad party plan to cut bureaucracy, boost support for olim

"Is our government building an Israel where Jews believe they and their families can be safe, earn a living and build their futures? Is our government making life easier here - or harder?"

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on October 13, 2026.
 Over 300 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.

From midrasha to the IDF: A journey toward serving Israel - opinion

Ofir Levy with the Panamanian flag during his ‘masa kumta,’ the final march marking the completion of combat training in the IDF. PremiumPremium

Meet the small, growing wave of Latin American IDF lone soldiers

Family and friends attend the funeral of Zehava Shaul, mother of fallen Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, at the Poria Illit Cemetery in northern Israel, July 26, 2026.

Remembering IDF soldiers who lost their lives to hidden wounds - opinion


From Gaza to Cyprus: Lone IDF reservists heal at retreat amid war

Lone soldiers who made aliyah and served during the Iron Swords War attended a healing retreat in Cyprus as part of the Wings program, offering much-needed support and reflection.

 Cyprus lone soldier retreat.

Grapevine August 29, 2024: Lone Soldiers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Lone Soldiers enjoy catching up while converting their foreign licenses to Israeli ones today in Holon.

Over 300 immigrants join IDF through Garin Tzabar program amid ongoing war

The Tzofim Garin Tzabar program, established by the Scouts movement in 1991, has provided a comprehensive support system to more than 7,000 lone immigrant soldiers over the past 33 years

Israeli reserve soldiers seen during a military training before heading to the Israeli-Gaza border in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on October 25, 2023

Hundreds in Israel mourn American lone soldier Jordan Cooper who died after allergic reaction

At his funeral Tuesday night, held after the Jewish mourning day of Tisha B’Av, his father thanked the gathered for answering the family’s call.

 Jordan Cooper grew up in Pennsylvani and moved to Israel in 2018.

Israel Alone: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s latest book tackles antisemitism

What disturbed Sank most was the antisemitism he encountered in New York.

 SAM SANK’S parents surprise him at his paratroopers’ graduation ceremony following eight months of basic training. His father was already quite ill and came in a wheelchair.

The Michael Levin Base: A welcoming home away from home for lone soldiers

Michael's dream was to form an organization that would be a community for lone soldiers.

 THE MICHAEL Levin Base.

Defense Ministry: 9,250 wounded in nine months of fighting

The ministry predicts that there the number of wounded will rise to 14,000 by the end of 2024.

 Anat Meir mourns near the grave of her husband, Sayeret Matkal officer David Meir, who was killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, July 9, 2024

Israel’s lone warriors: Foreign students answer the call to arms - opinion

Three hundred former lone soldiers are enrolled at Reichman University’s Raphael Recanati International School.

THE WRITER (center) and Sylvia Kassoff (far right), head of student well-being on campus, meet with reservists after they were discharged.

Meet Asher Leeder, the rabbi and martial artist who helps IDF troops with chiropractic issues

Jerusalemite of the Week: Asher Leeder is an ordained rabbi and a black belt martial artist in Tora Dojo. Here in Israel, he uses his chiropractic skills to help IDF lone soldiers.

 Rabbi Asher Leeder

'These young people making aliyah are not alone': Young olim explore IDF opportunities

"I salute and thank the young Olim who will soon become soldiers and serve in the IDF,” said Minister of Aliyah and Integration, MK Ofir Sofer. 

Pictured left to right, Yaron Shavit, Deputy Chair of The Jewish Agency for Israel, Minister of Aliyah and Integration, MK Ofir Sofer, and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh