Lone soldier

Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF

The establishment of the unit, which will specialize in guiding and supporting olim in the IDF, follows a significant rise in the number of immigrants who have chosen to make Aliyah since October 7.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Over 150 lone soldiers join the IDF through Garin Tzabar Scouts program.
After October 7, the battlefield expanded online, where narratives spread as fast as the war itself.

'Digital Warrior': How a lone soldier shaped Israel's global narrative after October 7

A personal account of Israel’s information war and how truth is shaped and shared in real time

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
Lone Soldier Center CEO Liora Rubinstein (L) with president Drorit Nitzani and actress and musician Einat Sarouf and her original artwork.

Israeli artists unite across communities to support lone soldiers in new exhibition

Artists, musicians, and designers contribute to a Tel Aviv show where ceramic plates symbolize belonging, with proceeds aiding lone soldiers in need.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RAISING THE flag before prayer services in the field.

Making it official: Inside the Nativ program training IDF soldiers to 'join the tribe'

Nativ began with a Trustee Committee in 1998 and was adopted as a military program in 2000. To date, over 58,000 soldiers have begun the program, and close to 20,000 have completed conversion.

|ByJUDITH SEGALOFF

Nefesh B'Nefesh opens new Tel Aviv center to assist olim, lone soldiers

Located in Azrieli Tower, the expansion will serve as a space for programming for NBN to continue helping Jews worldwide make Aliyah and adjust to life in Israel. 

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nefesh B'Nefesh opens new center in Tel Aviv

How lone soldiers uphold Israel’s Zionist values amid political discord – opinion

Lone soldiers embody dedication to Israel as draft law stirs controversy.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024ByYISRAEL DOV MEYER
A lone soldier and Bnei Akiva graduate from Argentina, currently serving in the IDF’s Sayeret Nahal unit, is joined by friends and Bnei Akiva emissaries.

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.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cyprus lone soldier retreat.

Grapevine August 29, 2024: Lone Soldiers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 30, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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

AUGUST 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

AUGUST 14, 2024ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
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.

AUGUST 3, 2024ByBRENDA KATTEN
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.

JULY 22, 2024ByJOSEPH SCUTTS
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.

JULY 9, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

JUNE 13, 2024ByJONATHAN DAVIS
THE WRITER (center) and Sylvia Kassoff (far right), head of student well-being on campus, meet with reservists after they were discharged.