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Salute to Purim

Happy #Purim! This is the cutest solider salute I have ever seen! Source: @davidaweke @idflover

✡️ How Cool is this Star of David Braid!

♥️ MAZAL TOV: Captain Matan was part of Israel’s humanitarian delegation which provided aid to Brazil following the dam collapse. Matan arrived back in Israel and proposed to his fiancée Danielle right there on the runway. She said Yes!

IDF K9 Flight Home to Israel

After flying to Brazil as part of an Israel Defense Forces aid mission following the tragic dam collapse, one of our soldiers from the K9 Oketz Unit rests alongside her loyal companion on the trip back to Israel.

Shalom from Israel

Shalom from Israel 🇮🇱 Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel.

WOW! Times 85

85 soldiers were walking through Jerusalem. Their commanding officer stopped at a falafel place and asked for 85 falafels… As he tried to pay, the store refused to accept his money. The officer said, you didn’t hear what I ordered. I ordered EIGHTY FIVE falafels. The store owner said – […]

Brothers.

♥️ Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel.

Condolences

CONDOLENCES: IDF soldiers, Sergeant Yovel Moryosef, 20 and Corporal Yosef Cohen, 19 were both killed today during the shooting attack in Israel’s Asaf Junction. 🕯 May their memories be a blessing

4 Cousins and Great Grandsons to Holocaust Survivors Serve in the IDF

It’s Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and I’m in Israel, but not alone. I met up with the Nefesh B’Nefesh-FIDF Lone Soldiers, who also are not alone. There was one soldier in particular that I was fortunate to meet. Meir and Sarah Riebenfeld narrowly escaped Nazi Germany in 1936 to build […]

#PrayForIsrael

🇮🇱 #prayforisrael Israel Defense Forces soldier praying near the border of Sderot, Israel. Source: Vos Iz Neias

CONDOLENCES: IDF officer, Lt. Col. M

🕯 Overnight, during operational activity in Gaza, an exchange of fire broke out, killing IDF officer, Lt. Col. M and injuring an additional officer. May his memory be a blessing. Source: Israel Defense Forces

Here’s a riddle..

Lion of Zion

This is incredible, check out the close up detail of this artwork. ‘“The Lion Of Zion” is dedicated in honor and remembrance of one of Israel’s biggest advocates, Ari Fuld HYD, brother of my good friend Hillel Fuld. 3D composition of 2500 Oil Painted Plastic Toy Soldiers on 3f X […]

Livestream from the funeral of Ari Fuld

Livestream from the funeral of Ari Fuld Ari Fuld, 45 year old husband and father of 4, is the victim of today’s terror attack in Israel. He was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist at the entrance of a local mall and later died from his injuries. Ari was someone who […]

Proud Grandfather

This is what the ultimate victory looks like: A Holocaust survivor sits with his 5th grandchild currently serving in the Israel Defense Forces to protect the Jewish state. Source: Humans of JNF

Yom Kippur Message from The IDF

This coming Tuesday, September 18th at sundown, Israel Defense Forces soldiers will observe Yom Kippur, a day of reflection, while still keeping Israel safe.‬

Two Different Uniforms, One Amazing Winner!

From Israel Defense Forces to gymnast, #MazalTovLinoy Ashram! The Israeli rhythmic gymnast earned a silver and a bronze medal at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. Ashram won the silver in the individual hoop final on Monday, the second day of the championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. On Thursday she earned the […]

IDF Shofar in the Golan Heights

“These soldiers deserve so much credit. May HaShem protect them. Today we had the opportunity to convey our love and appreciation.” -Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky, Rohr Chabad Student Network of Ottawa

This is incredible!

This is incredible! “At this moment, in this place, there is no greater pride and triumph than standing here in uniform as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. From the Right: my great-grandfather, Ze’ev and great-grandmother Hadassah, and their two children, Yosef and Arieh, at the entrance to the […]

The Israel Defense Forces gets in on the #kikichallenge 🇮🇱🕺🏿

View this post on Instagram 🇮🇱🕺🏿 The @idf gets in on the #kikichallenge 🎥 @orel_13cohen @idflover 🌎 Israel 📰 Everyone Has A Story, What's Yours? 📧 editor@humansofjudaism.com 📱 www.humansofjudaism.com #⃣ #humansofjudaism #inmyfeelings @champagnepapi A post shared by Humans of Judaism (@humansofjudaism) on Aug 5, 2018 at 6:37am PDT

My New Hero!

“Hi, my name is faigy. I’m 20 years old from New Jersey. Almost 3 years ago I moved to Israel after falling in love with the land while on vacation here. I joined the army a year and a half ago. I serve as a combat soldier in the 41st […]

One of my Favorites!!

This isn’t just any soldier, this is my cousin and he is wearing his namesake great-grandfathers Tefillin! Wishing you all a #shabbatshalom

♥️ Pvt. Or decided to take his swearing in ceremony one step further- he proposed to his girlfriend. Congratulations!

Jerusalem Day – Yom Yerushalayim

This day in 1967, the Israeli paratroopers broke through Jerusalem in the 6-day-war ending decades of oppression against Jews in the Holy City. Here in this iconic photo, the three paratroopers who were photographed standing at the Western Wall are pictured together again 50 years later. Am Yisrael Chai! ?? […]

? They may not be with us, but they are always in our hearts. #YomHaZikaron

They may not be with us, but they are always in our hearts. #YomHaZikaron Israel Rememberance Day Today we begin Yom Hazikaron, the Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. We remember those who fell in the line of duty and taken by the violence […]

?? #YomHaZikaron

#YomHaZikaron Tonight we begin Yom Hazikaron, the Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism. We remember those who fell in the line of duty and taken by the violence of terrorism. May their memories be a blessing. Source: Israel Defense Forces

Good Morning from Latrun, Israel.

Good Morning from Latrun, Israel. Rabbi Nochum Katsenelenbogen of Chabad Owings Mills laying Tefillin and saying Shma with Sheldon (Shabsi) Griner, a Holocaust survivor on top of an Israeli army tank, assisted by a loan IDF soldier. Mr. Griner was born in 1938 in Lublin, Poland and was saved by a […]

His Great-Grandfathers Legacy

“On #Kristallnacht, November 10, 1938, Joseph Mayer was arrested by the SS in Prenzlau, #Germany and taken to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Although Joseph and his wife Anne miraculously survived and were able to leave Germany before the war began, all of their relatives perished. They died because they had […]

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