Latest Articles Mashiv HaRuach – Soldiers

The Mashiv HaRuach program annually reaches about 16,000 soldiers and pre-army students at the end of high school. They come to Mashiv HaRuach for a variety of seminars, workshops and tiyulim. The goal is to instill in current and future soldiers a love of the land and pride in defending its borders. Mashiv...

Support for the soldiers involved in Operation Brother’s Keeper is coming in from all over Israel and around the world. A significant grant earmarked for soldiers serving in the Hevron area was made by the OU in New York. The purpose of this grant is to reinforce the efforts...

OU ISRAEL'S PROGRAM FOR SOLDIERS NAMED FOR HER SONS Unlike in other countries, Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron) in Israel is the day before Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut). For newcomers and visitors, this transition from mourning to rejoicing may seem strange. The reasoning is that while Independence Day marks the day...

On a clear day in Gush Etzion, you can see for miles. And if you know the history of the region, you can feel its spirit in your bones. You drive along the highway, pass the different yishuvim, point out Yeshivat Har Etzion, fall silent where hundreds fell in...

Purim music streaming from the truck, they drove from base to base delivering Mishloach Manot. As they pulled out, soldiers poured out of the buildings. There was singing, there was dancing, there were huge smiles all around. Many of the soldiers we visited fought in Gaza, and the mishloach...

“Welcome.  Hashem is With You” reads a spray-painted wooden sign posted at the entrance to the army base at Gaza’s southernmost tip.  This is the Israeli army’s main infantry training grounds and for the past several weeks it has been the site of major activity as Israel’s soldiers...