They aren’t on the frontlines of battle, and no one talks about them much. But their work is perhaps even more meaningful than that of our combat soldiers. Meet the Education & Youth Corps. Hover over each point to learn
Today we’re introducing a new series: the IDF Tour Guide. Each week, a professional tour guide will take you to a different museum or heritage site that deals with IDF history and heroism. To kick off the series, we’re going
“I had typhus, and then they threw me onto this mountain of bodies. Your mother, and I have no idea where she got the strength to do this, was the one who pulled me out from all of those bodies
By Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich In 2004, I joined the Witnesses in Uniform delegation of 180 IDF officers to Poland. We had the chance to visit some of the major sites of Holocaust memory, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. We also saw the
“Edim Be’Madim”, the Witnesses in Uniform program, brings IDF soldiers and officers to Poland to commemorate and learn about the Holocaust. One of those officers was Lt. Col. Yakov Barel, a class commander in the Tactical Command College. This is
She was serving as a combat soldier, quickly became a commander, commanded soldiers in basic training while pregnant, and finished a beret march with them — This is the story of Captain Yarden Shukrun, the first female commander of a
For some newly released soldiers of the IDF, the transition from military to civilian life can be daunting. It’s common for these new civilians to travel the world, from South America and New York to Thailand and India, before returning to
Learn how to defend yourself — IDF Style! For the first time ever, Cpl. Rachel Shir, one of only three female Krav Maga instructors in the IDF, teaches you the basic concepts behind the world-renowned self-defense system. Krav Maga is
Every IDF soldier, no matter what his or her job in the army will be, must go through basic training. These first weeks in the IDF can be frustrating and tiring, but they are essential for helping new recruits make
Are you a new immigrant to Israel who wants to draft to the IDF? Daunted by the bureaucracy and impossible Hebrew? That’s where Private Leron Ergas comes in. The 27-year-old from Los Angeles, California is the IDF coordinator for new