Chabad and the IDF
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. The year is 2001 and a newly enlisted lone soldier has just returned to his rented apartment in a small town to the south of Jerusalem. He left everything behind him to come to Israel and enlist in the IDF. His […]
Sadness and Sorrow
In Judaism we believe that no prayer goes unanswered. Sometimes, though, the answer is “no.” From the tragedy of our boys, a nation and the world united in prayer. And although we received the tragic news we hoped not to hear, our prayers ascended and helped in ways in which we cannot necessarily observe. We […]
LIBI Supports the Soldiers
Thanks to the generosity of LIBI France, soldiers all across Judea and Samaria who are participating in “Operation Brother’s Keeper” to locate and return the 3 kidnapped teenagers, received care packages of gamecih download androidsnacks and candy.
#BringBack OurBoys
We all know about the tragic, recent kidnapping of three Israeli yeshiva students by Hamas terrorists. The Chief Rabbis of Israel have urged us to recite Psalm 130 for the safety of the boys. Each and every day at 11 am EST, until the boys return home, we will be storming the gates of heaven […]
Exclusive IDF Haggadah
On the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover (April 14), a beloved tradition is to hold the Passover Seder. To spread holiday cheer, we tell the story of the Exodus and remember the great miracles that God performed for the people of Israel in the days of Moses, Aaron and Miriam. LIBI USA would like your […]
LIBI’s Purim Packages!
LIBI USA thanks our over 100 donors who sponsored Purim gift baskets and wrote personalized notes to the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces. This past Sunday, LIBI USA distributed over 1,000 Purim gift bags, with uplifting, personal messages of support tucked into each bag. The soldiers were greatly appreciative of the care and concern […]
In Memory: LIBI Board Member
LIBI USA mourns the loss of Herbert M. Heinstein, a founding board member since 2004 who tirelessly managed the financial oversight of LIBI USA and was responsible for establishing the all-volunteer ethic that continues to permeate LIBI USA today. The most costly pick of the closeout for the
Thank You to the Soldiers
LIBI recently embarked on a Purim campaign. Purim, in the Jewish tradition is the holiday which we celebrate communally by sending gift packages to spread the holiday cheer and remember the great miracles that God performed for the people of Israel in the days of Mordechai and Esther. Our goal is to send 1,000 packages […]
New Jersey to the Negev
Meet IDF Cpl. Eliyahu Frankel who is stationed in the Negev Desert, a long way from his hometown of New Jersey. Eliyahu, 19, is serving in a new IDF company: “Defenders of the Negev,” where soldiers maintain an observant Jewish lifestyle as they work to protect the State of Israel having extra time for prayers […]
Save a Life, Save a World
Regardless of the tense relations between Israel and Syria, who are still officially at war, IDF soldiers have continued to apply a core Jewish value: “Whoever saves one life, saves the entire world.” As civil war rages in Syria, IDF medical forces are caring for the country’s men, women and children in need. “When we […]