AmazonSmile Helps Support LIBI Fund
With the Jewish and Christian winter holidays quickly approaching, many people are turning to the internet to purchase their gifts. One of the world’s biggest online marketplaces, Amazon, is teaming up with a host of charities to allow shoppers to donate a portion of their purchase to a worthy charity of their choice. With its […]
6th Graders from California Show Appreciation for IDF with Special Fundraising Campaign
Last week, LIBI USA, which supports the LIBI Fund, the IDF’s official humanitarian branch, received a modest yet meaningful donation. The $150 donation was received from the Hebrew class of Congregation B’nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek, California, through their teacher, Julia Babka-Kurzrock. The note attached to the $150 donation stated, “In honor of the tzedakah […]
LIBI USA Sponsored IDF Officer a Hit During US College Speaking Tour
Recognizing the need to not only help IDF soldiers fighting on Israeli turf but also to educate people outside of Israel about the challenges the Jewish State faces on a daily basis, both from enemies and skewed media reports, LIBI USA partnered with Chabad on Campus International and Our Soldiers Speak to bring first-hand accounts […]
LIBI USA Sends IDF Soldier to US Campuses to Educate Students
As anti-Israel sentiment boils over on US college campuses, LIBI USA has partnered with Chabad on Campus International and Our Soldiers Speak, a non-profit organization, to battle this plague by bringing IDF soldiers to speak at campuses and communities around the US. On October 23 to 25 in New York City, the Chabad on Campus […]
Enlistment in the IDF Increasing from Foreign Countries
With 57 countries allowing dual citizenship, the IDF is thankfully finding an increase in foreign recruitment. With more than 5,500 lone soldiers presently serving in both combat and administrative positions in the Israeli army, the IDF has made special efforts to help foreigners acclimate to army life more quickly and efficiently. “Every soldier is a […]
Keep Israel’s Soldiers in Your Prayers on Yom Kippur
As Yom Kippur approaches on September 23, 2015, we remember the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Approximately twenty-seven thousand IDF soldiers fell during this war which was initiated by Egypt and Syria. Though the fallen must always be remembered, the miracles which occurred also deserve our attention. We know that God protects His children when we […]
LIBI Sponsors 75 Torah Scrolls in Memory of Victims of Operation Protective Edge
The victims of last summer’s war with Gaza were memorialized on August 12 in a special LIBI Fund sponsored event at the Western Wall in Jerusalem at which 75 Torah scrolls were dedicated in their memory. Israeli officials, including President Reuven Rivlin, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, Chief Rabbis David […]
IDF Soldiers Struggle to Keep Cool During Record Heat Wave
This week, Israel hit its hottest day in five-years. Sweltering temperatures throughout the country would be an understatement. “When people are hot, they can choose to sit in the shade or enjoy indoor air-conditioning,” reflected Dr. John A.I. Grossman, LIBI USA Chairman. “But, IDF soldiers don’t have that option. They are responsible to man their […]
Soroka Medical Center Prepares for the Next War
One year ago, on July 8, 2014, Israel’s defensive Gaza war, Operation Protective Edge began. During the 50 days of fighting, few regions from central Israel to the South escaped the sound of blaring sirens urging citizens to run to their bomb shelters. With the war taking place in Israel’s southern region, the entire Negev […]
5 Highlights of the Strategic Alliance Between Israel and the USA
The USA and Israel have maintained a strong relationship through decades of world and Middle East upheaval in particular. Established in 1980, LIBI was formed to strengthen this bond by meeting the educational, religious, medical and recreational needs of Israeli soldiers using US tax free donations. As Dr. John A.I. Grossman, LIBI USA Chairman says, […]