Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) is a non-political, non-military organization that provides for wellbeing of the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), veterans and family members. Established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors, FIDF is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation that operates 26 regional offices in the United States with headquarters in New York City. We are the single organization authorized to collect charitable donations on behalf of the soldiers of the IDF across the United States, as designated by Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, IDF Chief of the General Staff in March 2017, and by Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, IDF Chief of the General Staff in February 2019 and April 2021.
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
Proposed Military Base: $500 million facility in southern Israel near Gaza border; could house 10,000 troops; 10,000 sq. ft. initial office space; first large-scale American military installation on Israeli territory; part of International Stabilization Force (ISF)
Parshat Chayei Sarah: A Mirror That Reflects the Human Condition - The Blog
https://shmusviews.blogspot.com/2025/11/parshat-chayei-sarah-mirror-that.html
