Panim el Panim 2015 report
***A year of ascending in Jewish identity***
Dorot College Program
Yachad Program
IDF program
Units we visited this year (partial list)
Air Force, Artillery, Border Police, Ducheifat, Egoz, Givati , Golani , Handasa , Kfir, Lavi, Lotar, Magav, Modiin (Intelligence), Moran, Nachal, Nachshon, Navy, Paratroopers, Rimon, Rotem, Shaked, Shimshon, Tank units, Tzabar and more!!!
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Panim el Panim, before, during and after army service.
The past year has been challenging as well as uplifting for IDF soldiers. Our soldiers fought bravely in Gaza throughout the long, hot summer and turned to Panim el Panim with hundreds of requests for Shiurim and spiritual Chizuk. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, Panim el Panim was able to provide thousands of combat soldiers with the Sabbatonim, Shiurim and spiritual Chizuk necessary to elevate their army service as much as possible.
All year round, young men and women ensure Israel's security - patrolling our borders on the ground, in the air and at sea. We are proud to be there for them, and are grateful to you for enabling us to provide this essential support, not only in the spiritual side, but in the phisycal aspect as well, connecting friends and supporters from over sea directly to the units in the field.
This year we have increased activity in three projects, The Shabbat program, Chayalot program, and Mobile Midrasha program, adding over 650 Shiurim in total.
We have also accomplished a milestone in Israel's history, and managed to establish a new synagogue in one of the most important sites in Israel, the legendary ammunition hill - Givat Hatachmoshet. Now there is a Sefer Torah on site, which is a symbol in Isreal's culture. Project enabled in memory of Rabbi Benny Eisener and three paratroop fallen officers.
Our scholars have worked day and night to ensure that they reach each and every individual soldier in every base they reached.
In addition, Panim el Panim understands, that to prepare one for meaningful life in Israel, reaching out during the IDF service will not suffice. That is why we have reached to over 25,000 individual secular high school students this year, preparing them, and infusing them with core Jewish values towards their draft to IDF. We are proud to lead the second year of Dorot program which reaches out to secular college students in Israel, and today lists 240 students from top universities in Israel!
Please check our website and ourFacebook page to view all our other projects that help IDF combat soldiers in their daily lives - and let them know how much they are appreciated.
I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our devoted scholars, that although engaging many other projects, find the time to act on this tremendous Mitzvah, and are simply reviving the heart of the world, which is the re-newborn Israeli nation, where each individual is the son of Hashem!
Please consider contributing to Panim el Panim. With your support, we will continue to provide for the spiritual needs of Israel's combat soldiers.
Col. (Res.) Geva Rapp
Panim el Panim