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🍎 Rosh Hashanah Meals on the Lebanese Border 🍯

This Rosh Hashanah, no soldier on Israel’s northern border should feel alone.

Join us in providing 1,000 IDF soldiers with three complete holiday meals, Rosh Hashanah Simanim, and a dignified place to pray.

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Soldiers looking out over the northern border hills at sunset
“We are with you. We are thinking of you. You are not alone.”
— What every holiday meal says

This is why your support matters

Hear Directly From the Soldiers

Recorded by soldiers on the northern border, with subtitles.

A thank-you from the soldiers we fed this summer.

Our goal

Our objective is simple yet profound

That no soldier stationed on the border will go hungry on Rosh Hashanah. We want to give them a few hours where they can feel that they are not alone in the field—but rather surrounded by a massive family of Jews from all over the world. We will provide the holiday meals, warm and respectful food, and most importantly, that vital feeling that tells a soldier: “We are with you. We are thinking of you. You are not alone.”

1,000

Soldiers

3

Holiday meals

1

Mission

Our goal for the holiday meals

$50,000

$50 covers one soldier for the entire holiday

1,000 soldiers × $50 — every gift moves the number

No soldier should spend Rosh Hashanah feeling forgotten.

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Soldiers receiving meals and supplies at a northern-border post

Shalom and Blessings

A huge thank you, from the bottom of our hearts

First, we want to say a huge thank you from the bottom of our hearts—on behalf of the IDF soldiers serving on Israel’s northern border. In July, we had the privilege of partnering with you to execute an amazing and moving project. It gave the soldiers so much more than just food; it gave them the feeling that someone is thinking of them, caring for them, and waiting for them back home. Now, we are turning to you again, ahead of one of the most important and emotional holidays in the Jewish calendar—Rosh Hashanah.

🍎 The First Holiday Meal

All the Simanim

For the first meal of Rosh Hashanah, we will of course provide all the Simanim (traditional holiday foods)—apples and honey, pomegranates, dates, fish, and the rest—so the soldiers can recite the traditional blessings and start the New Year with faith, hope, and unity.

🕍 Holiday Prayers on the Border

So they can pray with dignity

In addition to the meals, following requests from the soldiers themselves, we will set up a designated, organized space for Rosh Hashanah prayers in the field, complete with all the necessary equipment so they can pray with dignity. For a soldier far from home on the Lebanese border, the opportunity to pause for a moment, open a Machzor, and pray alongside his friends is an unforgettable experience.

Full transparency

Where Your Donation Goes

  • Rosh Hashanah Simanim
  • Holiday meals
  • Challah and fresh bread
  • Salads and side dishes
  • Desserts and fruit
  • Prayer supplies
  • Transportation and delivery
  • Direct support for soldiers

From the front lines

Messages from the soldiers

❤️ We Need You

To reach our goal of 1,000 soldiers, we need your help

Without your donations, we will not be able to reach this goal. But when we look at this project, we don’t just see a number. We see 1,000 soldiers. 1,000 people. 1,000 families waiting for them at home. 1,000 hearts that need to feel they are not alone.

And we know there are Jews in America who understand exactly what mutual responsibility (Aravut Hadadit) means. A Jew on the Lebanese border in Israel and a Jew in America might be thousands of miles apart, but on Rosh Hashanah, we are one family.

The moment a soldier sits at the table, sees the apple and honey, hears the holiday blessing, and tastes food that reminds him of home—he will know that someone across the ocean was thinking of him. That is the strength of the people of Israel.