by EVJCC | Mar 20, 2026 | Israel, Lone Soldier Project
Dr. Michael Cohen, center, chair of the East Valley JCC’s Lone Soldier Project, will be honored in the March 20 issue of Phoenix Jewish News as part of the paper’s inaugral 12 Over 60 feature. He’s pictured here at a recent event with Rabbi Michael...
by EVJCC | Dec 14, 2023 | Lone Soldier Project
This year’s Hanukkah Greetings campaign for the Lone Soldier Project received tremendous support and we are grateful to all the organizations and individuals who participated this year. Here’s a recap: More than 1,300 Hanukkah greetings were sent from 18 religious...
by EVJCC | Oct 9, 2023 | blog, Lone Soldier Project
This week’s cowardly attack on Israel civilians intensifies the stress and the safety of Lone Soldiers. The personal toll on Israelis, the IDF and Lone Soldiers is the worst ever experience since the birth of the state, 75 years ago. The need to support Lone Soldiers...
by EVJCC | Dec 5, 2022 | Lone Soldier Project
The Lone Soldier Project of the East Valley JCC is sending more than 1,000 Hanukkah letters and messages to lone soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces through the fifth annual Hanukkah Greetings campaign. The campaign, organized by Lone Soldier Project...
by EVJCC | Mar 4, 2021 | Lone Soldier Project
Lone soldiers enjoy a Passover seder together in 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the lone soldiers received food packages with seder supplies for Passover. When Matthew was a lone soldier serving in the Israel Defense Forces, the support of Lone Soldier...
by EVJCC | Nov 5, 2020 | CORE, Lone Soldier Project
Each year, young adults from around the world leave their homes and family behind to head to Israel to serve as soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces. Dubbed “lone soldiers,” they often have nowhere to go during Shabbat and holidays when their Israeli peers return...