Original article written for Jewish Standard by Larry Yudelson It was the first day of chol hamoed Sukkot, and Rabbi Efrem Reis introduced Guy Ronen, a representative of Israeli Brothers for Life, to the seventh and eighth graders of Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New Milford. He had a lesson from the …
Dear Friends, Chag Sameach! It has been an incredible week for us at Brothers for Life, mainly because of the dedication of Carmi, the BFL therapy sailboat donated by the Book and Schottenstein families (We will do separate Biweekly on this amazing moment and what it means for our soldiers). However, our hearts are heavy …
Dear Friends, Our BFL Challenge Treks are designed specifically for our injured members to personally experience that there is no such thing as a “disability.” Injuries and traumas can be life-changing, and they can make activities our soldiers used to do with ease seem impossible, but we don’t use the label “impossible” either. It’s a …
We are excited to announce that, Shraga Eli Stern, who up until now lead the BFL Experience in Israel, just relocated to Chicago to become the associate director of the BFL Chicago region. Shraga served as an officer in the IDF for eight years. In 2016 Shraga was stabbed in the chest by a Hamas …
Dear Friends, The Brothers for Life flag trails behind the 14 brothers, wounded IDF soldiers, as they walk in the footsteps of our family members during the Holocaust. They have come on this emotional journey to Poland (July 22-29) on a BFL Delegation not just to learn about their history, but to understand the importance …
Dear Friends, I am humbled to report that we just had three amazing delegations come back to Israel with lives changed. The first was a prosthetic delegation where three of our brothers who are amputees traveled to Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates, a renowned clinic in Orlando, Florida where they were fitted with new prosthetics. They …
Dear Friends, Everyone in the IDF knows that some of the most dangerous units are the Border Patrol units. One of the flashpoints for riots is the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. It’s simply a terrible place to be an IDF soldier. Three years ago Elroy, now 26 years old, was called as a member of …
Dear Friends, As part of our 2025 strategic plan, we are investing more resources in our goal of helping our most severely injured brothers not only reclaim their lives but literally reclaim the dreams they may have given up on after their injury. It sounds lofty but at BFL it’s a daily reality. A living example …
Dear Family, Two weeks ago, something historic happened in the Middle East. For the first time, two injured IDF soldiers flew to Dubai to be fitted with prosthetic hands. Just a few years ago, this would not have been possible before the Abraham Accords. Until now soldiers who lost parts of their hands had no real …
Dear Families, Shalom from Israel! After two years of being restrained by Covid our delegations are back! Our delegations are literally life changing for our soldiers and connect our host families and communities to Israel and Am Yisrael in a way that is almost impossible outside of Israel. Our most recent delegation was two weeks …
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