Lone soldier center

Israeli artists unite across communities to support lone soldiers in new exhibition

Artists, musicians, and designers contribute to a Tel Aviv show where ceramic plates symbolize belonging, with proceeds aiding lone soldiers in need.

Lone Soldier Center CEO Liora Rubinstein (L) with president Drorit Nitzani and actress and musician Einat Sarouf  and her original artwork.
 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Grapevine, March 27, 2026: A welcome break

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks at The Jerusalem Post at the Diplomatic Conference held at the Friends of Zion Museum media center in Jerusalem, September 16, 2025.

Grapevine: Huckabee at home

 Immigration and Diaspora Committee discuss funding for mental health services for lone soldiers

Only 500 of the 13,000 lone reservists have received mental health support since Oct. 7


The Michael Levin Base: A welcoming home away from home for lone soldiers

Michael's dream was to form an organization that would be a community for lone soldiers.

 THE MICHAEL Levin Base.

Devora Ruderman: A lone ‘Bat Sherut’ making a difference

Jerusalemite of the Week: Working at The Michael Levin Base, Ruderman sees firsthand the many experiences and challenges her fellow B’not Sherut face.

 BAT SHERUT Devora Ruderman.

This lone soldier organization is fighting for a better future for post-war Israel

HaBayit shel Benji is a home for lone combat soldiers in central Israel which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

 HABAYIT SHEL Benji – a home for lone combat soldiers which provides housing, food, cleaning and laundry services, and more for the 87 soldiers who call the house a home.

First state-of-the-art building for lone soldiers breaks ground in Israel

The home will provide housing for 222 courageous lone soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) beginning in December 2024.

 An illustration of what the completed lone soldier building will look like..

Rabbi Shalom Myers helps lone religious and haredi soldiers both during and after service

While lone soldiers in Israel without their families need support, so do many of the haredi soldiers, even if their families are in Israel.

 THE RABBI is surrounded by soldiers at the Latrun IDF Educational Center, during a get-together earlier this year.

Helping soldiers who are far from home

The Jerusalem-based Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin helps conscripts get through the toughest time of their lives

Aliza Mark (Bat Sherut) and Jake Tokayer at his Tekes Siyum Maslul Shiryon

Lone soldiers receiving meals, toiletries during coronavirus crisis

The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin has been helping to provide lone soldiers with extra support, providing food, electronic accessories, and hygiene products.

IDF medical officers take part in a drill (Illustrative)

A lone bat sherut, but not alone

Lone soldier

Family matters: Wings to fly and reasons to stay

Last week she became the third enlistee to commit suicide this year among those who come from abroad, by themselves, to serve in the Israeli army.

Mikey, Max, Gamliel and Alena on the celebrated balcony of the Jewish Agency building where David Ben-Gurion stood on November 29, 1947, as the UN voted in favor of the establishment of a Jewish state which they have now come to defend.

IDF says fears of lone soldier 'suicide epidemic' are overblown

Military source denies reports of an upward trend in lone soldier suicides. Three lone soldiers have died since the beginning of 2019.

President and Founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, is seen with IDF soliders; the Fellowship is heavily invested in supporting its lone soldiers