Lone soldier center

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

The war is also taking a psychological toll on thousands of lone soldiers, most of whom need mental health support.

 Immigration and Diaspora Committee discuss funding for mental health services for lone soldiers
 THE MICHAEL Levin Base.

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

 BAT SHERUT Devora Ruderman.

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

 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.

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


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

From a life in Maryland to a life devoted to lone soldiers

They were affiliated with the Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin, but became an official nonprofit organization, appropriately named Lone Soldiers’ Home in Beit Shemesh.

Wendy Serlin

158 overseas volunteers to join IDF

Majority of the new recruits come from North America, followed by France.

158 volunteers from 18 different countries arrive in Israel to volunteer for the IDF

Former lone soldier battling cancer in New York

When Mendel Gordon was diagnosed, he was forced to postpone his wedding and leave Israel — and now his family is asking for help.

Former lone soldier Mendel Gordon who is battling cancer, with his fiance, Ruchama

Program launched to help lone soldiers stay in Israel

Currently, nearly half of lone soldiers leave the country, according to the Lone Soldier Center.

 TEAM MEMBERS of The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin speak with soldiers nearing the end of their service at the center in Jerusalem