Simon Cowell Gives Impromptu Performance at FIDF Event
“The beneficent soul shall be made rich, and he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.” (Proverbs 11:25) Wealthy British entertainer, Simon Cowell, attended a recent fundraiser dinner for the American Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) in Los Angeles. He amused guests and raised a whopping additional $.251 million for the event […]
Aliyah Tops List of $2.5 Million Gifted to Israeli Charities by John Hagee Ministries
Cornerstone Church, the church of Pastor John Hagee, held its 33rd annual Night to Honor Israel on Sunday with the largest donations to Holy Land going to organizations working in aliyah, or immigration to Israel. The international aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh received the single largest gift, with a $500,000 donation. The Jewish Agency, which also deals in […]
Former Lone Soldiers Give Advice to their “Successors”
“… thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD.” (Leviticus 19:18) The US-based Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) held a three-day gathering for lone soldiers last week at Dror Beach, south of Haifa. The term “lone soldier” refers to an Israeli soldier whose parents do not live in the country, […]
IDF Amputee Still Determined to Serve
IDF Captain Ziv Shilon was honored at a recent Friends of the Israel Defense Force dinner in New York. Two months later, he returned to the US at the invitation of two FIDF supporters. Shilon lost his left hand and the use of his right hand in Gaza in October of 2012. Now Morris Silverman […]
