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Over 1,000 IDF 'lone soldiers' attend personal errand day in Tel Aviv
ALIYAH WITH NBN
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
02/22/2015 00:32
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This opportunity to handle important personal affairs for 'lone
soldiers' was organized by Nefesh B'Nefesh and Friends of the IDF Lone
Soldier Program.
Over 1,000 lone soldiers attended their personal affairs day in Tel
Aviv . (photo credit:NEFESH B'NEFESH)
Over 1,000 lone soldiers from around the world serving in multiple
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units convened on Thursday at Beit
HaChayal in Tel Aviv for a special "National Personal Planning Day"
(Yom Siddurim), according to a statement released by Nefesh B'Nefesh
(NBN) on Thursday.
Organizing this opportunity to handle important personal affairs was
the Nefesh B'Nefesh (NBN) and Friends of the IDF (FIDF) Lone Soldier
Program, in cooperation with the IDF Human Resources Department,
Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, Ministry of Interior, The
Jewish Agency for Israel and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael.
All IDF lone soldiers - immigrants who come to Israel without their
immediate families to serve in the IDF - are entitled once every two
months to take a Personal Planning Day, an important opportunity to
attend to his or her personal affairs, such as bureaucratic paperwork,
banking and other essential needs. After discussions with soldiers and
IDF social workers, it became clear last year that many lone soldiers
were unable to take care of their myriad of personal matters in the
time allotted to them and they therefore needed further assistance to
help with these issues.
Following the enormous success of last year's inaugural Personal
Planning Day, the IDF issued a directive to military units to release
all lone soldiers on Thursday, which resulted in almost doubling the
turnout from last year.
The Lone Soldier Program invited the essential civilian agencies whose
services are needed by lone soldiers, to convene on the same day,
under one roof, and assist the lone soldiers with their personal
matters. Among the participating agencies were: the Ministry of
Interior, Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, the Student
Licensing Office, Ministry of Housing, Automobile License Authority,
Israel Tax Authority, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Ha'aguda Lema'an
Hachayal,Discharged Soldiers Guidance Department, Electric Company of
Israel, Ktseen Ha'air, the Post Office, Bank of Israel and more.
According to the statement released by Nefesh B'nefesh, about 2,700
lone soldiers currently serve in the IDF including 860 from the U.S.,
471 from Russia, 300 from Ukraine, 220 from France, 78 from Canada, 74
from Britain, 71 from Belarus, 51 from Moldova, 39 from Australia, 37
from South Africa, 37 from Kazakhstan, 30 from Uzbekistan, 33 from
Argentina, 29 from Brazil, 21 from Mexico, 22 from Colombia, 23 from
Germany, 21 from Italy, 21 from Azerbaijan, 21 from Venezuela, 17 from
Georgia, 17 from Belgium, 12 from Uruguay, 12 from Spain, 7 from Peru,
9 from Guatemala, 8 from Hungary, 6 from Sweden, and soldiers from
dozens of other countries such as Armenia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile,
Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Hong
Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand,
Tunisia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
From: Baghdasarian
ALIYAH WITH NBN
By JPOST.COM STAFF \
02/22/2015 00:32
http://www.jpost.com/Aliyah-With-NBN/Over-1000-IDF-lone-soldiers-attend-personal-errand-day-in-Tel-Aviv-391752
This opportunity to handle important personal affairs for 'lone
soldiers' was organized by Nefesh B'Nefesh and Friends of the IDF Lone
Soldier Program.
Over 1,000 lone soldiers attended their personal affairs day in Tel
Aviv . (photo credit:NEFESH B'NEFESH)
Over 1,000 lone soldiers from around the world serving in multiple
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units convened on Thursday at Beit
HaChayal in Tel Aviv for a special "National Personal Planning Day"
(Yom Siddurim), according to a statement released by Nefesh B'Nefesh
(NBN) on Thursday.
Organizing this opportunity to handle important personal affairs was
the Nefesh B'Nefesh (NBN) and Friends of the IDF (FIDF) Lone Soldier
Program, in cooperation with the IDF Human Resources Department,
Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, Ministry of Interior, The
Jewish Agency for Israel and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael.
All IDF lone soldiers - immigrants who come to Israel without their
immediate families to serve in the IDF - are entitled once every two
months to take a Personal Planning Day, an important opportunity to
attend to his or her personal affairs, such as bureaucratic paperwork,
banking and other essential needs. After discussions with soldiers and
IDF social workers, it became clear last year that many lone soldiers
were unable to take care of their myriad of personal matters in the
time allotted to them and they therefore needed further assistance to
help with these issues.
Following the enormous success of last year's inaugural Personal
Planning Day, the IDF issued a directive to military units to release
all lone soldiers on Thursday, which resulted in almost doubling the
turnout from last year.
The Lone Soldier Program invited the essential civilian agencies whose
services are needed by lone soldiers, to convene on the same day,
under one roof, and assist the lone soldiers with their personal
matters. Among the participating agencies were: the Ministry of
Interior, Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, the Student
Licensing Office, Ministry of Housing, Automobile License Authority,
Israel Tax Authority, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Ha'aguda Lema'an
Hachayal,Discharged Soldiers Guidance Department, Electric Company of
Israel, Ktseen Ha'air, the Post Office, Bank of Israel and more.
According to the statement released by Nefesh B'nefesh, about 2,700
lone soldiers currently serve in the IDF including 860 from the U.S.,
471 from Russia, 300 from Ukraine, 220 from France, 78 from Canada, 74
from Britain, 71 from Belarus, 51 from Moldova, 39 from Australia, 37
from South Africa, 37 from Kazakhstan, 30 from Uzbekistan, 33 from
Argentina, 29 from Brazil, 21 from Mexico, 22 from Colombia, 23 from
Germany, 21 from Italy, 21 from Azerbaijan, 21 from Venezuela, 17 from
Georgia, 17 from Belgium, 12 from Uruguay, 12 from Spain, 7 from Peru,
9 from Guatemala, 8 from Hungary, 6 from Sweden, and soldiers from
dozens of other countries such as Armenia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile,
Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Hong
Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Thailand,
Tunisia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
From: Baghdasarian