Faqs

If you are not Jewish, you cannot draft to the IDF, unless you are an Israeli citizen. If you have one Jewish grandparent you can make aliya and then as a citizen, you may enlist.

Michve Alon is a base in Northern Israel that focuses on all different types of education for soldiers in the IDF. It is most well known for its Hebrew Course for recently drafted soldiers. This [...]

You can start the drafting process at age 18, up until the age 27 for males and 24 for females. At age 25, it becomes more complicated to enlist, there are fewer jobs available and you will be [...]

When the chagim roll around you might want to take advantage of the numerous opportunities all over Israel during these special times of year. If you’re able to get off base for chaggim, [...]

Once you draft, you are guaranteed a 30-day vacation abroad from the army once per full year of service, only beginning after the eighth month of service. One of these 30-day trips will be paid [...]

Nefesh B’Nefesh is an organization that works with the Jewish Agency to help people make Aliyah (immigrate to Israel) from all over the world. Nefesh B’Nefesh works with different [...]

In order to really understand what your rights are, contact us and make an appointment with an advisor who will walk you through the process step-by-step and explain your rights so that you [...]

You will find different packing lists on many sites, though we have compiled some of the basic neccesities here.

There may be different levels of basic training for each soldier, depending on which unit they go to and whether or not they begin their service at Michve Alon. If you go to Michve Alon to [...]

Luckily for you, there are so many great places to choose from to call home while in the army. The Garin Tzabar program provides housing for at least one year from your draft date. Other programs [...]