"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he doesn't have vision"
Stevie Wonder
President awards Medal of Excellence
Congratulation to Ori Salmon, IDF soldier who is blind, Ori‘s commanders just told her that she is going to be among of 120 soldiers to receive the President awards of Medal of Excellence for a distinguished service, The traditional awarding of the Medal of Excellence to soldiers and officers of the IDF takes place at President Reuven Rivlin's residence in Jerusalem in Yom Hatzmaout
Attending the ceremony will be Prime Minister of Israel, Defense Minister and IDF Chief of Staff and of course the hosts, President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama. Mazal Tov!
3/19
The four heroes
Congratulation to four of our volunteers as they reach a great milestone, they fulfilled a dream and became a full soldier, received their military ID card and new uniform.
We celebrated this festive event together with the families and the commanders, we congratulated them for the way they passed and wished them all their future desires would come true.
Roi, Shahak, Liron and Liel, we are proud of you!
Outstanding soldiers
Home front command
We are always happy to hear that our wonderful soldiers are integrated into bases and not only that, they are even a raw model for all soldiers! We want to mention Rotem and Yanir, who received a certificate of excellence for their work and behavior.
Rotem and Yanir, continued to succeed, we are proud of you!
Eilat Navy base
This week in Eilat Navy base, we celebrate with our five of our soldiers as they achieved great milestone during their volunteering in JNF’s Special in Uniform, they received award from the commander of the base in light of his dedication and service in the Army. salute!
Salute to outgoing IDF commander
After 2 years, JNF-Special in Uniform says goodbye to outgoing commander of the Home Front Command base in Ramle, Major Shai Noach. The Home Front Command operates in various emergency situations, specializing in the field of civilian protection. In times of crisis or war, the Home Front Command operates to its fullest capabilities, using all its resources in order to instruct the civilian population on how to cope with the threats facing Israel. The Search and Rescue Brigade is a coed brigade under its command and is trained to carry out special rescue missions in Israel and abroad.
Home Front Command base is one of the IDF bases which is a home of Special in Uniform framework. Major Shai Nach was like a father to Special in Uniform soldiers in his base, he was proud of them and show their dedication as an example to the other soldiers. We say Thank you Shai, wishing you good luck in your next chapter in life.
Employment
Meet Kori Ashkenazi, Kori is a young man on Autism spectrum, he served in the Army with Special in Uniform and now is working in Tamam company. Tamam supplies aviation kosher meals for ELAL and other airlines – it suits the meal’s flavors and aromas to each destination.
Purim celebration
This month, Purim was celebrated, on this holiday we are commanded to be happy! At our IDF bases, "Special in Uniform" fully celebrated the holiday together with the commanders. Our young adults teach us daily what true happiness is and how to appreciate the little things in life, we want to thank our supporters for making them smile all year long!
Congratulation to four of our volunteers as they reach a great milestone, they fulfilled a dream and became a full soldier, received their military ID card and new uniform.
We celebrated this festive event together with the families and the commanders, we congratulated them for the way they passed and wished them all their future desires would come true.
costume party
Celebrating in a visit of Heros to Heros group in Machane Arad HFC base
McSpecial
McDonald’s restaurants in Israel are Kosher? Not sure all of them but 50 Kosher McDonald’s spread throughout Israel, certified Kosher by their local Rabbanuts, now, the owner of McDonald’s restaurants inviting regularly the soldiers of JNF special in Uniform to enjoy free meals as appreciation of their dedication and to volunteer in the Army and to overcome the disabilities, thank you McDonalds.
Dogs tarining & Therapeutic riding courses
Our soldiers continue to learn and enjoy at the therapeutic riding course and at the dog training course.
We see with certainty that thanks to the soldiers' connection with the animals, their concentration, stability, social skills and self-confident has been improved.
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