Soldier Morale: Heart & Soul

Heart and Soul

From Gaza to Lebanon and everywhere in between, our volunteers spend hours a day traveling the roads and byways of Israel to strengthen our troops — Heart and Soul. Creating unity-inspiring events with music, entertainment, food, and spirit: in the field, on the base, at transport stops. Wherever they are, we are.

So many times soldiers have returned from war feeling lost and alone. Not this time.

The Alevy Foundation Heart and Soul campaign creates bonds of unity with our soldiers, showing them in real time how important they are to the nation, and how much the sacrifices they make daily matter.

If warming the hearts and minds of our soldiers speaks to your heart, please partner with us in this crucial work. Sponsor a BBQ, a pair of tefillin, a day’s supply of cold drinks and baked goods. Send them into battle with songs of gladness in their hearts and the secure knowledge that all of Am Yisroel are behind them.

Wars are won or lost on soldier morale

In war the moral is to the physical as three to one. — Napoleon Bonaparte

“Whether this ratio is mathematically correct is of no material consequence; but from the military point of view it is undoubtedly very important to recognize the fact that the morale side of both peace and war activities is preeminent, and should take precedence over any other factor in the practical side of preparing for and waging war. In both the planning and the execution of all his operations, strategical and tactical, Napoleon’s principal endeavor was to undermine and shatter the enemy’s morale; and conversely, he took the greatest pains at all times to elevate and sustain that of his own troops, in doing which no leader of history was so astute or so successful.”

— Commander D. W. Knox, U.S. Navy

We give IDF soldiers a respite from the fight

• Snacks and drinks — baked goods, sandwiches, cold drinks
• Tefillin loans
• Kids Connect — letter delivery
• Pocket-size siddurim and Tanach, Shabbat candles, and collectible patches for their uniforms
• The opportunity to engage with Jews from around the world coming to Israel to show support
• BBQs for soldiers going into and out of Gaza, and for those stationed on the northern border and in Yehuda and Shomron
• Spirit-lifting entertainment
• Warm hugs and lots of love