{"id":12778,"date":"2025-06-10T17:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:50:18","slug":"no-lone-soldier-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/no-lone-soldier-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"No Lone Soldier Left Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>150 New Lone Soldiers Join \u201cAch Gadol\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the start of every Hebrew course at Mechve Alon army base, dozens of young new immigrants gather \u2013 men and women who have chosen to dedicate their first years in Israel to meaningful service in the IDF. Many of them arrived alone, without family, and are officially recognized as lone soldiers. During this early, sensitive stage of adjustment, the big questions arise, uncertainty sets in, and the loneliness can feel heavier than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, at the opening of one of the latest Hebrew course cycles at Mechve Alon, no fewer than\u00a0<strong>150 lone soldiers<\/strong>\u00a0signed up to receive a \u201cBig Brother\u201d or \u201cBig Sister\u201d through the Ach Gadol organization. It\u2019s a powerful reminder that the personal mentorship we provide is not just valuable \u2013 it\u2019s essential.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A journey that begins with Hebrew \u2013 and continues all the way through service<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lone soldiers who arrive at Mechve Alon go through a critical orientation period: adapting to a new language, culture, and military environment. It\u2019s a time full of question marks \u2013 Which military role should I choose? How do I deal with being so far from home? How do I open a bank account? What happens when I face a personal crisis?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly where Ach Gadol\u2019s volunteers come in. Together with our professional team, we make sure every soldier has someone to talk to, someone who truly listens and understands them \u2013 because even the strongest fighters need emotional support.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>This isn\u2019t just a registration \u2013 it\u2019s the beginning of a journey<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For the soldiers, it\u2019s more than filling out a form. It\u2019s the moment they choose not to walk this path alone. They ask for guidance \u2013 and receive a real person who stands by them throughout their service, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>For us, it\u2019s an incredible privilege \u2013 to witness the deep need again and again, and to meet it with open hearts, commitment, and lived experience.<\/p>\n<p>Because with a Big Brother or Big Sister \u2013 no soldier ever has to walk this road alone.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support, connection, and celebrations for lone soldiers. Shabbat Activities, holidays, seminars. Donate, volunteer, join the family that cares for every lone soldier.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":12711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12778"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12870,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778\/revisions\/12870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/achgadol.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}