Strengthening the IDF from within

The Bet El IDF Prep Academy provides soldiers from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds a vital year of intensive training prior to their three-year service. By focusing on character-building and Jewish identity, each student is guided towards a belief in his own future and commitment to serving the Jewish Nation.

Changing the futures of young men

IDF Unit-Assignment Commanders told us that they closely track graduates from every high school and noticed that our cadets who came from dysfunctional homes were enlisting into combat units while others from the same neighborhoods enlisted into menial labor jobs and are often entangled in disciplinary problems throughout their service. They were amazed by the sudden turn-around in the lives of our students.

Inspiring the next generation of Israelis

The staff of the Bet El IDF Prep Academy truly accepts each student as he is without judgment or criticism and provides him with encouragement, motivation and the necessary tools to succeed. Based on this framework, our students decide to build on their accomplishments and reach their potential, which is verified by their performance in the army.

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Strengthening the IDF from within

The Bet El IDF Prep Academy provides soldiers from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds a vital year of intensive training prior to their three-year service. By focusing on character-building and Jewish identity, each student is guided towards a belief in his own future and commitment to serving the Jewish Nation.

Changing the futures of young men

When the IDF Unit-Assignment Commanders realized
that our cadets who came from dysfunctional homes
were enlisting into combat units,
they contacted us to ask, “How do you do it? What’s your secret?”
They visited Bet El to see how the students undergo this turn-around in their lives.

Inspiring the next generation of Israelis

The staff of the Bet El IDF Prep Academy truly accepts each student as he is without judgment or criticism and provides him with encouragement, motivation and the necessary tools to succeed.  Based on this framework, our students decide to build

Thank You Letters From IDF Soliders

“I always wanted to be religious, but was lazy about it. Now I am praying three times a day with a minyan.”

ACHIYA MALUL

DIMONA, NEGEV

“The most important lesson I learned is always do your best and give it our full attention and effort.”

ELYA

PETACH TIKVAH

“I feel privileged to be born where Jews have a homeland and have the resources to defend it.”

SHAI AMAR

NETANYA

“I am learning so much. I learn Torah and philosophy. I keep Shabbat now, and I make blessings before I eat.”

TAGISTU HALIET

ETHIOPIA

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