JANUARY 02 • 2019 | 15

Biking Across Israel

Michigan FIDF supporters cycle with
wounded Israeli combat veterans.
T

hree Michigan res-
idents participated
in the Friends of the
Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)
fifth annual Israel Bike
Mission, an intense six-day
bicycle ride through Israel,
from Nov. 2-8.
Local riders were
Sandy Rosen of
Bloomfield, Sam
Rozenberg of West
Bloomfield and
Rabbi Alon Tolwin
of Southfield.
The Michigan-
ders joined a group
of more than 50
North American
FIDF supporters
on the cross-coun-
try ride. A group
of wounded Israeli
combat veterans
who have benefited
from FIDF rehabilitative pro-
grams and prosthetic devic-
es, including Israeli cycling
champion Roy Goldstein,
accompanied the riders.
Beginning in the south-
ernmost city of Eilat, the
riders headed north, cycled
through the Mitzpe Ramon
crater in the Negev Desert,
then embarked on a second
phase from Mount Carmel in
the north to Caesarea, finally
ending in
Tel Aviv.
The ride allowed the par-
ticipants, all avid cyclists,
to show solidarity with and

support for the soldiers of the
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
while visiting unique military
sites, including the Golani
Training Base and the Tel-Nof
Air Force Base, meeting with
soldiers along the
way, and learning
about the historical
and geographical
background of Israel
and its borders.
Activities for
non-cyclists who
participated in the
trip were available
as well.
“This was my
fourth year partici-
pating in the FIDF
cycling event. Each
year, I look forward
to this trip as I anticipate
connecting with friends who
share my passion for Judaism,
our land and our people,”
Tolwin said. “IDF soldiers
are included in what we care
about because they are our
emissaries in protecting all
that we are passionate about.
Without them, all Jews would
be much more vulnerable
than we are now.”

The 2020 FIDF Israel Ride Mission

will take place Nov. 7-13. For

information, contact michelle@fidf.

org.

GILAD KAVALERCHIK

Jews in the D

FIDF Michigan supporter
Alon Tolwin

ABOVE: FIDF Michigan supporters
Sam Rozenberg and Sandy Rosen
on the 2019 Israel Ride.

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