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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