76-year-old man delivers tanks to the IDF
Last Saturday, neighbors of Zvi Yehuda, a 76-year-old resident of Bat Yam, came out onto their balconies. They were surprised to see an elderly man, an ultra-Orthodox who observes Shabbat, get into a car and drive away.
Zvi Yehuda was called to serve in the reserves at the IDF transportation center. The driver, who is old enough to be a grandfather to his colleagues, is busy with responsible work. Using a heavy tractor, he delivers Merkava-4 tanks to their destination.
Yehuda served as a driver in the IDF. After this, he turned to religion, but continued to go out to serve in the milluim, with the exception of the period when he and his wife lived in the United States. After returning to Israel for more than 20 years, Yehuda continued to attend reservist training camps.
In civilian life, the man works as a truck driver for the Hasdei Naami public organization. Before the war, every day I went to the south of Israel to collect vegetables, which farmers donate to the Hasdei Naami association.
Zvi's wife, Miri, is director of the association's logistics center in Bat Yam. Now “Chasdei Naami” is collecting and delivering clothing, food and equipment to soldiers.
“We are ultra-Orthodox Zionists, so we stay in touch on Saturday so the army can call Zvi if they need him,” Miri says.
The couple has 7 children, 28 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Of the entire large family, Zvi is the only one who was drafted into the army.
Zvi has been traveling since last Saturday. Paired with another driver, they deliver tanks without interruption: while one tractor driver is driving, the other is sleeping
76-year-old man delivers tanks to the IDF
Last Saturday, neighbors of Zvi Yehuda, a 76-year-old resident of Bat Yam, came out onto their balconies. They were surprised to see an elderly man, an ultra-Orthodox who observes Shabbat, get into a car and drive away.
Zvi Yehuda was called to serve in the reserves at the IDF transportation center. The driver, who is old enough to be a grandfather to his colleagues, is busy with responsible work. Using a heavy tractor, he delivers Merkava-4 tanks to their destination.
Yehuda served as a driver in the IDF. After this, he turned to religion, but continued to go out to serve in the milluim, with the exception of the period when he and his wife lived in the United States. After returning to Israel for more than 20 years, Yehuda continued to attend reservist training camps.
In civilian life, the man works as a truck driver for the Hasdei Naami public organization. Before the war, every day I went to the south of Israel to collect vegetables, which farmers donate to the Hasdei Naami association.
Zvi's wife, Miri, is director of the association's logistics center in Bat Yam. Now “Chasdei Naami” is collecting and delivering clothing, food and equipment to soldiers.
“We are ultra-Orthodox Zionists, so we stay in touch on Saturday so the army can call Zvi if they need him,” Miri says.
The couple has 7 children, 28 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Of the entire large family, Zvi is the only one who was drafted into the army.
Zvi has been traveling since last Saturday. Paired with another driver, they deliver tanks without interruption: while one tractor driver is driving, the other is sleeping