Yoshiyahu Phillips

Yoshiyahu Phillips, a Pennsylvania native, moved to Israel in 2023 to attend Yeshivat Torah v'Avodah in Jerusalem and was selected for the Maslul Mizrachi leadership training program. Active with Bnei Akiva while in high school, Yoshiyahu has volunteered to serve as an infantry combat soldier with the IDF and begins his training this month.

In Print / Op-Eds

IDF Service: The Opportunity Of A Lifetime

By Yoshiyahu Phillips

The alternative to joining the IDF is certainly an easier option. Instead of fighting to defend the Jewish nation from the ultimate evil, Hamas, one could go to a secular college.