The Teaneck community has proudly witnessed a significant number of post-high school young men and women enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after their gap year in Israel.
Since 2005, many congregations have designated a Shabbat in the spring, usually coordinating with Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, as Shabbat Chayal in support of IDF soldiers in their defense of Medinat Yisrael.