In Meidan's Way

Lt. Col. Meidan Israel, of blessed memory, was killed in the Iron Swords war on October 25, 2023, while protecting our homeland Eretz Yisrael and its citizens following the most brutal attack against Jews since the Holocaust. Meidan was an officer in the standing army for the past 15 years, having dedicated his entire adult life to the service of his country. Meidan was only 35 years old. He is survived by his wife, Moran, and his 3 small children, Liav, Alin and Hili, as well as his parents, brother and other grieving relatives, friends and neighbors. Meidan loved soccer. Beside his love of his family and his country, he loved soccer more than anything else. From earliest childhood he loved Beitar Jerusalem, then joined a youth league in Mazkeret Batya at age 9 and later became an ardent fan of Real Madrid. Naturally, when his son Liav was born Meidan spent his free time inculcating in his son a love of the game. They played soccer in the backyard, watched soccer on the TV, went to stadiums together to see the games. Meidan coached other kids in the game he loved, not just his own son. Liav had just begun playing soccer in a youth league when war broke out. Tragically, Meidan did not live to see his son play. But you see, Meidan had a dream. This was supposed to have been Chapter 2 in his life of giving to his community, to his people. His dream was that upon discharge from the army he would work with disadvantaged youth by coaching them in soccer and creating a facility where they could play the game most loved by Israelis of all ages. That is why we - his family, his neighbors, his close friends - have launched a crowdfunding campaign to make his dream a reality. Together we will commemorate Meidan’s life by building a futsal field as part of a leisure complex where tournaments and other sports activities will be held and where Meidan’s legacy, his joy in serving and helping others will be celebrated. This project will be our way of thanking Meidan for his ultimate sacrifice. We will continue to perpetuate Meidan’s values, which centered on giving and contributing to his community. PLEASE JOIN US IN MAKING MEIDAN’S DREAM COME TRUE  We would be extremely grateful for any donation to this worthy cause and for sharing our campaign with others. Our partner in realizing this project is the “Zinuk LeDerech Hadasha Organization,” which has mobilized to help build the futsal field. This organization is completely voluntary. The central goal of this organization is to help reduce disparities among social groups in Israel. This organization is recognized for tax purposes as a public organization and has a certificate of proper management and recognition as a public organization under Section 46a of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance.