Guest Speaker
Serving in the IDF Paratroopers from 2020–2022, Sam Fried is a 27-year-old New Yorker who works in finance at an international bank.
After October 7th, Sam knew he had to take action to protect Jews and eradicate the inhumanity that Hamas brought into this world.
Sam is a First-Sergeant Paratrooper reservist in the IDF, who recently returned from fighting in Gaza. As a sharpshooter and commander of a squadron, he served in the middle and south of Gaza for approximately two months on the front lines fighting Hamas, as well as several high-priority missions in the West Bank.
Since returning home, Sam has been committed to Hasbarah (Israeli advocacy), speaking to Jewish and non-Jewish communities around the country, whether at universities, churches, mosques, on panels, debates, synagogues, schools, etc., to promote his three foundational pillars:
- Empowering Jews and allies in today’s environment
- Peace through dialogue
- Humanizing the IDF