Chen (Ohayon), Yaron

Ben Bruria and Meir. He was born on February 17, 1973, in Jerusalem. The eldest son of a family of five. Yaron attended the Ramot religious elementary school. At the end of his studies, he went on to study at the Horev Yeshiva and later at the Or Etzion hesder yeshiva. A calm, calm child, always smiling, a smile on his face. He has excellent concentration and listening ability. Yaron was a boy with physical strength and at the same time a sensitive and gentle soul. Modest and humble and always aspired to perfection. Yaron was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement, in his youth as a trainee and in his youth as a counselor. The spiritual reinforcement of his students was a major challenge. Yaron used to dedicate himself to others, always for the common good. His apprentices saw him as a counselor and a guide and his friends called him “the tzaddik.” All his spare time was spent studying and studying the holy books and Jewish thought. Three points were engraved on his heart: “Love of the people of Israel, love of the Land of Israel and strong adherence to the Torah of Israel and the heritage of Israel.” When he reached the army, Yaron asked to postpone his service and wrote: “My Torah. I want to study at the yeshiva for eight months so that I can enlist with spiritual baggage. “In April 1993, Yaron was drafted into compulsory military service. He completed basic training and was assigned to the Intelligence Corps, where he served as a lookout. Yaron came to the army out of a belief and a strong desire to contribute and derive the most benefit from himself, out of the recognition that his military service is a mission of the mitzva. On the 18th of Av 5753 (5.8.1993), he fell in battle in the Jerusalem area. Yaron was kidnapped, killed and burned while on his way from the Rama base, where he served, to his home in Jerusalem. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by his parents, three sisters – Adi, Einav and Hodaya, and brother – Yaniv. Yaron was twenty years old when he fell. Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin wrote to Yaron’s family: “Corporal Yaron Chen gave his life for his homeland. He fell when he was kidnapped in a heap by terrorists. When he realized that he had been kidnapped, he tried to wage a struggle without success. Yaron served in an intelligence unit. He was a quiet, obedient soldier who performed every task he was assigned and helped his friends at all times. “The family members commemorated his memory in a Torah scroll that contributed to the Horev Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and his friends and family devoted time and Torah articles Yaron’s measurements and beliefs were gathered in the book “A collection of articles in memory of the late Rabbi Chen Chen”. In the fourth year of his fall, a book was published in his memory, “In the Shadow of Your Wings, Arnan”, edited by Mr. Simcha Raz.