Ben Judy and Hillel. Was born on April 16, 1985, in the “Hakirya” hospital in Tel Aviv to a happy, loving and loving family. “Even before he was born, he was a good boy,” his mother says, “for he waited patiently for three days after Pesach so that Mama would have enough time to bring Passover’s dishes back to the place …” . At home Ayelet, his older sister, who loved to play and be with him, waited impatiently for him, and together they were a great team. Uri bought his early education at the state religious elementary school in Elkana. He soon became popular with all of them, especially his great love for sport. It was hard to find Uri without a bullet in his hand, and in the house he would go around with the ball everywhere and even sit down to eat with the ball between his legs. And if his mother had expressed her opposition to it, Uri would have preferred to remain hungry – the main thing was not to part with the ball. Uri liked to boast about the new exercises he had learned himself, never lost a game of Maccabi Haifa, and even his room, which was always neat and clean, looked like a group souvenir shop, and as an outstanding athlete he represented the school in all the teams: soccer, basketball and baseball He was a real champion, “he said, and Uri moved to the high school yeshiva in Elkana with most of his friends from elementary school, and despite his modest personality and quiet outside, Uri was at the center of the company in which he had many friends. Uri “of all,” writes his friend Yair Porat, “for everyone you were ‘best friend’. Everyone had something special with you. “Uri was a friend of true, loyal and caring, the first to help anyone in need.” “Your heart!” Wrote his friend Ron Miller. A friend who will never forget you on the side. Uri’s teachers describe him as “a gentle and gentle figure.” His educator, Danny Raviv, said: “Uri was gifted with a special personal charm, which was reflected in the fusion of contrasting qualities, but Complementary. He stood out in peace of mind on the outside, though at times it was evident that he was stormy from within. … His honesty and inner integrity directed him to pursue justice and insist on his opinion when the truth was burning within him, and he had a need to be an advocate of honesty and to act for his friends. “Agrees and argues, Danny Adler, a rabbi and educator at the yeshiva But he knows how to set limits, says a joke and dismisses a shy, progressive, growing, slightly rebellious adolescent, an important part of the social fabric of his class, serves as a Purim rabbi, swallows the sports papers, asks questions of faith, passes his matriculation exams and finishes his yeshiva studies. Was at the top of Uri’s priorities, and also with the extended family, in Israel and abroad, created excellent relations. “You were such a wonderful friend to me,” admits Yael Hefetz, the cousin, and the cousins remember the beautiful moments they spent together, and the family events that Uri starred in, lighting them up in his presence with the joy that radiates from him. “How all the little nephews would jump on you, how you would lift them on your shoulders at every wedding and wedding and dance and dance and not get tired …” wrote his uncle, Rabbi Natan Cohen. “When I met him, I was fascinated by the fact that he was so different from an average teenager … I saw that he always respected his grandparents, his mother and his sister, and he behaved very courteously to me,” says Sean Roth, a cousin from Montreal, Canada. I was very moved by the patience and sensitivity that Uri displayed in his attempts to help me … Most important, he guided me in the Shabbat prayers, even in the process of going up to the Torah … His behavior reflects the behavior of an older brother.”Uri, my aunt Uri from New York:” Uri, everything you did made me so proud to call you my nephew. Like the Or Foundation, which is really ‘you’ – your love, your softness, your kindness, your respect and your sweet smile touched everyone you met. … you bought yourself here in New York and made a strong impression on everyone. “If you have someone who smiles from all of us,” the friends say, “you have to have a good time, You’ll be sure it’s Uri. He always takes everything easy and knows how to deal with everything. Before graduating, we would all ask questions and get stressed, but Uri, in his own mind, would say: ‘Forget it, it’s just a test, let’s finish it and go to play’ FIFA. ‘” “Grandpa and Grandma George and Olga said:” It was before you were drafted into the army, when we told you that we would like you to continue to be a little boy so that you will not have to enlist. “Uri wanted to serve in the Golani Brigade, but the army assigned him to the Combat Engineering Corps, but he did not easily agree, and most of the time before the induction he invested in correspondence with the army and attempts to change the placement, but his request was not On March 30, 2004, the three arrived at the absorption and sorting base, and together they went to the Halutz, the military engineering school in the Abada cliffs, where they completed basic training and began the training course. It is said that at every free moment Uri spent the soccer field – “We always told him not to play too much there so that they would not take him by mistake to be “Uri was a strong and well-equipped guy, and his physical training was no problem for him, and after four months of basic training, Uri and his friends in the” Hamachatz “brigade (the initials of the Jordan Valley, “Uri went into the hearts of everyone around him because of his captivating smile and sense of humor,” said Uri Oz, commander of the unit, Lieutenant Colonel Oshri Lugasi. Uri, whose love for football never faded, took part in the company’s team and won the first day of sports with him. And he took advantage of every break between the training and the guardianship of conversations with them, and during his short vacations he struggled to sleep and rest because he did not want to give up his friends. And the intensive of the “Hamachatz” battalion, at the end of which Uri and his comrades began operational employment The section of the Hermon began to spread, and two soldiers were sent to one post and five soldiers to another, and Uri, Uri’s good friend from childhood, recounted one morning on the line where the entire platoon was in the same post. The first snow fell at the outpost for the first time, so we all went outside and posed in the snow hugging each other and the huge snowman we had built. “After the filming and hugs, a huge snow war began. “Since that morning noI saw Uri, “says Tahor. “I feel it was a kind of farewell party God arranged for us.” Two weeks before his fall, Uri arrived with his friend to visit the yeshiva in Elkana. Rabbi Dani Adler described his years in the yeshiva from a mature point of view, which included mainly an emotional attitude toward the life of the class and his personal life, and a review of the changes that occurred after his studies and military service. In order to improve, contribute and correct … Uri said that in recent months he has tried to keep his commandments as easy as possible. Corporal Uri Cohen fell during his duty on 20 December 2004, at the age of 19. “Uri’s physical light was extinguished as it was in this world and its light shone in the upper worlds, and we were left stunned and hurt,” eulogized His parents and two sisters, Ayelet and Talia and brother Yair, were buried in the military section of the cemetery in Elkana, and on the 30th anniversary of his downfall his friends eulogized him: “We promise to continue to adhere to the friendship that our son has established and to bask in the warmth and love you have given us. You and follow your path. “Some of Uri’s friends got married shortly after his death, and during his visits to the cemetery, his parents discovered that before each of the weddings, the friends visited his grave and left Uri an invitation:” When people talk about you, “Judy wrote, – “Everyone remembers those two things: your bright smile and the light that radiated from you on all those you came into contact with. I understand now that it is no coincidence that we called you Uri (my light). That’s what you were. You’ve always been there to help people. … You used to talk about the injustice of the world, and to plan how one day you would correct things and make a difference. … taken from us in your brightest moments. “Uri’s friends and family took out the book” Uri’s Lighthouse, “which contained a variety of letters, stories and pictures that illuminate his image, and thus they wrote:” … is considered so in the eyes of all of us. You were a beam of light that lit up and enriched our lives with laughter, courtesy, warmth and love. Your sweet smile moved us all. When you were gone we were wrapped in total darkness. But we decided that instead of being able to fade, we would keep it burning constantly. You see, Uri, there’s a little of you in each of us. We have come to realize that we are able to connect all parts to one whole. … This collection of our feelings will live and perpetuate your image, as we have seen it. “His cousin Dovev Hefetz wrote:” You came to the world as a flash that did not extinguish, and at least for me, you left in an even brighter flash. I hope that the work you have done here brings peace to your soul, and I look forward to seeing you again in a different world from the one you left, “wrote Moriel Liani, a friend.” Some people encounter them during life, and know that we will never forget them … … Uri is not a man who will give rest – he is a man to remember, to appreciate and to learn from him … Uri, in his death, commanded us life – the help – the smile. “And most importantly, the light.” Uri’s friends meet at his home on Saturdays and read psalms for the sake of his soul, and on the first anniversary of his fall, Bars: “On your tombstone it says: ‘Bless every person, love and love people.’ Those words were like a torch in your heart. A flame that burned in your heart all the time, and you went on her mouth, and on her mouth she would try to walk. We too. We stand P.Today on your gravestone, and proudly tell you: Uri – we have not forgotten you and will never forget you. You were always in our hearts, in the difficult moments, in the painful moments, but especially in the beautiful moments. “My Lord Uri, when you were, shine from the light of God and send you to us to light our way in this world, but we have not been able to receive and receive all the light emanating from you. . … your special smile does not leave us and the aura of light that was around you accompanies us. Uri, you miss me so much. “You’re missing us all,” Judy wrote. “Yes, Uri, you left us the legend of your life. We have all learned that there is nothing more precious than a person’s love for his family and friends. You, my dear, my dear son, you have left a great deal of love behind you … “
