Doron, Yoav

The fourth son of Esther and Aaron. He was born on January 18, 1980 in Jerusalem. Brother to Yitzhak, Amir, Zohar and Noam, his younger brother. When Yoav was born, his three older brothers received him with excitement and affection. “A new baby was born in the family,” his parents said, “his eyes are black and focused, intelligent and inquisitive, his head is a plume of black curls, a yo-Av we called him, the name of God is called upon him. With no end of affection and love … Like a soft seedling in the garden, we took care of and fulfilled all of its needs, with one prayer in our hearts: that the child grow up and blossom into a world of peace, brotherhood, a world of hope and faith … full of peace, joy and love. Yoav lived with his family in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood. He grew up and was educated in the spirit of Torah and work. His mother, Esther, says that Yoav, as a child, was a gentle, determined, resolute and uncompromising child, as well as a very talented student who was committed to devotion and love. He completed his elementary studies at the Har Nof religious public school in Jerusalem. The soft boy became a boy admired by all his acquaintances, a diligent boy who demanded that he do his best, and diligently study Torah. Yoav respected the other person wherever he was, helped all the way and was oppressed. “A pure heart planted God in him, and a righteous spirit poured in him, and all that he did succeeded,” his parents say. Three were his loves: Torah study, love of the land and playing on the guitar. Yoav adheres to the mitzvot of the Torah, and even during the difficult days of his military service he is meticulous in his cod. He loved the Land of Israel, he traveled there on his motorcycle from the age of seventeen and knew every land on it, every mountain and hill and every valley and plain. Yoav used to say: “I know all the paths in the country wherever I find, I will know how to get back from there.” Yoav marveled at the beauty of his homeland, breathed in her scent, gulped down her landscapes and immortalized them with his camera. He loved to sing the guitar from the songs of the Land of Israel. He played every Saturday night and was happy for his family to celebrate the Sabbath. Yoav completed his studies in full success at the Himmelfarb High School in Jerusalem, and before his enlistment in the IDF, he went to study at the Yeshiva Shavei Hevron in Hebron in order to strengthen himself in learning Gemara, Torah and fear. Every day he would get up at six and go around Kiryat Arba, “said his brother Amir,” in order to prepare himself for the challenges in the army. “Yoav enlisted on March 13, 2000.” Already in basic training, he said that Yoav was the best soldier. He was always quiet and humble, “said Yoav’s commander, Lieutenant Yitzhak Ben-Bashat, who was accepted to the elite unit, a new immigrant from Ethiopia and a new immigrant from Russia served at his unit. With the platoon commander to explain to him that it is not wise to train guys with motivation, but to train and educate soldiers with difficulties, without motivation, and turn them into good soldiers. Yoav volunteered to inaugurate these soldiers. One of them completed basic training successfully, went to an officer’s course and became commander of the team at Aguz. Yoav served in Gaza and Lebanon and was wounded twice. His first injury was relatively easy, but his second injury was more difficult, but he insisted on continuing to serve. “Yoav went to the end with what he believed in and did not give up,” said his colleague, deputy Yachin Zik. “Even when he was wounded in the leg in an officer’s course, he returned “Yoav was a man of values ​​and wanted to contribute as much as possible to the people and the homeland he loved so much, and his thoughts and intentions were to do good, not for himself,Not to the people of Israel. When he finished his officers’ course, he consulted with the rabbis about what was more important and where it was worthwhile to be an officer – in a unit or battalions. He thought that in the battalions he could contribute more, influence more, where he would work harder, with “all the people of Israel”; But his commanders in the Egoz unit did not give up. He returned to his unit and this time as an officer who commanded recruits who volunteered to serve in the Egoz unit. His brother Amir told him: “He was modest, noble, and did not talk to people about the roles he had done in the army.” Yoav was a brave and fearless fighter, a high-ranking professional officer who trusted his soldiers. He participated in dozens of operations in Lebanon, Rafah, Gaza, Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, and Bethlehem. When he entered the houses of wanted men with the machine gun on his shoulder, he gathered the children in the house, sat them down in the corner of the room, talked with them to calm them down and gave them candy that he filled in his pockets before going out. He excelled and served as a model for his comrades in the unit and commanded him, and was a source of pride for his parents and brothers, all serving in combat units. Outwardly he showed toughness and strength but inside he was full of tenderness and compassion. His smile radiated confidence for everyone. As an officer in the unit, he always took care of his soldiers, conducted house visits to find out the situation of those who seemed to have suffered from economic problems and had to be dealt with. The precious thermal undershirts his parents had bought him divided into those of his soldiers who could not afford to buy them. Even during difficult times in military service, the books of the Pentateuch, the Mishnah, and the halachah were not withdrawn from his pocket. In every free minute, even during training and during field activities, he would open a book and study Torah. When Yoav left for a short vacation before his career, he chose to take advantage of her to save the country he loved so much. He joined his friend Yehuda Ben-Yosef, who was released a few days earlier and worked as a security guard on behalf of the Hebron Regional Council. The two served together in the “Egoz” unit, and during the service they became friends, and even passed many dangers in Lebanon and the territories. Now it was their job to secure a facility of the Mount Hebron Regional Council in Givat Ha-Antana, a kilometer and a half from the town of Ma’ale Heber. On that bitter and bitter day, on March 13, 2003, an IDF force was operating in the area because, according to intelligence information, there were supposed to be terrorists at the time who went on a terrorist attack in the Mount Hebron area. Four workers worked outside, and Yoav poured coffee for them to warm up, and the workers worked to build a concrete fence around the trailer of the two security guards, as a defense against terrorists’ gunfire, and left the security car to pick up the third security guard from Kiryat Arba. And IDF forces mistakenly identified him as an armed terrorist. The soldiers ordered him to stop. The vehicle stopped and Ben-Yosef asked to get out. The soldiers translated his movement as a threat and opened fire at him. Yehuda ben Yosef was killed on the spot. Yoav heard the bursts of gunfire, reported on the radio to the Kiryat Arba hotline about what looked like terrorists disguised as soldiers, took his weapon, ordered the workers to stay in the caravan and ran out to the south. The IDF’s Cobra helicopter pilots, who were searching for soldiers, mistakenly thought it was a wanted terrorist, and they asked for permission to fire, and when Doron was shot and killed, Lieutenant Colonel Yoav Doron fell during his service on the 9th of Adar 5763 (13 March 2003), in the Hebron Hills. He was twenty-three when he fell. He was buried in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Survived by parents and four brothers. Yoav was supposed to begin his new position as a division commander in the permanent army, upon his return from the vacation that ended in disaster. It was the shooting of our most powerful forces in the four years of the intifada. An IDF investigation followedAnd it was found that the combat procedure of the operation suffered significantly. Following the investigation, a disciplinary action was taken against officers who were involved in the omission. Esther, Yoav’s mother, wrote: “Few were the days of his life but full of content, power and action, and I always wondered how many virtues such a young man can contain in his personality: adhering to Torah and mitzvot, In the twenty-three years of his life he has acquired his world, succeeded in influencing everyone around him, and the great light he left behind is a guiding light for us, a path for our guests forever. ” Rabbi Moshe Bleicher of the Shavei Hevron Yeshiva told him: “We remember how Yoav came to the yeshiva, a young and gentle man, and he is starting to study. Of the people of Israel, and he sits and labors in the Torah, sitting and learning day and night steadily, without interruption, in a constant manner … all the time with his shy, delicate smile … On the one hand an officer – serious, strong, courageous, Gentle and noble soul … Ever since he enlisted he always came to the yeshiva, did not forget it for a moment, anywhere, at any time … Anyone who knew Yoav knew that there was a soul here, a pure soul. ” Yoav’s parents put a Torah scroll into a synagogue in Mitzpe Eshtamo’a in the southern Hebron hills – to the memory of Yoav. The writing of the book was signed in the presence of the Rishon Lezion Rabbi Bakshi Doron. From the family home in Jerusalem, a procession went to the national religious synagogue in the Har Nof neighborhood. Where speeches and greetings were received from rabbis, public figures and military personnel, including GOC Central Command Moshe Kaplinsky. From the synagogue, bullet-proof buses went to transport those gathered to Mitzpeh Eshtamo’a. In the synagogue in the community of Ma’aleh Hever, a holy ark and a magnificent Torah scroll were erected in his memory. In his memory, a book of articles on the city of the Patriarchs of Hebron was also published: “Hebron, Fathers and Sons”, published by the “Shavei Hevron” Yeshiva where Yoav studied before his enlistment.