Dr. Gazit Pilzenstein, Yaakov

Son of Moshe and Belha-Mellah (Bertha). Born on 29.12.1943 in Tel Aviv, he studied at the Yavneh Elementary School in Ramat Gan and at the D Municipal School in Tel Aviv, and devoted much of his time to studying religious-religious literature In fact, he used to set up times for the Torah and tried to study daily, so he acquired knowledge of the Gemara and Halachic literature, and was especially interested in Jewish philosophy and Jewish-religious philosophy. He also liked to spend reading general literature – classical and modern. After graduating from high school, he studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at the Medical School. The combination of religion and science was a sign of his character from the beginning. He had a clear, clear, and sharp mindset, which enabled him to penetrate into the depths of a difficult Talmudic issue or a complicated physical problem and solve it in a very simple way without writhing. While still a student at the university, he also studied medicine in the field of neurophysiology (in the Department of Pharmacology) and did research work published in an international scientific journal. He did his doctorate in psychiatry, and for this purpose he examined the illness of 100 patients from the psychiatric department. In another research work he dealt with the religious factor regarding mental illness. He served as a combat doctor in a unit that participated in dozens of raids, and said: “I saw him in difficult situations when fire fell on us and he was called to take care of the injured person, to prepare for him An analysis by flashlight and the night sky was rupturing tracer bullets and we had to make a journey back to the border-a five-hour journey with the wounded on our shoulders. The medic said that the soldiers in the unit loved him, he could call them, take an interest in their problems, and let each of them feel that he was first and foremost a person and only after that – He spoke calmly and his manner was modest, he never tried to stand out, even though he certainly had the point of being conspicuous, he controlled himself and behaved with coolness and inner peace and was able to inspire those around him as well. A doctor is missing and there are medical problems, so he volunteered to work as a doctor in the village and took over The management of the Kupat Holim clinic has spent a small amount of his spare time doing research, and one of his comprehensive studies deals with the fatigue and sleep problems of soldiers who play a demanding role, concluding this study with two in-depth studies. During the third year of his service in the IDF he was transferred to research positions and tried to contribute his experience and skills to the IDF. Jacob was a good mixture of Torah, knowledge and good deeds. He left a collection of short stories and a collection of lyrical and philosophical poems, but these were not published in print. He winks from that rare material that radiates faith around him and forces you to believe in man, for he has created a good Lev from his youth and he was born for good. Jacob’s kindness was revealed in his actions, which he acted as if absentmindedly, not in order to receive a reward. On the 27th of Shevat 5732 (2.2.1972), about two weeks before completing his compulsory service, he fell from enemy activity when his vehicle was hit by a mine. He was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. He left behind a wife, and about two months later his firstborn son, named after his father, was born. In “Thirty” an evening of study and memorial was held in his memory. SpA Torah donated in his memory was inserted by his friends into a synagogue; In addition, a fund was established in his memory to encourage research on sleep and dream processes, from which a scholarship will be awarded annually to a student lacking means; The Sleep and Dream Research Laboratory, which deals with this subject at Bar-Ilan University, was named after him.