Eden, the children of Benjamin

The eldest son of Yaffa and Nissim. My son was born in Herzliya on the 3rd of Kislev 5737 (3 December 1976). He was the eldest brother of Osher, Adam, Mor, Paz and Tal. My son was born after four years of attempts to conceive, his parents say. He was a beautiful boy and grew up in a sea of ​​love. Benny began his studies in his hometown of Herzliya. He attended the “Herzl” elementary school and went on to the “Reut” junior high school. From there he went on to the 10th grade at the Tillim College of Management in Ramat Gan, where he soon became fond of friends and teachers. But a year later he returned to Herzliya and in the 11th grade he entered the ORT school. According to all the teachers and staff, Benny was a good student, inquisitive, interested in many fields beyond study. He was always interested in political and economic affairs and was able to gather many friends around him and discuss current affairs. Benny successfully finished 12th grade, and this was a source of wonder for all his teachers – they remembered how he always came to study with only one notebook in which he summarized all the subjects, and it turned out that this one author was so successful in his studies in all fields. In elementary school, he helped children in class, and when he was in high school, he took on a social commitment, gathering middle school students and informing them about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. For years he has participated in young leaders’ circles, and has won the award for the young Sincerity on the subject. My son was a mama’s boy and proud for all the family. His mother wrote: “My son. I had six children, and if I could divide them between my hands then I put you in one hand, and in the other I put your five brothers. And it was not heavy, because on the hand I put you – the right hand – I always felt tremendous power, and that is the strength that strengthened my left hand, which gripped all your brothers … “My son was always an adult of his age, He was the driving force of the house, and always in difficult situations, he knew how to calm and gave his whole family a cheerful and cheerful spirit, he was responsible and serious, striving for perfection in all his actions, with a healthy sense of humor but not cynicism. On which life is based, “the parents say,” a child who demanded peace and justice and hated takhmonim. “Benny served as an example to his brothers and sisters, as well as to his friends, As a good student, he respected and respected his parents, and as a senior son he made sure that his younger siblings respected the parents and were educated to values, fairness and integrity. He liked to play sports, run and play soccer, and especially loved water – to swim, surf, play volleyball, play water games, sit at the beach and enjoy good watermelon. Mobile phones. He had a fine aesthetic sense, knew how to dress and look good, and grew up to be a handsome man with an amazing presence. My son also loved eating very well, especially his mother’s food – couscous, taboucheh, Moroccan fish and more. At home my son used to relax with a good book. He read quite a few biographies of famous people, had extensive knowledge and used to solve quizzes. For this he has won prizes more than once. In addition to his studies, Benny worked in various odd jobs to help the family and to finance himself. That way he could afford to buy a red Alfa Romeo he wanted. When he was in high school my son met AnatHis girlfriend spent five and a half years, until his fall. In his family home, he was a householder, spent time with them in restaurants, on trips and on trips, even abroad, Anat said: “I fell in love with you and you at me when we were about fifteen. I remember the chivalry and behavior of a perfect gentleman, and a man older than his age. Together we went as a pair of high school and military service, you were always beside me and worried about me, we did not part and we always did everything together … You were the prince of my life, you were everything Mama wanted her son to be. I have no complaints to you, you were perfect. Screening vitality, warmth and love for everyone around you. You were smart, witty and curious. The teachers loved you, the commanders appreciated you, your friends honored you, and all of them returned honor, appreciation and love because you were like that … “My son joined the IDF on August 2, 1995, for the Ordnance Corps. After training, he underwent a weapons course and began his service at the base of the emergency depot center, where he quickly became acclimatized, acquired many friends, and received the appreciation of his commanders, and was praised by his commanders as an outstanding soldier who performed his duties professionally and efficiently. Praising the ever-increasing joy of life, and creating a relaxed atmosphere wherever he was, during which Benny began to delve into questions about the essence of life, read books of religious commentators and even began to observe the Sabbath. (30.11.1997), in a car accident at Masovim Junction on his way to the base, when he tried to help the wounded from a vehicle that had been overturned. Twenty-one years old. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Herzliya. Survived by parents and five brothers and sisters. After his death Benny was promoted to sergeant. He said to his mother: “My son, a precious name given to you by your mother and father, and certainly you did not want to leave us bereaved, but fate wanted to cut off your life, a life you loved, a life that you planned and dreamed of. We think of you as a dream, a dream I do not want to wake up from … We thank the Creator for your twenty-one beautiful, sweet years. , The loves we knew … my son, you were everything to me – beauty, innocence, wisdom, knowledge, the desire to succeed, to fulfill and to rejoice. Seafood only envy and learn from it. Honesty and loyalty were the share of each day, the joy of life and love of others would have supreme and sacred value … May you and everything I said hold your brother, your friends, your admirers and anyone who surrounded you during your life. ” “My son was a good soldier, we loved him wholeheartedly, he gave and contributed beyond what was needed, the supreme value of my son was friendship, I wish all the weapons that would follow him to the base would be identical to him by giving and sacrificing.” We understood that we had a child of pride, my son was an outstanding soldier who at every moment was a soldier and justified what his friends and commanders said about him, and they were happy to know him, and today they know that they will follow his path … Today we feel that my son is with us, accompanied by all of us at every hour and minute, and according to his ways, his brothers and sisters will also go. Sea, painful and empty.’re trying to understand, know and accept the terrible decree, pray to have the strength to learn to live without him. ” “Sometimes when I’m ‘sane’ I try to tell myself that you’re so alive inside me that it’s hard for me to accept that you are not, They ‘re goneI do not understand that you were all my world. I was working for you. I could have won forever for you, because in your life you gave me strength I can not find. Three days after my son fell, his friend Raz said: “My son, every day passes slowly / and every hour without you stops almost / a child who is left twenty-one / a child who has lived so little. It was a terrible accident / It is hard to explain exactly what happened / You tried to help, to save life / But all of you wanted God / … Today is your birthday / And it is said to be your day of joy / And on this day we are all with you / Sad and painful for your death / My friend, my sister, my son, a reporter for Yedioth Ahronoth in Tel Aviv, published in the newspaper Catech, In which she calls for caution on the roads and tells her about the accident and about her brother: “… My son served us all as an exemplary example, both for his parents and for the environment as a whole. For us, a role model, because he was the dominant figure in the house … Unfortunately, the accident took my precious thing from me, I would not want it to happen to any of your loved ones. ” Fourteen years after the fall of Benny, his mother, his girlfriend from high school, wrote: “So many years have passed and it still feels like yesterday, so many things happened, children got married, grandchildren were born and in your name they were called, It’s all so hard, and I just want to forget no detail, no experience, no eternal memory from you, it’s all engraved in the brain-sometimes I feel a walking state, it’s all engraved there in my head, And God forbid, nothing will be erased, it wants to preserve everything, it gives the strength to continue … Your life that was – are the ones who continue to continue … The heart will continue to hurt, and the tears will not stop. Caste so fast. ” On September 1, 1998, my son was immortalized at the base where he served. In the place where he cultivated a small garden, Gilad was placed in his memory. “We are all here today to remember and not to forget, to remember my son, the smile that has not been erased from his face for a moment … to remember that he has always loved and appreciated his friends … He has lived here for two years, This beautiful garden – he learned in his own way a true maturity … In front of the stone that says in silence almost everything we, you and the people here come to know and know that here served a soldier who respected, respected, loved and cherished every person as a person … And as this garden flourishes and plants are green and life , So will my son’s memory live forever. ” My son was immortalized in his neighborhood, the Shaviv neighborhood in Herzliya: a Torah scroll was put in his memory and a nearby “Or Binyamin” yeshiva was established nearby.