Ezra, Gad-Yitzhak (Gadi)

Ben Zohar (Rose Lin) and Shlomo (Solly). He was born on 24.6.1979 in Bat Yam. A younger brother in Vittorio, Yaakov, Yossi and Vivian. His father was born in Egypt and his mother was in Algeria, and all his brothers were born in France, from where the family immigrated to Israel eight years before he was born. When he was born, Gad’s brothers were 8 to 15. Naturally, he was the baby of all the family members, full of warmth, love and indulgence. Each of his older brothers felt the need to leave his mark on him and influence his education. At the age of two, Gad spoke Hebrew and French fluently and used to translate his mother’s words to his therapist. Gad grew up in a traditional-religious and Zionist family, and at his parents’ home, he absorbed the characteristics of his later life, the love of man and the observance of his dignity, helping others, uncompromising devotion and honesty. Gad had a warm and abundant personality and love for everyone around him. The smile and the joy were an inseparable part of his face and his life. He was pleased with him, always sympathetic to those around him, in everything he could see the joy of giving and taking responsibility. Gad grew up in Bat Yam. He attended the Zippori State-Religious elementary school, and from the elementary and kindergarten classes he stood out as a loyal friend, always reaching out without hesitation, and as a student with high abilities. In seventh grade, he continued to attend the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in honor of the Aderet Gaon, where he stood out as a student with quick absorption and excellent memory, and Gad loved to study Torah, Gemara, Jewish philosophy, and any field related to Judaism. Gad was an idealistic and loving man who always acted according to the principles he believed in and never acted ‘one in the mouth and one in the heart.’ Gad joined the Bnei Akiva youth movement and became a passionate activist He was a counselor at the “Amidar” branch in Bat Yam, a remote branch that needed rehabilitation, and later taught at the Bat Yam Center. He has invested heavily in assimilating the values ​​he believed in, and saw this role as a mission, and his students became a unique group in the Bat Yam branch, which even continued to be called ‘Gadi’s students’. “There are people who are prominent in his tribe, some have the qualities that become the leader of the branch … Some people like Gadi … Bnei Akiva was blessed with a character like Gadi, and he was part of those young people. Which transform the movement from a collection of individuals into a movement of therapeutic youth, with a willingness to make and contribute immeasurably … “Gad loved to travel around the country and sing Hasidic songs and Shai The Land of Israel. Playing the flute was one of his lovers, and he used to take the flute with him everywhere. Gad loved to read, especially the history books and especially the history of the Land of Israel. Gad used to write, and he could express his feelings and thoughts in diaries, letters, and poems. During high school, he traveled to Poland for a visit to the extermination camps and tombs of the righteous. He recorded this journey in a detailed diary, in which he expressed his impression of the sights he had seen and his thoughts about the existence of the Jewish people in his country. The diary is a testimony to his ability to express himself, his sensitivity and the deep inner connection he felt to the people of Israel. In the song Eloki Gad wrote: “Thank you God, for myself and for my life, for my family and for my parents / Thank you for your creation, Thank you for the flowering, and thank you for loving me / Thank you for yesterday, for today and tomorrow / Thank you for your world. / I love you, my God, I love you all my life / both good and bad, I tell you: ‘Thank you’! ” At the end of his high school studies, Gad continued to the Hesder framework and began to studyMaude in the high yeshiva Or Etzion. At the beginning of his career in the yeshiva he stood out as a diligent and brilliant student. He was also socially prominent, and at the beginning he volunteered for every task he was asked for. A special relationship was created between Gad and the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Druckman. Gad was very attached to the Rav’s teachings, was careful not to miss his lessons and was happy to fulfill any task that the rabbi had imposed on him. During his years in the yeshiva Gad grew up in Ma’alot HaTorah, and at the same time was involved in a great deal of social activity. At the same time, he began volunteering with Kav Lachayim, an organization that cares for the welfare of sick and handicapped children. He became a regular counselor for a severely handicapped youth. In “The Line to Life,” Gad is remembered as a character who tries to keep the campers happy, taking care and running around wherever he can and doing everything as if it were obvious. During his military service Gad continued to volunteer in the organization, at the expense of his vacations. After two years in the yeshiva, Gad decided to leave the Hesder framework. At the age of 20, he enlisted in the Golani Brigade and began his combat with the November 1999 recruits. Gad insisted on enlisting for combat duty and successfully completed basic training and the course. With tremendous willpower, tenacity and perseverance, he practiced constantly and demanded the maximum. When he did not succeed in a certain obstacle he practiced again and again in his spare time, until he passed it successfully. Then, his commander said, Gad would smile a great smile and express happiness as if he had won the lottery. Gad ‘s army friends tell of a huge guy who was affectionately called “a tumor,” with a gold heart and supportive hands. A soldier with the qualities of a leader who took care of them like a good father and always knew how to give good advice. Gad was one to talk to on any subject in the world, he had a rare ability to connect to each person and knew how to speak to each person in his own language, so that things came out of the heart and entered the heart. Among other things, he stood out as a peacemaker, and as someone who cares first for everyone and only at the end for himself. During his service, Gad underwent a commanders’ course and was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant. He took part in many operations in Samaria and was a commander in the reconnaissance unit of the 51st Battalion, the Golani Brigade’s first “Bugim” battalion. Both his commanders and subordinates acted as equals among equals. He was never afraid to express his opinion to senior commanders, and on the other hand, even when he was a veteran in the company, he did not take advantage of it beyond the need and was a model soldier. During his military service, Gad continued to study Torah, maintained constant contact with his friends and grandparents from the yeshiva, and visited the yeshiva frequently. Three months before he fell, Gad met Galit and after a short acquaintance they decided to marry. The engagement was to take place during the intermediate days of Pesach 5762, and Gad was already enrolled in studies and residence with his wife at the Or Etzion Yeshiva after he was discharged from the IDF. He planned to establish a Torah nucleus when he returned later to Bat Yam, for he felt that this was the place where he was most needed. In his poem, Gad expressed his love for Galit: “I went out on the road lonely and lonely, wandering around the world, looking for the missing / crossing the wide expanses, mountains and valleys, looking for the answer to the questions and going out to the great sea, “And here is a light … A great strong light that pushes its way through the darkness,” he says to me, “Come, come to the safe haven.” And I am coming to the shore, and here is the light. I sailed safely and silently to the light, to the harbor of the house – to you. ” On the eve of Passover, Gad suddenly arrived at his home, but the next day, after the attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya, and when Operation Defensive Shield was launched, he was called back to his unit and the unit began fighting in Ramallah. Gad, First Sergeant Roman Schliapstein Gad was sent to identify his friend at the facility and in a conversation with a member of the Chevra KadishaThe military rabbinate asked that if he was killed, he would not be transferred through the Institute of Forensic Medicine, but would be buried in his uniform, as is customary in royal killers. Before the second Passover holiday the unit went to fight in Jenin. On April 4, 2002, when Passover was forbidden, Gad fell in battle in Jenin. During the course of the fighting, an officer was injured, and Gad came out to rescue him under intense fire. When they lifted the gurney, Gad was hit by a single bullet in the neck. He fell to the ground, managed to say “Shema Yisrael,” and fell silent. In the battle, the officer Gad tried to rescue was also killed, Lieutenant Nissim Ben David. Gad was buried at the military cemetery in Holon, and the Chevra Kadisha (burial society) remembered his request for burial. He consulted with the Chief Rabbi Gad left behind his parents, two brothers, two sisters, and a friend, and Gad wrote a letter to his friend Galit in case he was hurt: The letter, which was not sent but kept in a drawer and found after his death, is the strongest expression of his personality, Gad throughout his life: faith in the righteousness of the way, infinite love for the people of Israel as a whole and for individuals, love of Torah and the land, devotion and sensitivity to all “My love, I feel that on the one hand there is nothing in the world that I want more than to be with you, to love you and to establish a home and family with you, but on the other hand there is nothing That I want more than to go out on this operation and to beat these villains with such a big blow that they will not even think of doing another terrorist attack or a terrorist attack, and that every time they do it, we will beat them in the most painful place possible, and we will be willing to pay the price. I’m willing to be that price. Do not be angry with me my love but at moments like this your general Israeli feeling is the one that is supposed to lead you … I request that you be happy! That you should be happy, that you will love and blossom – for that is the way you deserve it. I will always watch over you from wherever I am and make sure you meet the person who will make you happier than I am. Do not forget – everything is for the best, and if that is what Gd chose, then this is what we should be … We all have only to accept it with love … ‘Whoever prays for you is all for the good. The most wonderful thing that exists, I do not suffer and I do not regret it, my only sorrow is for the sorrow that will be caused to those who remain – to you, to your family and friends. My dear, my love, I love you and always love, just promise me that you will go on and you will not give Sodom forever – you are the victor and that is how it should be and that’s right it will be … I will love you forever and ever. The letter is a will for Gad’s loved ones and gives them the strength and power to continue his career in various commemoration projects, including the publication of a memorial book containing Torah articles, texts and pictures depicting Gad’s life, and eulogies recited to his memory. During the year following the death of Gad, his family and friends established the Association for the Integration of Jewish Values ​​in Israel, which aims to integrate Jewish moral values ​​into the Israeli experience by clarifying social issues, promoting and encouraging social tasks and initiatives in the spirit of Judaism, And Gad’s faith. As part of the goals of the Hagadat movement, and in order to make Israeli society better and more valuable, Gad’s friends established the Ezra Megged organization, a charitable organization that supports needy families, provides meals to the needy, helps students who have difficulties in their studies and trains older students to study and help. G.’s family and friendsD. A collection of articles on the subject of the days of remembrance and redemption – “as a neighbor is neighbor”. Gad’s mother writes: “It’s true that you wrote ‘There is no despair – always be happy’, but unfortunately it’s not simple, you were happy in life, you felt and knew that you were loved, at home, in Bnei Akiva, in yeshivot and in the army. To begin, and now I would like to write endlessly, recall every moment of your life and tell, and tell and tell more and more. Remain memories, pictures, and everything from the past. There is no present. There is no future. We have to accept the verdict, they tell me now that this is the test of faith, that’s true, let him be blessed. “