A son to her lover and a complete joy. Born in Be’er Sheva on July 16, 1977, to Chaim Kfir and Miri (Miriam), he began his studies at the Maoz Avraham Elementary School in Be’er Sheva, where he studied and was educated until the eighth grade, He was a religious observant, and he celebrated his Torah scroll at the kollel of the tzaddik in Baba Sali. On Saturday morning, he went to the Torah in the Pyramid synagogue and the bar mitzvah celebration was celebrated the next day. Shai decided to acquire his further education at the Air Force Technical College in Be’er Sheva, and his military career was his primary concern. Shai quickly integrated into the school, gained great popularity and stood out as a natural leader. Shai has the ability to penetrate the hearts of his listeners without harming or insulting them. His sense of humor, joie de vivre and his love of people contributed to his being the ‘nail of the class’. Soon, Shai became the chairman of the student council, and even published the school newspaper, and his high scholastic ability, from elementary school days, his familiarity with the material he studied, his perseverance, his ability to think, imagination and creativity, The first in the technical school was awarded two certificates of excellence, and his success in studies gave him an option to continue his high school studies, as well as a training course at the technical school in Haifa, where he received a practical engineer’s diploma. Shai read a lot of books, of all kinds. He loved science fiction books especially, but science and novels attracted him too. He was very fond of the writings of Shai Agnon and Bialik, who loved airplanes, his walls were covered with large posters of airplanes, he used to model airplane models and was a subscriber to the IAF magazine. , Thanks to his father who served at the base of Hatzerim, who had every book about airplanes that had been published in Israel and abroad. Shai aspired to volunteer for an aviation course. His interests were diverse. Along with reading books and listening to music, he was a great computer man and a soccer fan and an avid basketball player. Out of his love for the country and for sports, he kept a close eye on all the basketball and soccer games played by Israel’s teams around the world. He would jump for joy in the victory of Israel’s national team, and sometimes, during losses, he would cry. At the age of 16, Shai received a motorcycle license and used to ride his motorcycle for many races and races. A car accident in which he was involved caused his injury and his military profile, and the dream of the pilot was shelved with great disappointment. In December 1996 Shai joined the Air Force and was stationed at the Palmahim base in the UAVs, a subject he demonstrated with great knowledge and knowledge and acquired many friends because of his lively personality and abundant joie de vivre, and he was able to spend every second of his life singing and dancing. On weekends, Shai would hurry to the synagogue before the Sabbath, to think alone in the Torah, until he joined the synagogue, and he would not go to the synagogue until the early hours of the night. He founded and nurtured the synagogue and made sure that he was active, and Shai convinced his friends to turn to him He had a long and long time to pray in the synagogue three times a day, and during the year he was brought to the synagogue at the base of a Torah scroll. To surprise his family and friends, as a son of a Holocaust survivor, Shai made sure to keep himself, his friends laughed when he crossed a road, but Shai kept his concern for himself andTo tell his father, “Well, father, I know how precious I am to you, and believe me, Father, I keep myself, do not worry.” His father used to get up early and drive Shai on Fridays from the base to Be’er Sheva, to the great joy of Shai and the accompanying hitchhikers. On the 23rd of Elul 5757 (23.9.1997) Shay fell in the line of duty and he is twenty years old. Shai was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by his parents, brother, sister and grandmother. The commander of the unit, Lt. Col. David, wrote in his memory: “During the eight months of his service in the motor vehicle division, Shay became the mainstay of the unmanned aircraft engines department, And he concentrated the soldiers of the entire brigade, left his mark on everything he touched, and especially he excelled in a high work ethic, which few and special people enjoyed … Shai, his name, the symbol of good, unity, morality, Ehud Barak, Wrote: “… Shai was described by his commanders as a superior soldier, full of motivation for military service, who displayed a high personal and professional level …” “If I could write the beauty of Ein Ic / and in song include Sgolotiic, / Hizb poet, the next generation will say, / does not own gifts such angel on earth. “(William Shakespeare).
