Lifshitz, Reuven

Reuven, son of Lea and Elimelech, was born, he and his twin with me, on the 20th of Cheshvan 5639 (20.11.1938) in Tel Aviv. He studied at the Tachkemoni Elementary School in Tel Aviv and at the Bar-Ilan School in Kfar Saba. He continued his studies at the Yeshurun ​​High School in Petach Tikvah and then studied for one year at Bar-Ilan University. Reuven was a diligent and disciplined student, excelled in the real professions, and helped the neighborhood children learn and prepare their lessons. During his youth he was a soloist in the choir of the synagogue near the Tachkemoni school. ReuSon of had many hobbies. He worked on solving complicated accounting problems and solving chess problems. He loved carving wood, playing soccer, playing the flute and harmonica, doing crossword puzzles and solving puzzles. He had “golden hands” and used to build his own tools and instruments. Once he put together a lathe and with it he created candlesticks, and the loom of the element, with which he arranged carpets. Reuven was always willing to help others, not to receive a reward. To everyone who turned to him he responded willingly and warmly, even if it was too much. People in distress asked for his help, and he left his salary to needy families, widows and orphans. He did not let go of them, and with great devotion he would visit them and sing secretly. Reuven was kind, modest, courteous, gentle and pleasant. He had many friends, for it was easy to make friends, hard to get angry and get away from quarrels and strife. He had never complained of wrongdoings done to him, and he knew, with his patience, to forgive and give up. He loved his family very much and gave his parents great respect. Reuven was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in late October 1956 and assigned to the Armored Corps, and after completing basic training he was trained in tanks, and later became a gunner in the tank. His family, and often wrote letters to the house, and during his service he did not mention anything about the hard and arduous training, so as not to upset his parents.In the Yom Kippur War, ReuSon of took part in the battles against the Egyptians on the Sinai front. Reuven was killed in a battle at the “Habraga” post in the central sector of Sinai, opposite the Firdan Bridge. He returned to eternal rest in the Kfar Saba cemetery and left behind a father, a mother and two brothers, and after his fall was raised to the rank of sergeant: “ReuSon of was not eager for a battle, He is aware of the justice of our actions and has gone out to battle, from which he has not returned. ” His parents wrote a Torah scroll in his memory