Malachi, Aya

Daughter of Esther and Joseph. She was born on the 20th of Elul 5743 (August 20, 1983) in Moshav Ein Habesor, a young sister to Sagi, Hadar and Marva. Aya attended elementary school and the Habsor high school in the Eshkol local council. She completed her high school studies in communications. As a final project, Aya produced a film with the film ‘And He Promised Me to Return,’ according to the book The Little Prince. Aya was the editor of the film. Two months after her fall, the film won the first prize in the National Drama Film Competition. In the ninth grade, Aya was chosen as an outstanding student and was prominent in her achievements throughout the entire period of her studies. Aya was a vigorous and social and active social activist. From a young age, she was a member of the Bnei Heshuvim movement. She loved the social activities in the movement and as a teenager went out with her friends to a course for young counselors. Her great love was dancing. Aya danced classical ballet, jazz and folk dances. During her high school studies, she danced as a leading dancer in the Hora Habsor dance troupe, and performed as part of the band for performances throughout the country and for a dance festival in France, which was a great success story. For years, Aya studied piano, enjoyed music and loved Israeli music and songs in particular. During the course of Aya’s studies in the 11th grade, her mother became ill with cancer and at this stage Aya was a partner like all members of the family in the severity of the illness and accompanied the mother to the day of her death. Aya and Maor, who was her partner in the dance company, developed wonderful friendship and great love, which gave Aya the emotional strength to deal with the death of her mother, and her sister Hadar had two children, Shai and Roi, who had a young aunt. Nehama and strength and an object of great love Before her enlistment in the IDF, Aya produced a moving film about her mother, reflecting her joy of life. In August 2001, Aya enlisted in the IDF, and due to her high personal data, she was accepted to the IDF’s Economics and Education course. At the end of the course, she was assigned as a non-commissioned officer in the Ordnance Corps in southern Israel. Her first mission, organizing a unit trip to the north of the country, was carried out with great success and received many compliments from its commanders and members. Aya did not have time to rest and was already preparing for the Purim party of the unit, and even produced a humorous film in which she interviewed various officers in the unit. On the 28th of Shevat 5762 (February 2, 2002), Aya left for a conference of educational noncoms in the Southern Command, and when she went out to stop eating with her friends outside the base, two terrorists opened fire on them, and Aya was seriously injured and died of her wounds. “I see you on the way to the gymnasium / wet, curly hair / dripping on your white nape / your tight clothes / your hair, Your bag is sloppy / Your smile is thrown away / And your brown eyes are cheerful / accompanied by the sound of your mouth playing / Good Morning and What’s Sounds? / Always friendly / Always smiling / Even if it’s hard for you / “When you first came in for an interview and told me about a mother who was no longer with you and your stubbornness not to accept discounts even though it was difficult, I knew that she was standing In front of me is a strong, determined and mature soldier, whose education is a way of life for her. Throughout the course, endless expressions of affliction, curiosity (not asking questions), warmth and humanity that will be remembered by your friends and me forever … “A tree was planted in its memory in the Jerusalem hills by the Hod ve-Hadar community – the Masorti Movement.