Son of Meir and Dina. He was born on the 13th of Av, 5702 (February 1942) in Russia, and immigrated with his family to Israel in 1958. Issachar was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of May 1970 and served in the Negev region on December 30, His role in Neot Hakikar in the Arava. He was laid to rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Gat.