Prof. Shmuel Refael

Ben Esther and Mordechai. He was born on the 30th of Av 5770 (1.9.1970) in the city of the Patriarchs of Be’er Sheva, to a religious family that followed the legacy of the Patriarchs, attended the Shazar State elementary school and completed its fifth year, then moved to the Horev State Religious School Where he completed his elementary education and began his high school studies at the Beit Yehuda Yeshiva in Kfar Maimon, where he went on to study at the “Ohel Shlomo” yeshiva in Bnei Akiva, Wisdom and knowledge acquired great values ​​and acquired the influence of his teachers in the schools and his parents at home.Something characterized Samuel: love of the other was inherent in his blood, made sure his friends and family always with the good smile spilled He was a very polite and polite young man, and although he was a born leader, he excelled in his shyness: Shmuel fulfilled the commandment of ” Honor your father and mother, “as a young boy who helped his father in the construction of the Netivot Shalom synagogue in Be’er Sheva, where he managed to sell tapes to help the family’s economy. his family. In April 1989, Shmuel enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and underwent basic training in the Artillery Corps, where he organized and organized social events for his friends and neighbors on a volunteer basis. In July of that year, he completed a course in communications and was assigned to the artillery corps (in Mevo Shilo), first serving as a junior liaison officer, but his skills were soon discovered and his commander sent him to a liaison course, “Shmuel proved himself to be an outstanding soldier and a model member. He was sent to a commanders’ course and finished on the best side. Shmuel was chosen by me as an outstanding soldier and indeed represented the Artillery Corps as an outstanding soldier in the Artillery Corps. “He completed his regular service with the rank of First Sergeant, and as a result of his dedication and skills he was drafted into the regular army as a chief wireless operator, 6.5.1992) Shmuel fell in the line of duty and was put to rest at the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by his parents, brothers and sisters. After his fall, the family received a certificate of appreciation and respect for his service in the regular army. His parents donated a Torah scroll to the synagogue. In a letter of consolation to the family, his commander wrote: “Your son Shmuel served in our unit for three years in complex and diverse contact roles. Devoted to his job, a friend, and above all he was known to have volunteered for the mission anywhere, at any hour. His devotion to the position and to the unit led to our being asked to continue in the career army. During his service in the unit, we discovered Shmuel’s many and varied elements, which are based on the good education he absorbed in the warm and dedicated family atmosphere from which he left. “His friends from the Shoval group wrote in his memory:” Always keep everything going before you leave and only then on the Elite bus. If you do not always do what you say, you never screamed. / / With a smile on your face and in pleasant ways, you repeated and demanded.