Redman, Assaf

Asaf Cohen, the eldest son of Tzipi and Roni, a brother of Hadar and Tal, was born in Jerusalem on Saturday, July 15, 1989. A grandson of Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt “l, one of the first and foremost students of the Torah of the Land of Israel at Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva, who founded and established theoretical practice in the theory of thought and faith in the generation of revival, and established many students. In the Ramot neighborhood, where he moved to the Ramot Aleph State Religious Science School, he quickly gathered around him a group of children who enjoyed his company, his wisdom, and the excellent sense of humor he had. Ofek “of the Jerusalem Municipality, and at a young age he was characterized by love of knowledge, reading and learning, and the unfulfilled striving After the age of Bar-Mitzvah, he completed several tractates in Shas, and continued to study the Gemara, the midrashim of the Sages and the Aggadah, but he also showed great interest in a very wide spectrum of other fields: Japanese culture, The world of physics and science, fictional and fictional worlds, and even subjects of philosophy touched.As the son of a graduate of the “Horev” high school yeshiva, it was only natural that Assaf would continue his studies there as well.Asaf studied physics and graduated with a matriculation certificate. Caring, knowledgeable, and humorful, who is deeply involved in social activities. In the last two years of his studies at Horev, Rabbi Roni Cohen wrote: “Asaf will always remain a child, although he is tall (to hug him you have to climb on the tip of his fingers) and broad shoulders, but inside a child.” Innocence of a child A sweet, genuine smile is always smeared on his lips … an idealistic passion of a child – total devotion … pure friendship of a child … When Assaf discovered his love for the Torah, He sat and studied with his girlfriends like a child, he learned happily, with a smile, with enthusiasm for her sake. ” From the day he stood up, it was Assaf who decided how he would shape his life. After completing his studies at Yeshivat Horev, in order to grow up in the world of Torah together with the desire to contribute to the people and the country, Assaf chose to follow a path that combines study and practice, and joined the Ahavat Israel hesder yeshiva in Netivot. These were the special “Dibuk Chaverim” that was characterized by personal and close relationship to each and every student, together with the social goals that the yeshiva had instilled in its banner, which attracted him specifically. Assaf also connected with the rational-rational approach of study at the yeshiva, which is profound on the one hand, open and combining different methods on the other, and striving to validate its guiding principles. Rabbi Asulin, the Rosh Yeshiva, said: “His social character, on the one hand, and the great seriousness of his studies on the other hand, gave him a special status in the group that developed and developed in the yeshiva. “This study was an amazing example of the commandment of ‘teach them your children’ and of a strong and genuine bond between father and son.” During his studies at the yeshiva, he gathered strong ties with the yeshiva members, who greatly enriched his knowledge, and was very serious about building his worldview and his way to the future. Assaf was opinionated, and was not afraid to speak out even when he remained in the minority. The head of the yeshiva described him as “a type with daring, straight as a ruler, and especially straight with himself, not changing things or turning corners, not afraid of anyone, always standing on his own, always ready to confront the truth to the end. Assaf did not give up on any ideological discussion and was not willing to give up his opinion if things did not seem to him, until a real clarificationAsaf wrote well in his writings, and in his estate there were several in-depth writings of his own, humorous lists – “polemical” and a short fictional story – and Assaf wrote in one of his articles: “What is ‘hypocrisy’? … This is a definition that does not correspond to declarations or intentions, but only in the negative sense of the matter … So let’s think about intention and action, what is more important? How are we supposed to judge ourselves? And according to what is our essence determined? … If the person is good, then why are we here, and not in heaven? So let’s go back to heaven and see something interesting about human nature: … ‘After all great spiritual exaltation comes even greater sin’ … I think we are sinners in our nature, and sin is immanent to us. Maybe it’s heresy, but that’s how it’s in my life … The big question is: Why is that? And, in my opinion, this is one of the great tricks of God, the Almighty, just before the creation of the world, I have a problem: How do I create the best reality there is? If I create a perfect reality, it will be momentary, for it fulfilled its goal as soon as it was created. But on the other hand, if I create a screwed-up reality, it will probably stay that way, and then I did no good to anyone. … And here comes the ‘process’ that we can only stand amazed at: the ability to give man or reality the power to improve on its own until it reaches infinity. … Therefore, the demand will always be higher than reality, that is, our desire will always aspire to more than what we actually do, which makes us all so hypocrites or truly correct. “Assaf’s social sensitivity and developed sense of justice were known to all. One of them was a member of the Ezra youth movement, who spent most of his time and energy in nurturing children, children Immigrants and others: “Asaf arrived in Lod in the middle of the 10th grade and began Simple guided small group of boys in seventh grade, about fifteen boys are very different from each other. “Asaf, with his wisdom and humility, was able to relate to each and every one of the students who came from a different background,” adds David Abramowitz, one of the first Torah scholars in Lod. He believed in every apprentice, even those who seemed to invest in them on the outside. With his persistence and faith, he managed to reach each of them. At times he demanded great efforts from him, because the children themselves did not believe in their own strength. “Assaf spent all his life in Lod and spent countless nights and days in Lod, and the failures he suffered not only discouraged him, “He knew how to see the beautiful in every family and learn, out of love, even from homes that were very different from what he was used to,” says David Abramowitz. Only to his students, but to the whole branch, to the training team and to the graduates, who was very active in the branches and organized many consolidation activities, tours and trips. The group formed by Asaf has become a wonderful group, and today, the majority of the branch’s training staff is based on its students, and the family was a very important and important place for Assaf. , “For we both have been greatly rewarded. … There was love between us – great love, and love of the world. … I felt that I had a partner. … I could consult him and talk about the”A friend’s relationship with Assaf and with his sisters Before his sister Hadar left for Poland, he wrote to her:” There are a few things that can be learned from the journey. On the general Israeli level, we need to understand what happened there, what the Diaspora does to us, and return to the land, body and soul. And at the personal level of each and every one, you can understand what is so precious to you in Israel and in the family, and suddenly every little thing looks great and we learn to appreciate it … “For years, Asaf was coping with a sick mother at home, “Asaf tried in his prayers and in his life to make sure that his mother was taken out of the pit to which she fell. “When he told me on a trip to Poland that my mother had been ill for a long time, I realized that instead of sinking into sadness, pain, and suffering, Assaf prefers life and laughter, and so he successfully copes with the difficulties and sorrow – laughs like a child about the downside. “Assaf was active on July 3, 2008, but did not manage to serve in the IDF. From his love of Torah, he continued his studies until the last day of time, during which time he discovered the cancer he faced heroically for fifty days. On the eve of the harvest festival, October 12, 2008, Ereles defeated the cliffs and Assaf was collected and picked up in the upper world at the age of nineteen years, and he was laid to rest. In the cemetery in Givat Shaul in Jerusalem, is survived by a father and two sisters: “My uncle went down to his garden for the flowerbeds / Valkat / Shoshan modest and answered / the flower of love of Israel / / Elem cute / born 12 Tammuz 5749 / was cut in his prime / 14 Tishrei 5769 “. His father eulogized him: “My little Assaf, little Assaf, I do not know what to say … It does not make sense that I am eulogizing you, and not the opposite. You had true love … And there was also a great sense of humor that helped you build rails to the hearts of many, and the ability to rhyme beads, and the ability to laugh and create, and so many abilities, and so little time to express them. , So virginal … “At the mention of the” thirty “of Assaf, held at the Ahavat Yisrael Yeshiva, the Rosh Yeshiva said:” I wish all of us that we will be able to commemorate Assaf by following his personality And we hope that Assaf will be our advocate of honesty … “At the same time, Father Roni spoke:” Assaf had the ability to do so. To look at the depth of things and to discover new perspectives … and from this he saw beauty in places that others saw as ugliness or difficulty … Asaf tried in a thirst to descend to the roots of wisdom, understanding and knowledge in our world … Beyond halakha he tried to find, Morality and walking in God’s way. … It was a way of learning storks, midrash and bible, or through the practice of education and help … The issue of justice and the aspiration for perfect justice burned in it … As prophets who speak Torah, they too fight the battle of the weak. … Everyone who saw Assaf praying, knows that his prayer was not the commandment of learned people … On the contrary, his prayer was long and heartfelt … Assaf did not always speak, but sometimes I found him touching at the points most witnessesNoth. In the last few months, when he was weakened and weakened, many rays of light emerged from him, the cynical lines of adolescence disappeared from them and therefore created a very sweet sweetness … “Eulogized Assaf Dudu, Uri Redman:” … coping with the death of a young person from illness, So fast, is nothing more than dealing with death itself. … Here we see only the will of the Arals to hold on to the Holy Ark, their desire that stands in contradiction and in the struggle for the will of the solid. … The Arals claimed: … I gathered a young man of leadership and guidance, a boy of kindness … And against them the cliffs claim: Our soul is also connected with his soul, then Assaf is my chavruta! Together we studied Torah and internalized the Torah of life. … But the Arals continue to hold Assaf and claim, Assaf is the same social type, a true friend who loved and surrounded by love, a man whose friends are closer to him than a family. … And the solid people say: After all, you all know that same cynical collector, a cynicism that hides his inside, his curious, soft and sensitive world. His cynicism and jokes are a mask for the mind that thinks deeply, challenges those around it, and shows a mirror to our behavior. “Many of the songs and paintings in his memory were published on the” Kipa “website, in the” Bikurim “section, including Hagai Neumann’s” Suddenly ” , Which appears at: http://www.kipa.co.il/bikurim/show_art.asp?id=50390 Hagai wrote: “You showed me in a wonderful way the obligation to look at people over time, patiently, because under the screen that seems to Sometimes foolish, there could be a king’s son made of precious stones, like you. … What I have left is to take away the important lesson you gave me, as a will … “Asaf’s cousin wrote the song” The Same Place “in his memory, which reconstructs Assaf’s funeral, which was held so soon after his mother’s death. On the third anniversary of the death of the mother Tzipi, she was brought to her memory and remembered asaf a Torah scroll to the synagogue in the settlement Otniel. Aviad, a friend of Assaf, wrote: “And there is this moment / when the voice has gone out / the light is gone / and the sound of the world is no longer heard / the head is hidden beneath the pillow / and nothing / nothing.”