Sha’ar, Avishai

Avishay (Avshai), son of Ora and Salem, was born on 5 November 1954. He studied at Yeshivat Kehillat Yaakov in Tel Aviv, at Yeshivat Ohel Moshe in Bnei Brak and at Yeshivat Or Yisrael, In Petah Tikva, Avishai was a diligent, thoughtful and quick-paced student who was well-versed in his ability to express himself and was loved by his teachers and accepted by his fellow students, who liked to laugh and sing, to play mischievously, to joke and to prank. Thanks to his kindness and his willingness to help others, he was fond of all his friends, and he never refused anyone and everyone he was asked to do, not in order to receive a reward. Avishai was drafted into the IDF at the beginning of January 1973, was stationed in the “Haruv” reconnaissance unit and was the driver of the car. truck. His friends told him that he “knew how to help them in moments of crisis, and always found in his mouth a cynical and sarcastic joke to elevate their mood.” In training he excelled and invested all his best in them. Always warning, when unreasonable orders are given to him. ” His commander said that he was a good soldier, fulfilled his duties faithfully and was acceptable to his friends. When the Yom Kippur War broke out he was sent with his unit to the Sinai front, and participated in the battle in the city of Suez, on the west bank of the canal. Avishai was wounded by enemy shell fragments and killed on the spot. He was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery in Kiryat Shaul. Survived by his parents, four brothers and two sisters. After his fall, he was promoted to corporal. His parents donated a Torah scroll to his synagogue in Ramat Hatayasim. His unit published a pamphlet in memory of its fallen soldiers in the war, and Avishai included them.