Ben Roth and Israel. Born on February 1, 1979 in Be’er Sheva, a third son to his parents, who immigrated four years earlier from the United States and settled in the city, he began his studies at the Rambam State Religious School. In the month of Shvat 5752 (1992), the “Ba” affair, he went up to the mitzva of the ultra-ethnic synagogue in the neighborhood where he grew up, surrounded by family and friends. This week, after graduating from elementary school, he moved to the Nativ Meir high school in Jerusalem, where he showed seriousness and depth in his Torah studies, leaving his mark on his classmates and teachers: “He was very unique. He was always very great in the Torah class and very dear to me, “noted Rabbi Yoel Manovitz, who at the end of 11th grade participated in a delegation that left Poland and Prague. This tour was very significant for him and for the entire group, and deepened his sense of belonging and connection to the people and the country. Ariel was very attached to the extended family – grandparents and grandmothers, uncles and cousins. After graduating high school, he went to visit his grandmother in the United States. Had lived with her for about a month in her Boston home, and worked as a research assistant at Harvard Medical School. When he returned to Israel, he studied Torah at the Merkaz Harav Kook yeshiva in the capital until his induction into the IDF, and became a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement. “I feel that the taste of guidance is not ‘what I got from it,’ but rather ‘what can I give and contribute,'” Ariel wrote to the apprentice, who was known for his hilarious performances and funny comings of the organization’s Saturdays. Shalev brought about his election as “Rabbi Purim” in the 11th grade. He knew how to be funny without hurting or insulting, and created a good atmosphere around him. Ariel was tall and thin, and always a charming smile lit up his face. He was interested in many areas – basketball, photography, and especially reading: detective books, philosophy books, Jewish philosophy. “I wanted to thank you for the opening that opened up to me, a new world of ideas and concepts,” he wrote to a librarian at the Nativ Meir Yeshiva. Ariel loved music and his CD collection contained the latest music. Mostly he liked spending time with his friends, laughing and having conversations. Did not give up these meetings even during the army, despite the fatigue at the end of the week. Optimism, imagination and creativity were the qualities that characterized Ariel. Toward the end of high school, these qualities, along with excellent physical fitness, led him to practice a long jump in pursuit of the 2000 Olympics. Ariel “took things easy.” In high school he was cool before exams, and in the army he treated the difficult conditions and the difficult training. His relaxed manner and the pleasant feeling she sang always helped to calm things down in times of need. “He would never have refused the request, all he could give his friends, his family, the apprentices-Nathan,” his friends noted. On Shabbat and holidays, his patience and his love of man came to a special expression – the children of the rabbis who came to the synagogue jumped into his arms and Ariel would smile upon himself as the kindergarten teacher. Alongside his tolerance and calm nature, he always thought about how to improve and activate systems he knew. The movement found a way to guide without strict discipline, and at the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva he held talks with his teacher about the advantages and disadvantages of the yeshiva framework. Ariel joined the IDF in April 1997. His ambition was realized and he reached an armored brigade, advanced in professional courses and training, and reached the post of lieutenant in the tank.Ge in the Gur Battalion. As usual, he did not complain about the difficulties and pointed out to his family and friends only the positive aspects of the army. “A professional and a good soldier, without pressure and stepping on friends, but with a lot of sympathy and patience.” After a day of treatment at the tank, on the eve of Sukkot, on the eve of Sukkoth, Ariel went out with a friend to guard Lilith. On the guard path in the Tirza camp he was killed by a Leo missile. He was eighteen years old. He was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. Survived by his parents and four brothers – Yaron, Chava, Michal and Noa. Hundreds of soldiers, friends and family from all over the country accompanied him on his last journey. After his death he was promoted to corporal. “Ariel received a prestigious and prestigious position, which he filled with love and with a high standard of achievement,” wrote the commander of his unit. At the end of the thirties, a lesson was held in his memory at the synagogue, which was attended by Rabbi Meir Tuber of the Netiv Meir Yeshiva. In the month of Tevet 5758, the students of Ariel’s class organized a study evening in his memory, in which the Rosh Yeshiva and other teachers spoke about him: On the day before Tu Bishvat 5758, the students of the Rambam school, where Ariel studied, His name is in the Yatir Forest. Ariel was killed in an advanced stage of training for an armored combat unit. A week before his fall he moved with his friends and successfully tested a team. At the end of the route Ariel was supposed to leave for a tank commanders course. On the day the training ended, Ariel’s friends went to the company with his memory, and in the presence of the family members and the battalion officers dedicated a song to him in the battalion memorial room. In the Bnei Akiva branch of the Beer Sheva Center, the memorial room for Ariel was dedicated at a ceremony in the presence of Mayor David Bonfeld. His family donated a Holy Ark and a table to read the Torah to the synagogue of the Bnei Akiva branch in Be’er Sheva. “Ariel was like the ladder that is placed on the ground and his head reaches heaven, and he could connect to the most practical things with the same devotion with which he dealt with things in holiness. His friend, Yossi, added: “In our world, we sometimes meet the” men of the spirit “and sometimes the” men of action. “Ariel, in a rare way, managed to contain both worlds, one complementing the other. The true gospel of Judaism is the ability to combine opposites, unify the fragments, and connect the worlds. “You have given us a vision of hope, selflessness, and caring for others. You left us a whole world. May they not know our pain in the people of Israel, “said his father.
