Ben Yael and Haim. Born on the 29th of Tishrei 5776 (29.9.1976) in the city of Rehovot, to a family that has been rooted in the city for 70 years Gil was educated on the values of love of the people and the land, tradition and observance, and began his studies at the Hillel- In the USA When he returned to Israel, he continued to study at the “Noam” elementary school for boys in Rehovot, and when he was young, he was a member of the Bnei Akiva youth movement and continued his high school studies in Rehovot, But expressed a strong desire to attend a military boarding school, which he was given and he moved to the military boarding school near the Or Etzion yeshiva in the center of Shapira, where he studied in grades 9-10. He completed his high school studies and completed his high school studies before completing his military service, he decided to become spiritual in the love of Torah and the homeland and set out for the settlement of Eli in Samaria, where he studied in the pre-military preparatory program “Yeshiva of the Children of David.” He loved literature and singing, taught himself to play guitar and listened to music, enjoyed sports and played basketball and soccer, but above all Gil loved motorcycles: he bought the first motorcycle at the age of 16 and Riding on his motorcycle and accompanied by his friends. In all his actions, he was an age of inner strength and the ability to stick to the goal, always smiling and smiling, as one of his educators defined him: “One big hug for everyone, Gil with the great smile and love for everyone.” Gili was the mainstay of the guys, the glue that binds his friends. He loved peace, and always made sure that every one of his loved ones would feel the best he could. At the end of July 1995, Gil was drafted into regular service. He was assigned to the Golani Brigade, completed his infantry and infantry service in southern Lebanon, where his unit dealt with fighting terror organizations, Gil was a fighter, showed determination and motivation, and was praised by his commanders who recommended his departure for the officers’ training course. 28 January 1997 The helicopter disaster occurred when two Yasur helicopters collided over Moshav Shear Yashuv, and the seventy-three fighters, who made their way to operational activity in Lebanon, were killed, including Gil, who was twenty years old at the time of his death. In the military section of the Rehovot cemetery Gil left behind his parents, three brothers – Amir, Yaron and Adiel and sister Rachel To the rank of First Sergeant The press extensively covered the disaster and published articles highlighted the age of Gil Gil’s family founded a foundation to commemorate his memory, which contributes to the community in the field of education The Foundation provides scholarships to students who excel in their contribution to the community and the society from all high schools in the city , From secular and state-religious education, and the love of Israel and the unity of Israel, which characterized Gil and served as a guiding light for him, and the establishment of a Holy Ark and the introduction of a Torah scroll in honor of Gili to the synagogue. Members of the community in Rehovot, friends and acquaintances in Israel and abroad and relatives initiated the establishment of a synagogue and community center in the city of Rehovot, called “Or-Gil.” The number of letters in the numerology is 73 and represents the seventy-three who fell in the helicopter disaster. In the months following the tragedy, Gil’s brother Adiel wrote songs that express his longing and pain as part of his struggle with loss: one of his songs, “Gili – After Darkness,” was composed by Gili, His cousin, Nir Zadok and the children of the family were gathered together and recordedThe song: “In a dream you appeared with a smile of joy / As if nothing was, was not created / With all my strength I tried to hold only you / And again I woke up with the same feeling Is it true that the better the better / Because help me not break / Tears / face smiling, Gili, Gili, left no traces / left only tears … Gili, Gili … “. His friends in Gil’s division produced a booklet called “Tears of Friends” featuring songs in memory of their friends who fell in the helicopter disaster. In the booklet they produced for the fundraising show for the Gil Scholarship Fund, there are songs written by Adiel: “Look at the pictures in which you smile / That’s what I have left of my supportive brother / Other people do not understand / Behind the picture were life. I had to make do with the same pictures / which at once, as dead, stop. ” “You remember the feeling of life, how would you walk around with a smile on your face, you remember your little brother, who remembers you from the time you were here, you remember the moment you wore a uniform, you did not remove them in the final moments, Better? / Because if you do, help me not to break. ” In the booklet Tears of Friends, Dekel Shalem wrote: “Age / If you can erase / anything unnecessary / If it is laughter / Or an orphan smile, / You have not found / Possible deletion / A dominant smile / A noble soul. If now I want to define happiness in my eyes / I will compensate / length in heaven. ” At the funeral, his good friend Yanir called out a song that expresses the power of friendship and love for age: “I sit and think about everything that we went through, whether we were going out or on a trip, all together we did our party. You were the mainstay / When we were upset you always knew how to smile. We’re all in the seventh heaven / We have not left you for a moment, always with us / We are your brothers, and you, and you are ours. Gili, there’s nothing else to do / God, how to take my age suddenly / maybe we’ll wake up and it’ll be just a dream / no voice and no answer, love you Gili. ” Chapter 15 in Psalms, read by his mother at the funeral on his open grave, reflects most of Gil’s personality: “He walks innocently and works justice and speaks truth in his heart. Not a leg on his tongue did not do evil to the other, and he did not bear any harm to his neighbor. He is despised in his eyes, fed up, and those who fear Jehovah will be sworn to evil and not converted. His money did not give a bite, and bribery on clean people did not take them.
