Tal, Moshe

Moshe, son of Hanna and Zvi Elimelech, was born on October 31, 1953, in Jerusalem.Nahal Brigade as a student at the Hesder Yeshiva. After completing basic training he served as a tank driver in the Armored Corps, and about six weeks before the outbreak of the war Moshe married his girlfriend for guidance in the youth movement. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Moshe was called from the yeshiva to his unit and fought with it in the battles in the Sinai. He also participated in the crossing of the Suez Canal and the battles that were forbidden on the western side of the Suez Canal He encouraged many of his friends during difficult moments, and even on the radio Mon them verses that instilled confidence in them. According to the commander, Moses fulfilled his duties with devotion, loyalty and devotion. On Tishrei fees Tsl”d (25/10/1973), a day after heThe cease-fire was attacked, his tank was hit by an Egyptian tank fire that was ambushed, and Moshe was hit and killed. At the Red Junction near the hexagon, north of the city of Suez, he was laid to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl. He left behind a wife and son (his son, who was born after his fall, named after him “Moshe Chai”), parents, four brothers and a sister. After his fall, he was promoted to sergeant. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Moshe was an excellent crew member and a courageous fighter who carried out the tasks he was assigned with heroism and bravery. His parents donated a Torah scroll to the synagogue in Mevasseret Zion; His parents, relatives and friends established a study room and a library at the Har Etzion yeshiva in Alon Shvut; Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shvut published a pamphlet entitled “Eight Princes of Man” in memory of its students who fell in the war, with a list of his character; The Netkha Division published a booklet entitled “The First Walkers”, with a list of it.