Tzofif-Hacohen, Yaron

Ben Rivka and Yehuda. Born in Tel Aviv on 24.12.1976 to Ronit, Revital and Ronelli, Yaron attended the “Alumot” elementary school in Ramat Aviv, at the Bar-Ilan Yeshiva, followed by the Wizo France High School in Tel Aviv, Yaron joined the “Scouts” movement, joined the “Adat Aviv” tribe and took a course in combat, and was also involved in basketball and gymnastics, and continued to attend religious classes and lectures on Judaism, accompanied by his good friends , Ariel and Assaf, and enjoyed these lectures with great pleasure: At the beginning of August 1994, Yaron enlisted in the IDF and became a cook in the engineering company of the Nahal Brigade on the evening of the 28th of Shvat 5767 (4.2.1997) When the two Yasur helicopters collided over Moshav Shear Yashuv, the seventy-three fighters, who made their way to operational activity in Lebanon, were killed, including Yaron, who was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. “Yaron served as a cook in the engineering division of the Nahal Brigade, and was described by his commanders as a responsible, disciplined and dedicated soldier of high values ​​who always had the soldiers’ best interests in mind. Was admired and accepted by his commanders and friends alike. “In another letter of condolence, the unit’s commander, Captain Yair Barkat, wrote:” Yaron treated the unit’s soldiers with devotion, his fighting comrades were the most important thing to him. Human relations, dedication to work, self-discipline and special personality radiated on all the company members who loved Yaron very much and knew that he would always take care of them and try to do whatever they wanted. “Yaron’s parents commemorated their son on a Torah scroll they purchased for this purpose, and this book will be transferred to the synagogue that will be built in Tel Aviv and will commemorate the seventy-three fallen soldiers who died in the helicopter disaster.