Ben Ziva and Avraham Halevy. He was born on February 23, 1972 in Hadera, the fourth son of a family of five. Shai attended the Tachkemoni elementary school. When he reached middle school, he insisted on studying and being educated in Kiryat Herzog in Kfar Sava. He completed his high school studies at the “Noam” Midrasha in Pardes Hannah. Already in his youth, Shai was prominent in his height, maturity, and kindness. His presence was striking and impressive. Was an attentive ear to everyone, a sort of “big brother” of the age group. He excelled in his studies, “class genius,” in the words of his classmates, loved and highly admired by his teachers and teachers. Shai was active in the Bnei Akiva youth movement. Always the living and attractive spirit in the various activities: both in the organization of trips and trips throughout the country, and in social and cultural activities. When a guitar detail shook the chords of his friends, who listened to his music and when he appeared on stage on social evenings, he followed the audience. Prior to his enlistment in the IDF, Shai decided to enrich his Torah education and prepare himself for the IDF at the “Bnei David” yeshiva in Samaria. The head of the yeshiva, Rabbi Eli Soren, said that Sassi was a complete person, already on his arrival to Eli, and that he came to the yeshiva not out of a lack, but out of a desire to continue to develop and develop attributes of virtue and fear of God that already existed in him. In preparation for the draft, Shai deliberated about which unit could bring itself to the maximum. In the middle of August 1991, Shay was drafted into the army and volunteered for the Paratroopers Brigade, and his comrades from the basic training course said that from the beginning of his career in the army, Shai was “the unquestioned leader”, very reliable in all of them, both recruits and commanders. He completed his training course with honors, continued with advanced training, underwent a parachuting course and was sent to expand his combat training in a course for infantry commanders. The goal of being a paratrooper officer stood before him, clear and decisive Who received the officer’s rank, Shai’s ambition was fulfilled, and he was sent as a commander to the base of the recruits of the Paratroopers Brigade, during which he expressed his personality as an educator. To teach you how a soldier should function, both on the military and on the moral level. “His ability to give, support and help was boundless: his friends tried to formulate his support for others:” The wall of tears, a wall that supports your friends with solid foundations. ” After a period of time, he returned to his unit, Battalion 202, and went to operational activity in Hebron. The young children in Hebron noticed his special image and the radiation, and wrote: “Shai was an example and a model leader and showed the true and proud side of a soldier in the IDF.” Shai’s commanders said that he was “an outstanding officer, a unique commander and a loved one, a figure and an object of admiration.” On July 17, 1994, Shai was killed in a battle in Lebanon, and Shai was hit by terrorist fire when he commanded his soldiers and assisted the convoy of the Givati Brigade, which was on its way to the outpost. He was brought to eternal rest in Hadera’s military cemetery, leaving behind his parents and four brothers – Yisrael, Oren, Ehud and Dan – aged twenty-two. In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, the unit commander wrote: “Your son was a high quality officer in the battalion. Shai was open, interested, quiet, modest, with a golden heart and a willingness to help others without limit. … knew how to command his soldiers in his quiet, modest, and wise way to develop command based on exampleHe was exceptional, understanding and close to his soldiers. Shai had the ability to accept criticism from personal maturity and self-confidence. Lieutenant Shai, as an officer and a man, was a man of principles and an idealist. He insisted on his special opinions quietly, politely but firmly. … a professional officer who knew how to demand from his soldiers, to educate them, to find the way to their hearts and build them as a cohesive and fighting unit. He knew how to concentrate. He always went before his soldiers, protected them. Shai’s greatness as a commander can be examined in the way his soldiers performed, after being injured. They continued to shoot at the terrorists, while taking care of their commander. “
