Ya’ir, Bezalel

The son-in-law of David and Chana, members of the Yavne group who immigrated from Germany in their youth. He was born on August 31, 1947 in the group. His childhood years were difficult for him because of severe conflicts with the members of his surroundings, because he was sensitive to everything, harm to his family honor and dignity. When he finished elementary school the group continued in ninth grade and then started working in various branches of agriculture. He devoted himself to the land which he loved and worked with passion and love. By nature, Bezalel could not see a friend in trouble without coming to his aid. He stood up and defended the weak and there were times when his defeated friend was beaten, Bezalel would also step aside and burst into tears. Helping the weak was also expressed in helping the girl carry her suitcases home. In addition, Bezalel was always able to maintain the great moral principle of concern for all – and perhaps before caring for the individual. The energy and initiative were discovered at all times and in every situation in working for the public. The hours were endless and when he returned, tired and exhausted, the field was the beginning of his thought – his family and society. He received his parents and brother a short evening visit and then went to spend time in the rooms of his friends. In addition to his struggle for the common good, Bezalel knew how to fight for his own development and set out difficult tasks for him to overcome. But even in the spiritual realm he knew how to invest his power and will: he was tired after a day’s work, but he still went to the Kerem Devana Yeshiva to devote time to the Torah and devoted himself to learning the Daf Yomi in the Talmud. He was Simcha about this, and not only because he himself found satisfaction in it, but knowing that studying the Gemara would also bring satisfaction to his parents. He did not like the binding framework of the school, and he found the way to the spiritual world himself and was interested in various areas of study – such as nature, geography and history. He also liked literature and was interested in it – such as Bialik Tchernichovsky and others. Even the works of writers of his generation loved. Throughout this spiritual world he felt that there was an expansion of his horizons and the shaping of his image. When he reached the age of 16, he became active in the summer camps in the field, devoted himself to the annual trips of the students of the kibbutz and to the trips of the Bnei Akiva movement to which he belonged, for the protection of nature and for the knowledge of the country. “In August 1965, the time came for him to enlist in the IDF and after basic training he found his way straight to the paratroopers’ house. After completing basic training, the parachuting course came and he did not hesitate – and fell on his foot, which did not fully recover from the fracture that had been caused to him as a result of a work accident. Finally he came home and the wings of a paratrooper shone on his chest. But it was not only in them that Bezalel boasted that he was proud of observing mitzvot even under severe field conditions, such as putting on tefillin even when time was pressing and conditions were difficult. Bezalel knew how to represent the religious education he was given. He was sent to the course of the General Staff, completed it successfully, and as a commander he was popular everywhere and was always in the center of things.In the combat corps he helped his sense of humor and his ability to live together with his subordinates. Religious movement, which created an atmosphere and atmosphere that were expressed in a poem that Hever wrote about later in the Six Day War. He participated in the conquest of Latrun, Ramallah, and fell in the line of duty on the Nablus-Ramallah road on June 6, 1967, Where he grew up and served bread, was brought to rest in Kvutzat Yavneh Verrier on geography. Volume IV of “Gvilei Fire”, satchel from the estates of the boys who fell in Israel, was brought from the estate. Tell memoryAnd his name was issued by his friends and group. An article about him is in “Face to Face” and lists written by him in the religious kibbutz press.