Yishai, David (Dudi)

Ben Yechiel and Shulamit. He was born on Shabbat Nachamu, 19 Av 5775 (19.7.1975) in Petah Tikva. Brother to Tali, Michal and Avi. His name was given to him in the name of his uncle, who fell in the Yom Kippur War. My uncle studied at the Yavneh State Religious elementary school, and at the end of his studies he continued at the Kfar Ganim high school in Petach Tikva. As part of his yeshiva studies, he managed to find time for his sporting hobbies – running, soccer and basketball. Dudi chose to do his military service in the Yeshivat HaKotel hesder yeshiva in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem. Here he also found a pleasant duty to contribute to the residents of the Quarter and volunteered for the Civil Guard. He voluntarily saw Kiddush Hashem in public. At the end of July 1994, Dudi enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces in the Armored Corps and began his military service in the “Shelah” battalion, after which he became a liaison and was proud when he was assigned to the “HaBokim” regiment, where his father served in the army. He was an outstanding runner and an outstanding runner, and my uncle represented his unit in a number of fitness competitions on behalf of the Armored Corps, and was very involved with his family, friends and friends. At every social event, my uncle stood out with a graceful look and a worn-out smile on his face, with the joy of life that characterized him, From the beginning of his childhood, Dudi was blessed with rare kindness and willingness to help others, especially the weaker ones in society, and he undertook to make a tenth of all his income, including his military salary, for charity and charity. My uncle was critically injured in a traffic accident near the gas station at Ben Gurion Airport. He was hospitalized for six days at Tel Hashomer Hospital, where he died of his wounds on June 26, 1996. My uncle was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Petach Tikvah, and left behind his parents, two sisters and a brother “In a letter of consolation to the family, Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote:” My uncle served as a liaison officer in the ‘Ba’akim’ battalion of the ‘Iron Footprints’ battalion in the Armored Corps and was described by his commanders as a responsible and devoted soldier who fulfilled his duties with great skill. And his friends alike. ” The commander of the unit wrote: “My uncle joined the martyrs of Israel, the glorious fighters whose loyalty, dedication and sacrifice, the State of Israel, remained for us. Because it is no wonder that an angel, like the uncle, is a real friend, with a permanent smile on his face, the people of Israel, the Israel Defense Forces, the ‘Iron Footprints’, the ‘HaBokim’ battalion, the ‘spearhead’ company and I salute my uncle His willingness to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, his willingness to give, to help and to contribute to the state in the shadow of his strong, uncompromising faith. And his soul is bound up in the bundle of life. “