Ben Yehudit and Machluf. He was born on the 13th of Shvat 5741 (13.1.1981) in Shlomi, in the tribal territory of Shevat Asher, to Avshalom, Sarit, Nathaniel and Rachel, and he began his studies in the religious elementary school of Rabbi Maimon in Shlomi and in Acre, Middle and Middle School of the AMIT Network. Who was a special and talented child, creative and loved. One of his acquaintances says about him: “Everyone loved him, there was no one who knew him and did not relate to him.” His trademark was his bright smile that never left his face. He had a close and warm relationship with his parents and unlike his brother, preferring to study close to home and not to move to a boarding school. He gave his parents great pride and helped them at home and work out of desire and love. Asher had many varied hobbies. He liked music very much, used to watch current television programs and read books about the Land of Israel, history of the Jewish people and the Holocaust. His outstanding inclination to art was evident at an early age and accompanied him to the end of his life: he was discovered as a gifted painter and also reached for sculpture and design; He painted figures of famous political figures such as Nelson Mandela, Churchill and Ben Gurion, as well as great and dominant rabbis such as the Baba Sali, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his grandfather, Rabbi Asher Zt “l. “S. As an avid optimist, he knew how to extract life from them, without having to dwell on difficulties. His guiding principle was that effort and investment paid off. In order to improve his grades, he studied at the local community center in a learning center and thus raised his grades in the matriculation exams, who was a charismatic person and involved in community life, was active in the Bnei Akiva branch in Shlomi and offered help to all who wished. In his youth, he undertook to adopt an elderly neighbor whose children had married and left the town and slept in her home to ease her loneliness and to entertain her in the company of her friends. “Yasmin, a friend of his youth, says:” The ability to give without expecting acceptance, the ability to do so The ability to be good and understand, even when everything around closes, the ability to interpret and translate, even when everything around you is almost like Chinese, is your ability, your uncontrolled ability, your uncountable ability to others, to their soul. He kept his mind open and rational, without dismissing the importance of emotion. “In a letter to a friend, he listed his recommendations for a” better life “and expressed the values he believed in:” You will learn to listen to your heart. For everything you do, make a backup plan … Do not spare people who are grateful … Continue to respect every person … “Love is not everything in life … Be proud of your identity and never try to hide it.” When he was in 11th grade, he went to Poland as part of a school delegation. In the twelfth grade he wrote a treatise, referring to Chaim Weizmann’s words, “No country is given to the people on a silver platter.” Who wrote: “We have not yet reached peace and tranquility … In a country as unique as ours, we must always remember that thanks to the soldiers who were killed and fallen in wars and battles, we have the state … We can only hope that soon the solution will be found and the war will stop, Even though the state was not given to us on a platterWe paid a great deal, and we still pay for it. We will end up paying the huge price and we will be able to live in the country for sure … “After graduating from high school, Asher examined the possibility of studying in a pre-military program in order to strengthen the values he absorbed in his home: Israel and above all the State of Israel, but eventually decided to enlist without further delay, who joined the IDF at the end of November 1999. The medical profile set for him allowed him to serve as an administrative officer, but he insisted on wanting to move to combat. His efforts bore fruit and he was finally assigned to the tank as a conspiracy. Who spoke about the tank with great admiration. For a long time he served in the Gaza Strip and showed determination and courage without expressing concern. He told his friends, “Only God will keep me,” and his worried parents reassured him that the Merkava tank was strong and immune to injury. He began to plan the life after liberation. His great dream was to study political science and law, and he expressed his desire to influence and “change the face of the state” but did not get it. On February 14, 2002, Asher was killed in an operational operation near the Netzarim junction, when a small explosive device was detonated on a civilian convoy, and the tank containing Asher arrived with three other crew members to secure the route. A powerful explosive device containing about 100 kilograms of explosives was detonated on the path, and the tank was blown off a few meters, killing him at the age of 20. The first sergeant Moshe Peled and First Sergeant Ron Lavi were killed and another soldier was wounded. Was buried in the military section of the cemetery in Shlomi, leaving parents, two brothers and two sisters, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant. “He was not supposed to go out for this activity, but a friend asked him to replace him because he was not feeling well, who said there was no problem and replaced him.” On his tombstone engraved the words “Baruch Asher Buildings”. His family wrote and composed a poem to remind him of the words: “Nights without a star, days without a beam of light, / The heart aches, the troubles of the questions. In the chariot of the fire / the warrior of Israel against Netzarim in your body, a defense / covenant was born by fire, blessed by structures that … / … An angel of heaven, angel of flesh and blood, / eternal sweet smile, radiant to every person. A friend of youth wrote to his memory: “The light that was always present and always accompanied, the light that he knew and understood … The light he asked, argued and never compromised … He was light, light that walked with his smile, his presence … The world is a little better, thanks to you, thanks to the care of the older woman, thanks to the encouragement and support you gave, thanks to the smile you smiled in the morning thanks to the help you gave to your friends, and they will never stop thanking you for leaving the world Better, a little more than your life. ” “I have only been with you for a while … I asked you, ‘How come you’re always smiling?’ And you smiled and replied, ‘That’s how I’m used to it – try it – it helps!’ And I’m still amazed by the spirit of your smile – to make people smile even after you’re not really here, so I’ve been able to learn a whole world from you in such a short time. ” Asher’s family is working on preparing a memorial book with poems, farewells and lines for his image.
