YOM HAZIKARON CELEBRATION (cont...)

Rabbi Eliach reminded students that some 21,000 Israeli soldiers have died since 1948 defending Eretz Israel. Countless have been wounded or maimed as well. He spoke of the numerous military cemetaries throughout Israel where at the very moment of his spoken words memorial services were being held.

Each of these soldiers had a life story, Eliach reminded the talmidim, and he held aloft a book about an orthodox solider from Efrat who was chosen to represent the Israeli Army on an official state visit to Poland. This soldier went to the former death camp in Auschwitz in full uniform and stood where his grandparents had been murdered by the Nazis.

Unfortunately, this same soldier was killed soon after fighting in Gaza.

"It would be wrong," he said, "to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut without recognizing the tremendous sacrifices made by the members of tzahal."

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ches all aspects of life from a Torah framework.
- A love of learning is fostered by showing talmidim the ‘conceptual’ beauty of Torah.
- A close Rebbe/Talmid relationship is encouraged.
- Midos, sensitivity and concern for others is a constant theme at Rambam.