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אֵל מָלֵא רַחֲמִים שׁוֹכֵן בַּמְּרוֹמִים, הַמְצֵא מְנוּחָה נְכוֹנָה תַּחַת כַּנְפֵי הַשְּׁכִינָה, בְּמַעֲלוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים וּטְהוֹרִים, כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ מַזְהִירִים, לְנִשְׁמוֹת שלמה מנצור, איציק אלגרט, צחי עידן ואוהד יהלומי, שֶׁהָלְכוּ לְעוֹלָמָם. אָנָּא בַּעַל הָרַחֲמִים. הִסְתִּירָם בְּסֵתֶר כְּנָפֶיךָ לְעוֹלָמִים, וּצְרוֹר בִּצְרוֹר הַחַיִּים אֶת נִשְׁמוֹתֵיהֶם, יְיָ הוּא נַחֲלָתָם, וְיָנוּחוּ בְּשָׁלוֹם עַל מִשִּׁכְבוֹתֵיהֶם, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵ

“Exalted, compassionate God, grant perfect peace in Your sheltering presence, among the holy and the pure, whose radiance is like the heavens, to the souls of Itzhak Elgarat, Tsachi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur and Ohad Yahalomi, and who have gone to their eternal home. May their memory be a blessing, and may they rest in paradise. Master of mercy, may they find eternal shelter beneath Your sheltering wings, and may their souls be bound up in the bond of life. ADONAI is their portion. May they rest in peace. And let us say: Amen.” — El Maleh Rachamim

We are at a loss for words to express the immense pain and sorrow we are experiencing today as the four fallen hostages, Itzik Elgarat z”l (69), Tsachi Idan z”l (50), Shlomo Mantzur z”l (86) and Ohad Yahalomi z”l (50), are returned to Israel.

They were not just names; they were cherished individuals, deeply loved by their families, with dreams and futures stolen from them. We grieve not only for them, but for the other precious lives lost.

We will never forget. We will never forgive. Our hearts are shattered.

We hold both a sacred duty and a moral right to bring all of our sisters and brothers home. We continue to pray and advocate for the immediate release and safe return of the remaining hostages still in captivity.

Click below to download the Prayer for the Return of Fallen Hostages from the Masorti Movement in Israel and the Rabbinical Assembly in Israel:

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