This is already a tradition.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published today (Tuesday), the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen in Israeli Forces and Hostile Acts, a photo of himself putting on tefillin.
Netanyahu wrote: "On Memorial Day for the Fallen in Israel's Armed Forces, as in previous years, I place tefillin in memory of one of our heroes who fell for our resurrection and freedom.
This year too, I met with the Rebbe's emissary, Rabbi Or Ziv, who brought with him the tefillin. Each time, of a different warrior, of a beloved son, of a hero of Israel. Each year, a different story. A different heart. A whole world.
This year I was privileged to place the tefillin of our heroes, the late Shawn Carmeli.
Sean, a lone warrior who came from the United States to defend the State of Israel, chose to tie his fate to the fate of our people. Out of deep faith, out of a mission. He fell in battle in Gaza – but his spirit continues to live in us, in the heart of the nation.
When I place his tefillin, I feel the deep connection between the generations. Between a tradition of thousands of years and the heroism of today. Between a silent prayer and an act of self-sacrifice that is second to none.
At this moment, with the bands tied around my hand and heart, I offer a silent prayer in his memory, in the memory of all our fallen, and for the future of our people in this land.
"And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the name of the Lord is called upon thee, and they shall fear thee."
"May the memory of our fallen be blessed and may they be preserved in our hearts forever.".
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