Elisha Loewenstern, 38 years old from Harish, was killed in Gaza on December 13 by an anti-tank missile fired by Hamas while on a mission to rescue wounded soldiers. Though exempt from reserve army service, Elisha felt it was his duty to defend the State of Israel and volunteered to serve.
A high-level Torah scholar, successful software engineer, and devoted husband and father, Elisha is remembered by friends and family as a pure soul who never raised his voice and always strove to better himself. As an ordained rabbi, he dedicated himself to helping others and was a pillar of the Harish community, teaching extensively.
Elisha made aliyah from Highland Park, New Jersey, with his family at the age of eight and grew up in Beit Shemesh.
He is survived by his wife Hadas and their six children, ages ten months to twelve years. Before his death, he had been preparing his twelve-year-old son for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah.
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