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Remember Itay Banjo (איתי בנג'ו) 10/7 30 years old, from Haifa, He served in the IDF’s Nahal Brigade and received an outstanding soldier award. Later, he earned a degree in materials engineering at Ben-Gurion University, where he received a full scholarship for graduate studies and had just begun his master’s degree and work at the university. Itay was remembered as intelligent, funny, optimistic and deeply devoted to his friends and family. He loved cooking for friends, dancing, the beach and Maccabi Haifa, and was known for making people around him laugh. On October 7, 2023, Itay attended the Nova music festival with his friend Shani Kupervaser. When the attack began, they tried to drive toward Beersheba, picking up two other festivalgoers along the way. After coming under gunfire, they fled to a roadside bomb shelter near Re’im. Itay’s final message, sent at 7:45 a.m., said they were inside the shelter. He and Shani were later murdered there.

Shabbat Shalom/Good Shabbos

Sir Patrick Stewart July 13, 1940 - October 28, 2026

20 Cheshvan: Sixth yahrzeit of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Viktoriia Ivashko, 9, was a young Ukrainian judoka from Kyiv who dreamed of becoming a champion. She trained at the Judo Master sports club and had already begun winning medals. On June 1, 2023, Viktoriia and her mother, Olga, were killed during a Russian missile attack while attempting to reach a bomb shelter

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26

Remember Lin Dafni (לין דפני) 10/7 22 years old, from Kibbutz Ein HaMifratz. She loved travel, photography, the beach, fitness, baking and design. After completing her military service, she spent several months traveling through South and Central America with her lifelong best friend, Ziv Frenkel. Lin dreamed of pursuing graphic or interior design and was also considering becoming a Pilates instructor. Her family remembered her as joyful, creative and free-spirited, “like a magnificent butterfly.” On October 7, 2023, Lin attended the Nova music festival with Ziv. During the attack, Ziv used Lin’s phone to send her mother a final message telling her that they were caught in a terrorist attack and that she loved her. Lin and Ziv were missing for nearly a week before their deaths were confirmed. The inseparable friends were buried side by side at Kibbutz Ein HaMifratz on October 15. May her memory be a blessing.