The Raziel Family

Yedidiah (הי"ד)

**Yedidiah was born in July 1992 to Yisrael Hanoch and Rachel.
He was raised in Psagot, the oldest of six children. There he was educated and then
studied at the yeshiva in Elon Moreh. He enlisted in the IDF and served as a soldier in the
Nahal Brigade. After his release, he returned to study at the yeshiva.

Yedidiah married Shira, and together they had three children: Tzuri, Tair, and Hadar.
Yedidiah was a witty and sharp person yet funny person, serious and studious he sought
to understand the deeper meaning of things. He worked as a social worker for the
‘Kidum’ organization, providing services for mental health clients in Netivot. He was a
beloved and respected therapist and an amazing family man.

In the last two years, Yedidiah pursued a master’s degree in social work with
a specialization in couples and family therapy at Ariel University and dreamed
of becoming a professional therapist who helps people. He also studied Torah and he dreamed of completing his rabbinical exams.

To Protect the Home

On Simchat Torah celebrations bega n in Kerem Shalom for all residents
and guests, both secular and religious including Yedidiah’s parents and sister.
During one of the dances, Moshe Yedidiah Raziel stood in the center of the circle
and sang a powerful song of “Am Yisrael Chai” that resonated throughout the area.

At 6:30 AM, alarms rang out across the kibbutz, and members of the emergency
response team were called to organize. Immediately, Yedidiah and his partner,
Meir, set out. Dozens of terrorists crossed the border at the Kerem Shalom crossing
and inﬁltrated the kibbutz, engaging in a ﬁerce battle with nine members of the
emergency response team and six additional soldiers who were in the kibbutz.
In the early hours of the battle, they eliminated two squads of terrorists that had
entered the kibbutz area.

One of these battles took place near Yedidiah Raziel’s home. His wife and
children heard intense gunﬁre between Yedidiah and the terrorists. After they
eliminated the terrorists, Yedidiah passed under the window of his home’s safe
room and shouted to Shira, his wife, through the window: “I’m okay; everyone
is okay!” Yedidiah wanted to maintain morale and reassure his family.

After hours of fighting, terrorists broke into a home and blew up the door of their safe room injuring the father seriously. Yedidiah and his partner, rushed toward the house. Thanks to the battle they fought, the terrorists were unable to harm the family, but both Yedidiah and Amichai were killed during the battle. After hours of fighting, terrorists broke into a home and blew up the door of their safe room injuring the father seriously. Yedidiah and his partner, rushed toward the house. Thanks to the battle they fought, the terrorists were unable to harm the family, but both Yedidiah and Amichai were killed during the battle.

Through their actions, they prevented the entry of terrorists into civilian homes in
the community, and except for one house, all the homes in the kibbutz remained
a safe haven for families.

Life After Yedidiah

Yedidiah left behind his wife Shira, an architect at a ﬁrm in the Gaza
border area, and their three sweet children Tzur, Tair, and Hadar.

The family resides in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on the Gaza border,
which is currently being evacuated from their home and temporarily
relocated to the student village of Ashalim.

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