Sefer Torah in memory of Captain Yaron Chitiz HY"D

This Sefer Torah is in loving memory of Captain Yaron Eliezer Chitiz HY"D who fell on 15th of Tevet 5784, 26th December 2023. The Sefer Torah will be used by the Chitiz family and the wider community.  Captain Yaron Chitiz, z”l Who was he? Yaron (or as his family called him - Yaroni) was born and raised in Ra'anana. He was the youngest of five children in the Chitiz family. He attended Yavneh Elementary School and later studied at Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Ra'anana. During high school, he was also a counselor at Bnei Akiva in the Ra'anana branch for the "Yuval" tribe, a special group for children with disabilities. After finishing his studies, he continued for a year and a half at the Elisha pre-military preparatory program in Neve Tzuf. His main hobby was enjoying life. He loved soccer and was an avid Liverpool fan along with his brothers and father, even attending several of their games in the years before his death. He also loved playing soccer every Friday, and enjoyed a good BBQ, cold beer and hanging out with friends at the beach on Fridays. His path in the IDF Yaron enlisted in March 2020 in the Givati Brigade, Shaked Battalion. After completing his training, he was assigned early to command and became a basic training commander for the March 2021 recruits. After completing his role, he attended the officers' course, after which he returned to be a platoon commander at the Givati Brigade training base. After 8 months in this role, he became an instructors' team commander at Bahad 1 in the "Lehav" course, where he trained two teams in the basic phase of the officers' course. In his last role, he deliberated between becoming the deputy commander of a basic training company or the deputy commander of the “Mivtzait" company of the Shaked Battalion, ultimately deciding to go to the battalion to gain operational experience. Yaron fell in battle on December 26, 2023, in Daraj Tufah while serving as the deputy commander of the “Mivtzait” company in the Shaked He was killed in an encounter with five terrorists who infiltrated the building where his company was stationed. By being the first to engage the terrorists, he saved the rest of his soldiers from a much worse incident. His soldiers and commanders described him as always knowing how to be a tough commander with the biggest heart. He knew how to demand and push them to their limits but cared for each person under his command both in the brigade and at Bahad 1. He was a man of kindness, with a huge smile, and a professional in everything he did. Link to the Instagram page in memory of Yaron: https://www.instagram.com/yaro... Link to the YouTube page in memory of Yaron: https://youtube.com/@rememberi...