Closing a Circle of Generations: The Torah Scroll in Memory of the 14 Fallen Was Read in Beaufort
More than 4 decades after the battle at Beaufort: the night journey of the Torah scroll from the Hoshaya settlement to the heart of the fort in Lebanon connected past fighters to present soldiers. Menachem…
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A Torah scroll commemorating 14 fallen soldiers was brought to the Beaufort fortress in Lebanon, over four decades after the battle there. The ceremony, initiated by Menachem Goldberg who lost comrades and commanders, involved young Golani soldiers reading from the dusty scroll. The event bridges generations of fighters, with Goldberg urging unity and love beyond disagreements as the fallen's legacy. This underscores how military memorialization continues to shape Israeli national discourse.