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Brothers in Life,

Brothers in Death

On Sunday, February 26, Hallel (21) and Yagel (19) Yaniv were murdered by Arab terrorists as they
drove through the town of Huwara, adjacent to their yishuv of Har Bracha. Tal Weisel paid a shiva
call to their parents, Esti and Shalom.

hose who knew the boys Yagel’s funeral it was apparent that this
knew that they were dif- family is a special one – one whose faith
ferent from each other, flows in their veins and whose consistent
“Tbut they complemented kindness and altruistic concern for others
each other,” says Shalom Yaniv, who had made them public figures.
was bereaved of his two sons, Hallel and And yet the chessed, pervading every
Yagel, may their blood be avenged, who corner of the house, did not need to be
were murdered last month in an attack in spoken in order to be understood. Yigal’s
Huwara. “They did not always agree with room is littered with numerous tools that
one another, but there was something Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, hy”d. belong to the tool gemach he ran, while the
calm and settled about this stage in lives, yard of the house is home to boxes filled
over the last few years, as each one came refused to be photographed, but for some with costumes from the costume gemach
to the end of their maturation process and reason everyone agreed this time. When that Esti meticulously maintains every
found the right places for themselves, one I received the magnet from the bar mitz- year. And despite the heavy mourning,
in Yeshivat Kiryat Shemonah and one in vah, I said ‘wow, this is really a beautiful sorrow and loss, Esti and Shalom made it
Yeshivat Givat Olga. picture. Two shining children, ַעי ִק ָר ָה ר ַהז ְּ כ a priority to put the comforters who came
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“The truth is, we had a lot of nachat, not םי ִרי ִה ְז ַמ, shining like the brightness of the to visit them at ease…
because everything went smoothly, but firmament.’” “I am full of gratitude towards the Master
because everyone was in a place that was The truth is, nothing at the Yaniv family of the world,” Shalom concluded in a
good for them. Last Shabbat, as Esti said, shiva house should have surprised me. Not hoarse voice. “Thank you for entrusting
we had a kind of Shabbat Preidah, a goodbye the glowing countenance of Esti, not the us with these two treasures. We took joy in
Shabbat. We were lucky that there was a warm atmosphere, not the genuine and them, we take joy in them, we will take joy
Shabbat bar mitzvah in the family, and we candid conversations, nor the pure and in them. We will take all the good things
went.” complete faith that was evidently present they did, and all of their idealism and good
“There was an event on Friday,” Shalom between the comforting words and hugs. character traits, and we will do everything
says, and makes an effort to show the From all the photos, obituaries, state- we can to bring good to the entire nation.”
last family photo and pass it among the ments, and images that were circulated  Originally published in Hebrew in Olam
comforters. “To their credit, they usually to the public the day before Hallel and Katan.

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