An Israeli yeshiva mourns its seventh alumnus killed in Gaza
Master Sgt. (res.) Elisha Loewenstern, 38, of the Armored Corps' 8104 Battalion, from Harish, was killed in action in southern Gaza, on December 13, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
A yeshiva in Yeruham mourns its seventh alumnus killed in the war in Gaza, in Master Sgt. (res.) Elisha Loewenstern, 38, who was declared dead this morning.
“The seventh candle has been taken from us,” Yeshivat Hesder Yerucham says in a statement, issued on the seventh day of the Hanukkah festival on the eve of which observant Jews lit seven candles on the menorah.
“The shining light of the dear Rabbi Elisha has been extinguished,” it says.
