Gavriel Hoter was murdered by Gavriel Hoter was murdered by terrorists when he volunteered to terrorists when he volunteered to

substitute for a friend on kitchen duty substitute for a friend on kitchen duty at Othniel Yeshiva, where he was at Othniel Yeshiva, where he was

studying. studying.

GAVRIEL WAS 17 ½ years old.GAVRIEL WAS 17 ½ years old.

““What was outstanding was the What was outstanding was the diligence, the perseverance diligence, the perseverance and the equality of effort and the equality of effort regarding everything that had regarding everything that had

to do with serving G-dto do with serving G-d”.”.

““He was a perfectly round He was a perfectly round sphere of positive attributes, sphere of positive attributes, with no angles or curves. with no angles or curves.

Everything was equalEverything was equal”.”.

Rabbi Neria MantzurRabbi Neria Mantzur

HUMILITYHUMILITY

You did everything with You did everything with your special serenity, your special serenity, always with a smile, with always with a smile, with such great modesty and such great modesty and without condescensionwithout condescension. . His Friends His Friends

You were modest and You were modest and humble and you tried not humble and you tried not to talk about the good to talk about the good things you did.things you did.

His BrotherHis Brother

PEACE BETWEEN MAN AND HIS PEACE BETWEEN MAN AND HIS FELLOWFELLOW

You knew how to accept You knew how to accept each person as he each person as he was, and you always was, and you always tried to make peace tried to make peace between members of between members of the class (a task which the class (a task which sometimes seemed sometimes seemed impossible).impossible).

His ClassmatesHis Classmates

BY MINIMIZING FOODBY MINIMIZING FOOD

““Gavriel the angel, who ate one meal a Gavriel the angel, who ate one meal a day – how is it that I never noticed it day – how is it that I never noticed it when he visited us? He would always when he visited us? He would always say that he had already eaten, or that say that he had already eaten, or that

he would eat laterhe would eat later”.”.

““You ate small amounts at specific times, You ate small amounts at specific times, and you often fasted on Mondays and and you often fasted on Mondays and

ThursdaysThursdays”.”.

BY MINIMIZING SLEEPBY MINIMIZING SLEEP

““You made do with very little sleep – You made do with very little sleep – you were the last one to go to sleep, you were the last one to go to sleep,

and the first one to wake upand the first one to wake up”.”.

““Gavriel who would get up for pre-dawn Gavriel who would get up for pre-dawn prayers and stay awake learning until prayers and stay awake learning until

2 in the morning2 in the morning”.”.

““When Gavriel did go to sleep, it would When Gavriel did go to sleep, it would be in the back of the classroom. He be in the back of the classroom. He would put four chairs together and ‘go would put four chairs together and ‘go to sleep.’ He would say, ‘Wake me at to sleep.’ He would say, ‘Wake me at 12:00 for Rabbi Ariel’s class.’ You 12:00 for Rabbi Ariel’s class.’ You would look at your watch – and see would look at your watch – and see that it was three minutes to twelve! In that it was three minutes to twelve! In this way he would ‘collect’ a few this way he would ‘collect’ a few minutes of sleep here and thereminutes of sleep here and there.”.”

IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH HIS FRIENDSHIS FRIENDS

You were pleasant to your friends, so You were pleasant to your friends, so much so that everyone – everyone much so that everyone – everyone – loved you. You were not aligned – loved you. You were not aligned with any group or faction. You were with any group or faction. You were simply accepted by everybody simply accepted by everybody because of the power of your because of the power of your pleasantness, that radiated on pleasantness, that radiated on

everyoneeveryone”.”.

Rabbi Yehuda MoragRabbi Yehuda Morag

““It was so important to you to relate It was so important to you to relate to every individual personallyto every individual personally“.“.

HONORING FATHER AND MOTHERHONORING FATHER AND MOTHER““You were a precious child to your dear parents – You were a precious child to your dear parents –

Chaim and Elaine. “Honor your father and your Chaim and Elaine. “Honor your father and your mother;” “Revere your mother and your father” – mother;” “Revere your mother and your father” – you kept both of these commandments to the you kept both of these commandments to the full. And how beautifully you treated your full. And how beautifully you treated your grandparents: with the same respect, with the grandparents: with the same respect, with the same love – for grandchildren are regarded as same love – for grandchildren are regarded as children.” children.” Grodner Rabbi Reuben

HE WAS AN ARTIST, TOOHE WAS AN ARTIST, TOO

Story of the Exodus sculptured at age 11Story of the Exodus sculptured at age 11

HELPING OTHERSHELPING OTHERS

You always looked for You always looked for opportunities to help, to opportunities to help, to contribute, to influence -- contribute, to influence -- whether it was in the class whether it was in the class committee or on the committee or on the student council, in student council, in defending those who were defending those who were weaker, or lugging the jerry weaker, or lugging the jerry cans of water on every trip. cans of water on every trip.

FOSTER SISTERFOSTER SISTER

What I remember about Gavriel is that he What I remember about Gavriel is that he taught me the knots in scouts and helped taught me the knots in scouts and helped me with schoolwork when I had difficultyme with schoolwork when I had difficulty ,,

and comforted me when I was homesick for my mother, and comforted me when I was homesick for my mother, and made me dolls out of plasticine, and taught me to and made me dolls out of plasticine, and taught me to say the morning prayers because I didn’t know what to say the morning prayers because I didn’t know what to do in the synagogue every morning, and he always did do in the synagogue every morning, and he always did skits with me on Sabbath morning, and banged on the skits with me on Sabbath morning, and banged on the table with the glasses when we sang songs after table with the glasses when we sang songs after Kiddush. And he beat me at bowling, and gave me the Kiddush. And he beat me at bowling, and gave me the long shirt he was wearing when I was cold, and told me long shirt he was wearing when I was cold, and told me stories before I went to sleep, and other good and stories before I went to sleep, and other good and wonderful things.wonderful things.

JOYJOY

““When he would come to our home, on When he would come to our home, on weekdays and especially on the weekdays and especially on the Sabbaths, the house would be filled with Sabbaths, the house would be filled with Torah, joy and purityTorah, joy and purity.”

PRECISION IN KEEPING PRECISION IN KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTSTHE COMMANDMENTS

On trips with the Scouts you would always insist On trips with the Scouts you would always insist on keeping as many commandments as possible on keeping as many commandments as possible and on giving merit to the general population. On and on giving merit to the general population. On trips during Sukkot, you would bring boards and trips during Sukkot, you would bring boards and cloth, a hammer and nails, and build a sukkah cloth, a hammer and nails, and build a sukkah according to Jewish law in the hills, in front of according to Jewish law in the hills, in front of hundreds of people who would stare in hundreds of people who would stare in astonishment at this boy of only 12 keeping the astonishment at this boy of only 12 keeping the commandments, in spite of the fact that you were commandments, in spite of the fact that you were exempt because of the place and the pressures exempt because of the place and the pressures of time. But you wouldn’t eat, not even a little bite, of time. But you wouldn’t eat, not even a little bite, until that sukkah was upuntil that sukkah was up..

HE WAS A SINGERHE WAS A SINGER

Now when we sing your voice will be missingNow when we sing your voice will be missing

CHARACTER IMPROVEMENTCHARACTER IMPROVEMENT

The scroll of The scroll of his life is his life is spread spread before us before us now. A now. A tractate of tractate of holiness, of holiness, of overcoming overcoming the the temptations temptations of this world, of this world, of improving of improving character.character.

USE OF TIMEUSE OF TIME

The daily schedule he set The daily schedule he set for himself, besides the for himself, besides the regular classes of the regular classes of the yeshiva. Includes daily yeshiva. Includes daily exercise, and studying exercise, and studying in the lunch break for in the lunch break for his degree at the Open his degree at the Open University.University.

An indescribable An indescribable utilization of time, up to utilization of time, up to the last moment.the last moment.

““AND THE STUDY OF TORAH AND THE STUDY OF TORAH SURPASSES THEM ALLSURPASSES THEM ALL””

..

Our Gavriel was a “Our Gavriel was a “talmid hachamimtalmid hachamim” ” (wise, knowledgeable scholar) in the (wise, knowledgeable scholar) in the fullest sense – he occupied himself with fullest sense – he occupied himself with Torah regularly, daily, with incredible Torah regularly, daily, with incredible diligence, with perseverance and diligence, with perseverance and unbelievable devotion, from morning till unbelievable devotion, from morning till evening, and into the late hours of the evening, and into the late hours of the night. and in the course of the day he night. and in the course of the day he would immerse himself totally in would immerse himself totally in learning Torah – Babylonian and learning Torah – Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, Mishnah, Jewish Jerusalem Talmud, Mishnah, Jewish law and character improvementlaw and character improvement..

Rabbi Gavriel GoldmanRabbi Gavriel Goldman

GAVRIEL HOTER GAVRIEL HOTER הי"דהי"ד WAS MURDERED ON WAS MURDERED ON THE 23RD OF TEVET 5763, ON SABBATH THE 23RD OF TEVET 5763, ON SABBATH

EVE OF THE TORAH PORTION OF EXODUSEVE OF THE TORAH PORTION OF EXODUS..

In his MemoryIn his Memory

We have founded “Midreshet Gavriel” We have founded “Midreshet Gavriel”

a center for seminars on “midot” (character a center for seminars on “midot” (character traits) and self reflection combining field traits) and self reflection combining field

trips around Israeltrips around Israel

http://www.gavriel.orghttp://www.gavriel.org