The bereaved father stood in the new synagogue – and revealed the chilling closure of the circle

A new synagogue was dedicated in Ofra in memory of Asaf Haim Hershkovitz and Dvir Yehuda Shorak, who were murdered in terrorist attacks 18 years apart. Dvir's father described a closure of the circle: in the same place where his son's circumcision was held, his funeral procession also set out.

A new synagogue named 'Mizmor Le'Asaf' was dedicated this week in the community of Ofra, in memory of Asaf Haim Hershkovitz, may God avenge his blood, who was murdered in a shooting attack in 2001. Inside the synagogue, a 'Heikhal Dvir' was established to commemorate Dvir Yehuda Shorak, may God avenge his blood, who was murdered in a stabbing attack in 2019. During the ceremony, Yoav Shorak, Dvir's father, told of a chilling closure of the circle: in the same place where his son's circumcision was held, his funeral procession also set out. Head of the Binyamin Regional Council, Israel Gantz, spoke and said that 'specifically in the place where our enemies sought to cut off lives, we continue to build and grow new lives.' The ceremony was held in the presence of the bereaved families, rabbis, and residents.