On Thursday afternoon 28 Shevat at 5:00PM, persons will gather in Jerusalem’s Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva to mark nine years since the terror attack that claimed the lives of eight kedoshim HY”D.

On March 6, 2008, an Arab terrorist entered the yeshiva building and murdered eight talmidim.

Murdered in the attack were Neria Cohen (15) of Yerushalayim; Segev Peniel Avichayil (15) of N’vei Daniel in Gush Etzion; Yonatan Yitzchak Eldar (16) of Shilo in Shomron; Yehonadav Chaim Hirschfeld (18) of Kochav HaShachar in Shomron; Yonai Lifshitz (17) of Yerushalayim; Doron Meherete (26) of Ashdod; Avraham David Moses (16) of Efrat in Gush Etzion; and Ro’i Roth (18) of Elon Moreh in Shomron HY”D.

The memorial event will be addressed by roshei yeshiva and rabbonim.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)