{"id":12587,"date":"2024-05-02T10:41:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rge.org.il\/he-was-evacuated-from-his-home-in-the-north-was-called-up-for-reserve-duty-and-married-his-bride-mazal-tov-to-yosef-ben-tulila-a-zoharim-youth-village-alumnus\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:41:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T07:41:20","slug":"he-was-evacuated-from-his-home-in-the-north-was-called-up-for-reserve-duty-and-married-his-bride-mazal-tov-to-yosef-ben-tulila-a-zoharim-youth-village-alumnus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rge.org.il\/en\/he-was-evacuated-from-his-home-in-the-north-was-called-up-for-reserve-duty-and-married-his-bride-mazal-tov-to-yosef-ben-tulila-a-zoharim-youth-village-alumnus\/","title":{"rendered":"He was evacuated from his home in the north, was called up for reserve duty and married his bride. Mazal tov to Yosef Ben Tulila, a Zoharim Youth Village alumnus."},"content":{"rendered":"
Mazal tov to Zoharim Youth Village graduate, 24 year old Yosef from Kiryat Yearim, and his wife Rivka, who got married right before the Passover holiday!<\/p>\n
Until October 7th<\/sup>, Yosef lived in the city of Metula, and was called up for reserve duty at the beginning of the war.\u00a0 Yosef, who served in the Paratroops Corp, was called up immediately and fought courageously in Gaza.<\/p>\n
During his army service, Yosef received the Outstanding Soldier Medal from the President of Israel, which is awarded to a select number of soldiers each year.\u00a0 This was a tremendous achievement for him, since the IDF originally did want to recruit him due to his criminal past.\u00a0 At Zoharim, Yosef learned how important it is to contribute to the State of Israel and Israeli society, to enlist in the IDF and serve his country.\u00a0 He fought to get in and he succeeded.\u00a0 Not only that, but he also insisted on enlisting in an elite combat unit to complete a meaningful army service!<\/p>\n
Following October 7th<\/sup>, Yosef and his girlfriend Rivka were evacuated from the north.\u00a0 They left all their possessions behind and have not yet returned!\u00a0 When Yosef was discharged from reserve duty, he understood what the important things really are in life and proposed to his girlfriend Rivka.<\/p>\n
Last week, Yosef returned to Zoharim; but this time in order to get married to Rivka.\u00a0 Everything they had gone through in recent months, culminated in this moving moment that signified the strength of the Jewish People \u2013 holding on to our country, starting a family and planting strong roots in our homeland.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d like to thank all the donors and supporters of Zoharim Youth Village who enabled Yosef to change his life\u2019s trajectory \u2013 from a teenager at-risk to an outstanding combat soldier, a young leader and now an exemplary husband.<\/p>\n