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"If you are doing something anyway, then do it with a smile"
EYAL MEVORACH TWITTO- SON OF SHIRI AND MOTI
EYAL was born and raised in Beit Gamliel. He grew to become a significant and central figure in many areas, as a mentor in Bnei Akiva, as a Shalich of the Jewish Agency in Baltimore, as a commander and fighter in the Paratroopers, and of course as a son and brother in his family.
Eyal was a humble, smiling and optimistic man who believed in his inner truth. He saw every obstacle as an opportunity for growth and he was able to make others believe in that as well. Eyal was a beloved leader who managed to lead his soldiers in the war in Gaza with great determination and sensitivity. During his time in Gaza Eyal dealt with moral and halachic dilemmas.
He wrote about those dilemmas in his personal diary. Eyal with his strong inner beliefs did whatever he could to keep Shabbat to the best of his ability there in Gaza. This too was an example to those around him and his special way of doing what he believed influenced other soldiers.
Eyal's motto was "If you are doing something anyway, then do it with a smile". This sentence became the motto that exemplified Eyal to all those who he touched.
Capt. Eyal Mebaruch Twitto, 22 years old from Beit Gamliel, a platoon commander in the 202nd Battalion, Parachute Brigade, was killed in a battle in the southern Gaza Strip.
He studied at the "Amit Amichai" yeshiva in Rehovot, and went on a year of service in the United States to contribute to the Jewish youth in the Diaspora. He was one of the directors of the Gamilot Chesadim organization. Yeshiva head Rabbi Shimon Shushan remembered him: "Eyal was a leader. An activist and socially responsible entrepreneur, in the yeshiva and in his hometown."
Eyal was one of the directors of Gamaliel, which is an organization of charitable giving for the youth in Beit Gamliel that was involved in packing food baskets every week and distributing them to families in the city of Yavneh, as well as in large distribution campaigns before the holidays.
It was important for Eyal to get to know and contribute to all levels of Israeli society and the Jewish people. At the end of his After his yeshiva studies, Eyal left for a year of service in the USA out of a strong desire to get to know and contribute to the Jewish youth in the Diaspora. From there he came to study at the yeshiva at Otniel until he was recruited into the paratrooper brigade.
May his memory be blessed.
Exerpts from https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/byvesntyt
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