Sagi and Nadiv celebrated the holiday together in the "Samaria" regional division • Rabbi Efi and her son Itamar celebrated the holiday at the base of Shizafon, but separately

On the night of the holiday, Rabbi Efrat (Effi) Cohen, who heads the human resources field of the "Bnei Or" (Armor School) designer and her son, Sergeant Itamar Cohen, a tank commander in the brigade, celebrated at Shizun base the Passover holiday. Although both are on the same base, they have not seen each other for weeks in the wake of the ban on gathering and the fact that many of the fighters stay in the area and do not physically reach the buildings.

Epic enlisted in October 1993, and in October marked 25 years of service. Since 2005, she has been in charge of human resources at the Armor School. Her job includes, among other things, recruitment, training, etc. and during her brief tenure of excellence and accolades. Itamar her son joined the Armored Corps in March 2019 and is currently a tank commander at the Armored School.

"We are given warm meals, pampered us and it maintains high morale and high levels of functioning among the soldiers. Of course it is less fun not to be with family on holiday, but those around me have become my little family. I am sure we will continue to grow despite the distance and have fun," Itamar said. On the distance from the home, he added: "I haven't seen Mom in a few weeks. I want to see her but we are both very busy. I am currently in the field and busy with the tanks, she is in the division herself and busy with regard to the individual. Hope to see you soon."

"Due to the situation and the shade of the corona, Itamar is in the division's territory, where I know it is 100 percent safe, and that is what matters. I celebrated at the division's headquarters," Epic notes. "I'm super proud of him, love and miss him. I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks."

On the eve of Passover, IDF fighters celebrated away from their families, scattered throughout the various IDF bases. Those who celebrated the holiday apart from their family but together are the generous twins and Sagi Kedar. Generous serves as commander of the Samson battalion's squad squad in the "Kfir" brigade and Sagi serves as a sniper in the battalion's auxiliary company.

This year, in contrast to the last few years, the twins celebrated the Seder night apart from their family living in Beit El, but together in the spatial division 'Samaria', following the curfew that was decided in the IDF following the spread of the Corona virus.

For the generous, this is the fourth Sabbath since the curfew was announced. "Although it means closing many Saturdays and Passover, I'm glad I can reduce the risk of catching up with my family or getting infected. I get to know the members of the company and my soldiers differently than I have known since we all face a complex and unique era and similar challenges that characterize it. ".

Sagi recently sees an opportunity and says that "I feel fortunate to have had a tremendous opportunity to protect the home in two ways - both preventing the spread of the virus and maintaining family health as well as operational vigilance to protect the Samaritan Regional Division I am guarding these days."

The twins who spent the Seder together are delighted to have the opportunity to share the holiday experience despite the distance from the family. Nadiv says that "although it is difficult for a family that we will not spend the holidays with them, they understand the meaning and appreciate the meaningful service we chose to do." Sagi, his brother, agrees that "Passover symbolizes for the people of Israel a transition from slavery to freedom, and it is an unusual right to serve during this period in the IDF - an army that protects the people of Israel and guarantees the freedom, existence and security of its residents."