A few days after sharing with his wife Eliana Tidhar that they are about to become parents, Lee Byrne shared a moving and moving encounter he experienced last night.
"I was in the garage a few hours ago," Byrne began the story he shared with his 228,30 Instagram followers. "After an inspection, they told me I had to leave the car there for treatment and take a replacement vehicle for a few days. I was referred to a place where I needed to turn to a man named Yishai. A 10-year-old man with a kippah on his head, calm with good eyes. I asked him if everyone was okay with them because of the war. He took a few seconds and said, 'Thank God, everyone's fine.' He paused for a moment and continued: 'I'm a ZAKA volunteer, I came back <> days ago.'
"Hero of Israel". Byrne's story // Screenshot from Instagram
In that moment, the small talk turned into an emotional and upsetting conversation for both of them, with the 33-year-old singer-actor sharing the tears that flooded his eyes from the stories told to him by Yishai about his hard work. "We entered the conversation with tears in our eyes. He agreed to tell and share with me. I will spare you the details because they are unbearable," he added.
"I was excited to sit down and talk to a person like Yishai. The hell he saw with his own eyes, he guarded soldiers so they wouldn't come in and have to be scarred for life. "I've already been scratched, there's no reason for them to go into these dark places and fears, and more in the midst of fighting," he added. "The sacred work he did to preserve the dignity of the dead. The personal price he still pays. Hero of Israel. I said goodbye to him and thanked him for what he was doing for our people. We and the whole world have a lot to learn from Michi."
In another short story published a few hours later, Biran wanted to share Yishai's message: "Every reinforcement he heard on the networks, in the news and on the street about the volunteers (wherever they are) – gave him tremendous strength to continue fighting even in the most difficult moments. So know that your every word can reach the ear that needs it and fill the volunteers and fighters with their souls and hearts."
"Tremendous power." Byrne's story // Screenshot from Instagram
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