Shahar Meir Tishbi
Moshav Yesha
Moved to Western Negev after October 7th
“I always love to start from the end…
We have been here in Moshav Yesha since August 2024, despite everything that happened. We were able to move here because of the resilience and heroism of this place’s incredible people – whose hearts I now hold dear.
On October 7th, near the house that wasn’t yet ours, terrorists roamed, continuing towards Moshav Mivtahim – where they were pushed back in a heroic battle by the emergency response teams of Moshav Yesha and Moshav Mivtahim, who joined forces and unfortunately paid with their lives so that my husband, Assif, and my two children, Daniela and Guy, could live here safely.
I can say that I have finally arrived home.
We began searching for a home in this area during the Sukkot holiday… just days before the darkest day of all.
Some may call it Zionism, but we did not come here to ‘make the wilderness bloom’. We came because we believe that this is the best place to raise children who will one day grow up to be good and worthy people for this place.
Since moving here, I have met new friends who have truly touched my heart. The stories and events of October 7th suddenly have faces and souls; they are not just images on the news. They live here, sometimes in an unbearable reality, in indescribable pain… I am proud to live alongside these heroes.
To me, it is a great privilege to love, embrace, and support the incredible people of Moshav Yesha in moments of sorrow and pain, as well as in moments of joy and happiness. I hope we will be blessed with many more moments of joy and happiness in the future to come.”