Thousands gathered Friday for the levaya of Seren Eliav Chaim Tzaflamos z"l, the officer who fell when a military vehicle overturned in southern Lebanon. Family members eulogized him at the funeral.
"My Eliav, where do I even begin? How can a mother eulogize her son?" said his mother, Chali. "Only in our country can this happen. It's incomprehensible. How can I stand here and speak about you in the past tense? You were always first. Always. The firstborn son, the first grandchild, the first to make us parents. The first to bring light, laughter and meaning to our home and to our lives."
She continued: "Eliav, send us strength because our family is shattered now. Send us strength to cope with this painful reality. We love you, forgive us. Watch over us."
