Noam and Yishai Slotkey, the grandsons of Rabbi Eitan Eizman, renowned Tzvia educational institution network president and head of the Board of Trustees at Orot Israel Teachers College as welll as former board member of Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva, fell in the battle for the communities of southern Israel. One of Rabbi Eizman's son fell during his IDF service over a decade ago.

Immediately at the start of the murderous attack on the residents of southern Israel on Saturday, the two enlisted to assist and fought bravely against the murderers in Kibbutz Alumim.

The Har Etzion Yeshiva stated on Wednesday: "The yeshiva mourns and shares the pain of Rabbi Shmuel and Tali Slotkey and their family on the loss of their two sons, Noam and Yishai Slotkey, in the battle against terrorists near Kibbutz Alumim on Shabbat Simchat Torah.

This week, in an interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News, Rabbi Eitan Eizman sent a message to the soldiers in the field: "We stand before a great step in the continued revival of the nation of Israel. The IDF soldiers are leading the process of the Messiah."