Adi served in the elite naval commando unit, Shayetet 13. Every Thursday, he and his wife would drive Palestinian patients to hospitals in Israel. “We always felt secure in his love,” said his daughter Zohar. “You were our compass, your direction was clear and straightforward.”
On the morning of Saturday, October 7, Adi and his wife Hadas entered the bomb shelter in their home on Kibbutz Be’eri. They were joined by Yasmin Porat and her partner Tal Katz, who had escaped the massacre at the nearby music festical. Hamas terrorists broke into the house and killed Adi; the others survived. “Adi held the door of the shelter and they (the terrorists) couldn’t open it. They eventually threw a grenade into the shelter, damaging the window and making eye contact with Adi and Hadas,” Yasmin said in media interviews. “All that time, Tal and I were hiding in the closet.”
13 Responses
We mourn the loss of a man of courage and vision, who saw goodness in people even when it was perhaps not there. May the Ribbono shel Olam comfort the family and survivors.
May the Omnipresent comfort you among the rest of the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem
Hamakom yenakhem etekhem betokh shaar avelay tziyon viyrushalayim.
הַמָּקוֹם יְנַחֵם אֶתְכֶם בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר אֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם
I am so terribly sorry for your loss
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך אבילי ציון וירושלים
We are so sorry for your loss. We are thinking about you all from Chicago. May Adi’s name be for a blessing.
I am far from you in body but with you in your mourning. May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
It sounds like Adi was a wonderful man who is greatly missed. May your family know nothing but joy in the future.
I am so sorry for your heartbreaking and tragic loss. While my family may live in the Philadelphia, PA USA region, we are mourning with you. May his memory be a blessing and strengthen your family, Israel and the world.
May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
This is a story of bravery and heroism. May Adi’s neshama have an aliyah. Even though we are far in Philadelphia and haven’t met, we have met at Sinai, and we are mishpacha. We wish you comfort among the mourners of Zion of Yerushalayim. Klal Yisrael and the Steinerman family are forever grateful for Adi’s bravery. המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך אבילי ציון וירושלים
To the family of Adi,
It was so heartbreaking to learn of the tragic murder of your husband and father, as he fought to protect all of you. He must have been a remarkable man, a lion in Shayetet and a dove in wanting peace.
I hope it will bring some comfort to know that others are with you in your sorrow.
May his memory be a blessing and strengthen Israel and the world in our fight for good..
You should know no more sorrow.
It sounds like Adi was a wonderful human being who will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
I hope it will bring some comfort to know that others are with you in your sorrow.
May his memory be a blessing
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון ירושלים
Dear Adi’s family,
I am an American Jew. Please accept my deepest condolences for the loss of Adi. As a Shayetet 13 member Adi was an extraordinarily brave and intelligent man. His final courageous acts confirmed that this was so, and make us aware that his loss deprived all of us, even Jews thousands of miles away, of a gallant protector. May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim
Dear Adi’s family,
My heart goes out to you… I am sure Adi will be missed and HaShem should give you the strength you need… I wish there was something I could do to take away even a drop of your pain…
With thoughts, prayers and love,
Moshe in Bergenfield, NJ
My deepest,deepest condolences to all of Adi’s family for your tragic loss, a loss to all the Jewish people.
I hope and pray that you can find some comfort in the knowledge of Adi’s courage and strong character. The Jewish people have survived for so long and will continue to flourish because of such courage and commitment .
Hamakom Yenachem etchem b’toch shaar avlei Yerushalayim.
My deepest,deepest condolences to all of Adi’s family for your tragic loss, a loss to all the Jewish people. I hope and pray that you can find some comfort in the knowledge of Adi’s courage and strong character. The Jewish people have survived for so long and will continue to flourish because of such courage and commitment . Hamakom Yenachem etchem b’toch shaar avlei Yerushalayim.