The Circle of Remembrance
A global initiative to honor Israel's fallen heroes through Torah learning and acts of kindness. Join the Circle and receive a weekly Dvar Torah drawn from Chumash HaGiborim, in memory of a precious chayal.
“I left home without even being called up to reserve duty. I am filled with pride and a sense of duty, and I always said that if I have to die, I hope it will be in defense of others and the country.”
A hero remembered on every page
A Pledge That They Are Not Forgotten
Thank you for being part of Shabbat Giborim — a global initiative to honor Israel's fallen heroes through Torah learning and acts of kindness. For their families, knowing that Jews around the world remember their loved ones with immense pride and appreciation brings tremendous comfort.
Tragically, more than 1,000 courageous IDF soldiers have fallen since October 7th. As time passes, the world's attention moves on, but the grief of bereaved families does not. Now more than ever, we must remember these heroes, each with a name, a face, and a story, and embrace their loved ones.
The Circle of Remembrance carries that Shabbat through the year. Chumash HaGiborim pairs each fallen hero's story with a Torah lesson drawn from their life. Every week, we send you one of those words of Torah, so that the learning, and the remembering, never stops.
Throughout the Year
Learn about our precious Gibborim. Dedicate your Torah learning and acts of kindness in their memory. Let every page you learn be a pledge that they are not forgotten.
Why Mantzichim
For founder Yehuda Lanzkron, remembrance is personal: his younger brother, Naftali Ben-Zion, hy”d, was murdered at 13 in a terrorist attack on his way to yeshiva in Kedumim. It made remembrance his life's calling. Mantzichim helps the families of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror turn personal loss into a living legacy, through restoring Sifrei Torah L'ilui Nishmat a fallen soldier and Chumash HaGiborim.
How It Works
Three Steps to Keep a Name Alive
Step 1
Join the Circle
Share your name, email, and phone number. It takes a moment and costs nothing.
Step 2
Receive the Weekly Dvar Torah
Every week before Shabbat, a Dvar Torah arrives in your inbox — a Torah lesson drawn from the life of a fallen hero in Chumash HaGiborim.
Step 3
Learn It and Share It
Bring it to your Shabbat table and pass it on to family and guests. Every time a name is spoken, a memory is kept alive.
From the Shabbat HaGiborim Booklet
Real Pages, Real Heroes
A Page of Their Own
Every fallen hero receives a full page in Chumash HaGiborim, with their story and a Torah lesson drawn from the life they lived.
Their Face, Their Name
Behind every page is a young life, a family, and a smile that is still loved.
Carried Home
The booklet remembers those who fell defending Am Yisrael, and the comrades who carried them home.
For Further Reflection
Questions to Carry Into Your Week
Question 1
What will genuine sacrifice for Am Yisrael look like in your life?
Question 2
What can you do to bring comfort to the heartbroken families they left behind?
Behind each fallen hero is a family carrying unbearable loss. Send bereaved families words of comfort and let them know:
In Memory
Your Loved One Is Not Forgotten
Each of them had a name, a face, and a story. Every page you learn in the Circle of Remembrance is a pledge that their memory stays alive.
Meet the HeroesSign Up for the Weekly Dvar Torah
Enter your details and we will begin sending you a weekly Dvar Torah ahead of Shabbat, in memory of our precious Chayalim.
Go Further
Join the Monthly Giving Program
The Circle of Remembrance is free, and it always will be. If you would like to help carry the wider mission — restoring Sifrei Torah and dedicating them in memory of our fallen — becoming a monthly supporter is the most powerful way to stand with us.
Become a Monthly SupporterWith Gratitude
This project is dedicated by the Brickman, Fein, and Haberman Families in memory of their beloved parents and grandparents, Rabbi Seymour Brickman and Devora Brickman A”H.