Eli Sharabi: I Found Out My Family Was Murdered After 500 Days In Hamas Captivity

Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Living Lchaim

Judaism, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Eli Sharabi (אלי שרעבי) is an Israeli father and survivor who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and held hostage in Gaza for 491 days. During that time, he endured unimaginable suffering - the murder of his wife Lian, his daughters Noya and Yahel, and the death of his brother Yossi, who was abducted with him and killed in captivity. Despite it all, Eli refuses to give up. He has become a symbol of unshakable resilience and hope. In interviews, Eli shares how his faith didn’t break - it grew. Surrounded by darkness, he says it was his belief in God and in the Jewish people that gave him strength to survive.

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0:00.0	It was like 15 minutes drive and all this drive and just imagine how Leanne and my daughter is running to me.
0:07.0	When I arrived to the IDF psychologist coming to me and said to me,
0:12.0	your mom and your sister is waiting for you.
0:15.0	And I said to her, I want to see Leanne and the girls first.
0:18.0	And she said, your mother and your sister will tell you and of course you don't
0:22.6	need to say anything anymore understood that they've been murdered ellie shirabi was kidnapped on october
0:29.1	7th and he was held underground for 490 days where he was physically mentally abused tortured
0:35.3	starved and beaten upon his release he heard the heartbreaking news about his wife, two daughters and brother.
0:40.3	In this episode, Ellie gives details on what actually happened to him in Gaza,
0:44.3	seeing other captives, and why he always puts his trust in Hashem in God.
0:49.3	Ellie is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met.
0:52.3	Make sure to watch this entire episode. At the end, we talk about something we are doing for Ellie, and it's very special.
0:58.0	This episode is in memory of Miriam Sarabas, Yaakov, Moshe, Shemadavid
1:01.0	Bain Yaakov Shleim and Eli's wife, Lianna, his daughter, Yase,
1:07.0	Bipin, Wils Taliz, Pizzi-Dil's, Hachshake, and Woodmont College.
1:12.7	This episode is different.
1:14.3	We recorded this at Young Israel of Woodmare.
1:15.9	Over 1,000 people came, and there were multiple standing ovations for Ellie, and not a dry eye in the crowd.
1:21.2	I'm Yusrol Chai.
1:22.3	Here we go.
1:23.6	Let's dive right in.
1:24.7	Could you tell us what your life was like before October 7? We were very happy family in Kibbutzbury. I arrived to Kibbutzbury when I was 16 years old from Tel Aviv.
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