In Israel, the rite of passage out of the Charedi community for boys who go off the derech is the army. They buy a new wardrobe, get a punky haircut, a smartphone - then off to בקו"ם where they become soldiers.
Sadly, some of the soldiers murdered in the present war are such young men.
So ironically, they didn't want to live for Hashem - and they ended dying for Him.
May their neshamos go higher and higher.
השם ינקום דמם.
