Fallen Lone Soldier Omer Neutra's Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Honored
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
Omer Neutra, a lone soldier from New York who served as an IDF tank commander, was killed on October 7, 2023, and his body was confirmed taken to Gaza. His remains were returned to Israel in November 2025, over a year after his death was confirmed. His parents continue to advocate for hostage return, and his favorite cookie recipe is now used for memorialization. The "Recipe with Memory" initiative aims to connect people with fallen soldiers through their favorite foods.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Lone soldier Omer Neutra, originally from New York, was killed on October 7 and his body was confirmed taken to Gaza.
- Neutra's remains were returned to Israel in November 2025, over a year after his death was confirmed.
- His parents continue to advocate for the return of hostages from the US.
- A recipe for Omer Neutra's peanut butter chocolate chip cookies is being used for memorialization.
- The "Recipe with Memory" initiative connects people with fallen soldiers through their favorite foods.
Omer Neutra, a lone soldier from Long Island, New York, who immigrated to Israel and served as a tank commander in the IDF's Armored Corps, was killed on October 7, 2023, and his body was later confirmed to have been taken to Gaza. Neutra, who was 21 at the time of his death, had immigrated to Israel in 2019 for a preparatory year before enlisting as a lone soldier in the Armored Corps, eventually commanding a tank platoon in the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion. His tank was hit during the battle to defend Gaza border communities on October 7, and his fate remained unknown for over a year until the IDF informed his family in December 2024 that he had been killed and his body abducted. His remains were returned to Israel on November 2, 2025, 758 days after his death. His parents, Ronen and Orna Neutra, continue to advocate for the return of hostages from their home in the United States, describing their son as an American child who enlisted to defend Israel and whose story resonates as a Jewish hero. A simple five-ingredient recipe for peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, a favorite of Omer's, has become a way to memorialize him through the "Recipe with Memory" initiative, which connects people through the favorite dishes of fallen soldiers and victims of terror. His aunt, Genia Tsohar, is organizing "Singing Together for Their Return" events at Hostages Square.