Tav Leyb, 22-23, is a Canadian from Calgary who has been part of the Israeli army since at least October 2023.

Tav has two brothers that have also served in the army since October 2023, both of whom are included in this database: Shar Leyb and Noy Leyb. Tav’s brother Shar told The Canadian Jewish News that their father, a grandfather and a cousin had all previously served in the Israeli army. 

In an August 2024 Instagram post, Tav’s brother Noy said that Tav had been serving on the front lines in Gaza for the past 10 months: “For the past 307 days, you’ve been serving on the front lines. While others (like your brothers) had a 2-3 month break, you chose to stay and volunteer extra time. I’m super proud of you man. 10 months at war at the age of only 22 is not normal. But now it’s time to let our parents have some peace and quiet – they haven’t been sleeping since Oct 7th since at least 2/3 of us Leyb brothers were on the front lines.”

(A version of this mini-bio was originally published in a November 2024 article at The Maple.)