President Reuven Rivlin addressed his wife, Nechama, during the funeral ceremony at the Gedolei HaUma section of the Herzl Mountain.
"I got up this morning and you know I could not sleep ... I looked at the well-known date of June 5. Sweety, happy birthday, a sad birthday ... A few weeks ago in the hospital, I asked to bring you home, Tonight on this hilltop you are home, "the president said.