Mordechay, known as Motti, was born in 1953. Motti's father was Rakhamim MORDECHAY and his mother was Sarah. His paternal grandparents were Mordechay and Yocheved; his maternal grandparents were Moshe and Rivkah. He has three brothers and four sisters, named Moshe, Shimon, Nemi, Yocheved, Rivka, Rachel and Pnina. He is the second oldest of the eight children.