With sadness, we inform you of the passing of Mr. Lewis Gooodfriend, father of Rabbi Adam Goodfriend of Monsey, NY.
Rabbi Avraham Yosef Leizerson, 77, A”H
Rabbi Avrohom Yosef Leizerson, former Agudah MK and long-time chairman of Chinuch Atzma’i in Eretz Yisroel, who maintained a long-time connection to the Rebbe, passed away Shabbos.
Mrs. Sara (Sonia) Kaplan, 98, A”H
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Sara (Sonia) Kaplan formerly of Crown Heights and more recently Eretz Yisrael. She was 98 years old.
Mrs. Masha Gansburg, A”H
With sadness, we report the passing of Mrs. Masha Gansburg of Crown Heights. She was 65 years old. Updated with Levaya information.]
Harav Mordechai Dov Altein, A”H
Anash Chassidei Chabad lost its senior member and rov with the passing of Harav Mordechai Dov Altein today. Levaya and shiva times in extended article.
Reb Mordechai Feder, A”H
Reb Mordechai Feder, a long-time resident of Crown Heights, known for his tzedakah and chesed, passed away on Wednesday, 15 Cheshvan. He was 87 years old.
40 Years Since Reb Dovid Okunov’s Murder
This Shabbos will mark the 40th yahrzeit of Rabbi David Okunov, who was brutally murdered while on his way to shachris.
R’ Avi Taub, A”H
Avi Taub, a diamond explorer who repaired kevarim of the Rebbeim in communist Russia and supported mitzvah tanks in Eretz Yisroel, passed away at 68 years of age.
The Time Rav Nissim Karelitz Came to Kfar Chabad
An unknown fact about the late Rav Nissim Karelitz is the fact that he was closely related to the Lubavitcher Kastel family.
BDE: Hagaon Rav Nissim Karelitz, A”H
Rav Shmaryahu Yosef Nissim Karelitz, one of this generation’s great Litvishe rabbonim and poskim, passed away in Bnei Brak on Monday night, Motzoei Yomtov in Eretz Yisroel. He was 93 years old.
Reb Chaim Meir Rosenberg, A”H
Reb Chaim Meir Rosenberg, a longtime resident of Crown Heights, who was described by friends as “warm fartzeitishe Yid,” passed away on Friday, 12 Tishrei, 5780.
The Real Chassidishe Melamed
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati recalls his memories of a special teacher, Rabbi Shmaryohu Katzen, A”H, who passed away yesterday.
BDE: Rabbi Shmaryohu Katzen, A”H
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Shmaryohu Katzen, a beloved pre-1A rebbi in Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Parkway and in Crown Heights for decades.
BDE: R’ Meyer Barber, A”H
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Reb Meyer Barber, a”h, of Sydney, Australia.
BDE: Mrs. Yehudis Posner, A”H
With sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Yehudis Posner of Kfar Chabad, wife of the mashpia Reb Zushe Posner. She was 80 years old.
BD”E: R’ BenTzion Novack, A”H – Updated Levaya and Shiva Times
R’ BenTzion Novack, a longtime member of the Los Angeles Chabad community and more recently of Las Vegas, passed away on Friday after a short illness. He was 64.