כ״ט אלול ה׳תשפ״ו | September 10, 2026
Crowds Farewell Longtime Baalei Teshuva Rosh Yeshiva
Past students, Anash, and bochurim joined the levaya of Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who devoted more than six decades to teaching and guiding baalei teshuva.
Past students, Anash, and bochurim joined the levaya of Rabbi Avraham Lipskier, who devoted more than six decades to teaching and guiding baalei teshuva.
Rabbi Lipskier is survived by his wife, Cirel, and children, Mrs. Chani Kaminetzky – Dnipro, Ukraine; Rabbi Mendel Lipskier – Sherman Oaks, CA; Mrs. Dinie Mangel – Cherry Hill, NJ; Mrs. Shternie Backman – Glendale, CA; Mrs. Chaya Mushka Silberberg – Crown Heights; and R’ Berel Lipskier – Crown Heights; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his siblings, Tzivia Jacobson, Esther Raskin, Leah Marmulszteyn, Rabbi Berel Lipskier, R’ Hirshel Lipskier, R’ Zalman Lipskier, and R’ Shmuel Lipskier. He was predeceased by his brother, Rabbi Fitzi Lipskier a”h.
His family will sit shiva at 580 Crown St., Building B, Apt 204
Thursday until 10:45 pm
Friday 9-1:30 pm
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