The Levaya of Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Sanowicz, a longtime Crown Heights resident who was a renowned Talmid Chochom, shochet, and mohel, passed by 770 Eastern Parkway on Sunday.
The Levaya of Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Sanowicz, a longtime Crown Heights resident who was a renowned Talmid Chochom, shochet, and mohel, passed by 770 Eastern Parkway on Sunday.
At the height of communist persecution, young Sholom Ber was sent, with great mesiras nefesh, to Tomchei Temimim in Kutaisi, Georgia together with his brother R’ Azriel a”h. Later, he went on to learn in the yeshiva in Brunoy, where he was one of the founding bochurim, and became a talmid muvhak of the Mashpia R’ Nissen Nemanov. He devoted himself in his later years to publishing R’ Nissen’s Biurim on Tanya, which he had transcribed as his Talmid.
He later became a Shochet upon the request of the Frierdiker Rebbe. Although he arrived in the USA with nothing, he became successful in business, which he entered upon the recommendation of the Rebbe. He recently founded a generous Gmach for Shluchim.
He was passionate in his quest and devotion for learning, and rarely was found without a Sefer in hand. In his later years, he gave Shiurei Gemarah in various Shuls in Crown Heights and was a Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Chovevei Torah. In addition to his sefer on R’ Nissen’s Biurim on Tanya, he recently published a Sefer, Maaseh Sholam, based on his Chidushim and Shiurim. A noted Baal Tefillah, he davened for many years by the Amud at 770 before the Rebbe. His life personified Torah and Tefillah until his last day.
The family will be sitting Shiva at 622 Empire Blvd.
Shiva Hours:
10:00 am – 1:00pm4:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Shacharis 8:00 am and 9:20 am
Mincha 2:15 pm and 4 pm
Maariv 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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