R’ Yaakov Yisroel Reich, a father and grandfather from Crown Heights who started the “Kehos Book Club” and later published many Sifrei Chassidus, passed away on Thursday, 4 Kislev.
R’ Yaakov Yisroel Reich, a father and grandfather from Crown Heights who started the “Kehos Book Club” and later published many Sifrei Chassidus, passed away on Thursday, 4 Kislev.
He was 76 years old.
His father was a Holocaust survivor from Vienna who escaped to Switzerland where he was born.
He came to the USA to study and earned his PHD in Mathematics. He was a Professor of Mathematics at Baruch College for fifty years.
While studying in university he met and married his wife Esther, and they moved to Crown Heights
During the 1980s, with the Rebbe’s bracha, he ran Kehos. He established the “Kehos Book Club” where people could pre-order Sifrei Chassidus and the Rebbe spoke about this Book Club at Shabbos Hey Teves Farbrengen 1992, Parshas Vayigash, that this helps with the Pidyon Shvuyim of the Sefarim. He received many brachos and encouragement from the Rebbe regarding his work with the Sefarim and this was one of his life missions.
In 1993, he started Otsar Sifrei Lubavitch, and continued to publish many Sifrei Chassidus. He saw it as his Shlichut to make Chassidus easily accessible to all people.
His home was always open and he welcomed thousands of guests from all over the world over the years. In addition, he did a lot of gemilus chasadim and he had a special Ahavas Yisroel.
He was very mekushar to the Rebbe and was zoche to have several yechidus with the Rebbe and had complete faith in the immediate coming of Moshiach.
He is survived by his wife Esther and their children: Efrat Edrey, Akiva Reich, Menachem Reich, Levi Reich, Chana Altman, Yehuda Reich, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his son R’ Shmuel Reich A’’H.
His levayah will be tomorrow Friday Morning, 5 Kislev in front of 770 at 10:45 AM.
Shiva Details:
1301 President St (Between Brooklyn and New York)
Visiting times (men and women): 10:30 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 10 pm.
Minyanim:
Shacharis – 9:15, 9:30, 10
Mincha – 2:15, 4:00
Maariv – 5:15, 9:00
Getting up Thursday
Baruch Dayan Haemes
R’ Yaakov Yisroel ben Avraham Reich
BDH
We Want Moshiach Now!
A wonderful warm Chassid and loved Rebbe! Hachanas orchim, seforim and smile
I met him this year pesach, and was so taken in by his smile and sincerity.
Even though he was on in years, he made a special effort to fulfill the rebbes will in going to mikvah before davening.
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