Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Rosenfeld, 95, AH

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Rosenfeld, who served as a shochet and was the rov of the Ahavas Achim Tzemach Tzedek shul in Boro Park, as well as a member of the administration of the Central Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch Yeshiva, passed away today, the 25th of Adar.

By Anash.org Reporter

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Rosenfeld, who served as a shochet and was the rov of the Ahavas Achim Tzemach Tzedek shul in Boro Park, as well as a member of the administration of the Central Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch Yeshiva, passed away today, the 25th of Adar.

He was 95 years old.

Born in 5689 (1929) to Rabbi Chanoch Henoch HaKohen Rosenfeld and Mrs. Esther Miriam, Rabbi Rosenfeld was among the first students to join the Central Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva when it was established in the United States by the Frierdiker Rebbe. As part of his studies, he became proficient in the intricate laws of shechita, a skill he later practiced professionally.

In Shevat 5710 (1950), shortly after the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Rosenfeld became engaged to Krainy, daughter of Rabbi Eliyahu Yeichel Simpson. Rabbi Simpson was a devoted Mazkir of the Frierdiker Rebbe and served as the rov of Ahavas Achim Tzemach Tzedek in Boro Park. Their wedding took place on 4 Tammuz of that year. The following year, after the Kabolas Hanesius on Yud Shevat 5711, the Rebbe came to the shul in Boro Park to be Sandek for his Bris of his oldest son.

In 5723 (1963), after the passing of his mother-in-law, Rabbi Rosenfeld moved in with his father-in-law with total devotion to assisting him in the running of the shul. Upon Rabbi Simpson’s passing on the fifth night of Chanukah in 5737 (1977), he assumed the role of rov, continuing his father-in-law’s legacy. Every Shabbos afternoon, he would chazer a maamar for the Shul’s Mispalelim.

Alongside his responsibilities at the shul, Rabbi Rosenfeld also dedicated many years to serving as part of the Hanhala of the Central Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva.

He is survived by his wife Mrs Krainy Rosenfeld and children; Rabbi Yosef Rosenfeld (Tzfas), Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld (Pittsburgh, PA), Mrs Chanie Deitsch (Crown Heights), Rabbi Yehoshua Binyamin Rosenfeld (Bogota, Columbia), Rabbi Mendel Rosenfeld (Zurich, Switzerland), Rabbi Shimon Ahron Rosenfeld (Crown Heights), Mrs Sara Parshan (Toronto, Canada), and Rabbi Sholom Ber Rosenfeld (Zurich, Switzerland).

UPDATED LEVAYA TIMES

Levaya will take place on Wednesday, 26 Adar, March 26 Adar at approximately:

12:45 PM pass by the Tzemach Tzedek Shul in Borough Park at 1546 46th Street

2:00 PM pass by 770, and then head to Montefiore Cemetery.

Shiva information: 
Shiva at 516 Crown Street 
Shiva open from 8AM-9:30PM

Minyanim times:
Shachris- 2 minyanim at 8:00, 2 at 9:00, 2 at 10:00
Mincha- 2 at 2:30, 2 at 4:30, 2 at 7:00
Maariv – 2 at 7:45, 2 at 8:00, 2 at 8:15

Boruch Dayan Ha’Emes