Rabbi Yisroel Mordechai Teitelbaum, a longtime Shliach and staff member Rabbinical College of America, passed away on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan, 5781.
Rabbi Yisroel Mordechai Teitelbaum, a longtime Shliach and staff member Rabbinical College of America, passed away on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan, 5781.
He was 75 years old.
In his youth, R’ Yisroel studied at Lubavitcher Yeshiva at Bedford and Dean, and later studied at Tomchei Temimim in Montreal and later 770. During his years in 770, he was very involved in the Released Time program.
Rabbi Teitelbaum served for over four decades as a staff member and administrator of the Rabbinical College of America, and was one of the founders of the Chabad community in Morristown, NJ.
He was a co-founder of Parents for Free Choice in Ed, a New Jersey-based organization advocating for School Choice and parent’s rights in education.
He is survived by his wife Chaya and their children, Chana Devora Solomon – Short Hills, NJ, Yankee Teitelbaum – North Miami Beach, FL, Dini Felzenberg – South Carolina, Dassi Leader – Manalapan, NJ, Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum – Bronx, NY, Fay Rosenberg – Teaneck, NJ, Choni Teitelbaum – Hollywood, FL, Moshe Teitelbaum – Los Angeles, CA, Dovid Teitelbaum – Morristown, NJ, Sarah Pruce – Ithaca, NY, Beryl Teitelbaum – Los Angeles, CA, Shayna Teitelbaum – Jersey City, NJ, and Mendel Teitelbaum – Valhalla, NY.
He is also survived by his brother Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Teitelbaum, Shliach in Miami Beach, FL, Rabbi Yosef Teitelbaum – Lakewood, NJ, Miriam Leiser – Boro Park, Leah Feldman – Toronto, Canada.
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
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