Rabbi Yosef Kramer, 71, AH

Rabbi Yosef Kramer, who grew up in Montreal and was sent by the Rebbe among the shluchim to Eretz Yisroel, where he served as the shliach to Tverya, passed away on Monday, 28 Iyar.

By Anash.org reporter

Rabbi Yosef Kramer, who grew up in Montreal and was sent by the Rebbe among the shluchim to Eretz Yisroel, where he served as the shliach to Tverya, passed away on Monday, 28 Iyar.

He was 71 years old.

Rabbi Kramer was born on Gimmel Tammuz 5713 (1953) in Montreal, Canada, to his illustrious father, R’ Leibel Kramer, one of the shluchim of the Frierdiker Rebbe to Canada, and founder of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Montreal.

As a child, he studied in the Lubavitcher yeshiva in Montreal. At the end of 5732, he traveled to New York with the intention of spending a lengthy period learning in the Rebbe’s presence. However, soon after his arrival, he was chosen to serve as one of the Talmidim Hashluchim to Melbourne, Australia, returning to New York in 5735.

In 5736, Rabbi Kramer joined the first group of the Rebbe’s Shluchei Kodesh to Eretz Yisroel. In 5748, he settled permanently in Tverya, where he went on to found and direct the local Chabad institutions.

From the time the Rebbe initiated the takanah of limud HaRambam in Nissan of 5744, Rabbi Kramer stood at the forefront of organizing the annual Siyum HaRambam held at the Rambam’s kever in Tverya, under direct guidance from the Rebbe.

He passed away on Monday, 28 Iyar, 5785, during the Kinus Hashluchim of Tzach Eretz HaKodesh.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ita Kramer, and their children, all of whom are shluchim: Rabbi Akiva Kramer (Latvia), Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kramer (Eretz Yisroel), Rabbi Aryeh Kramer (Eretz Yisroel), and Rabbi Eliyahu Kramer (Eretz Yisroel), Mrs. Devorah Gerlitzky (Eretz Yisroel), Mrs. Rochel Gerlitzky (Eretz Yisroel), Mrs. Chana Mendelson (Eretz Yisroel), Mrs. Sara Zalmanov (Eretz Yisroel), Mrs. Mushka Alperovich (Eretz Yisroel), and Mrs. Malka Blau (Eretz Yisroel).

He is also survived by his siblings, Rabbi Shmuel Kramer (Canada), Rabbi Yitzchok Michel Kramer (USA), Mrs. Esther Shneur (Canada), and Mrs. Sara Gutnick (Australia).

The levaya will take place in Tverya at 7 PM and will continue from there to kevura in Tzfas.

After their return from Israel, Rabbi Michel Kramer and Sara Gutnick will continue sitting Shiva at 620 Montgomery St.
Visiting times:
Thursday: 9:15 – 11pm;
Friday: 9:30am – 1pm, then 2 – 4pm;
Motzo’ei Shabbos Kodesh: 10 -11:30pm;
Sunday: Shacharis at 9am.

Yehi zichro boruch.