Overview
- Rav Binyamin Zev Knopelmacher, a leading Breslov mashpia, died at 75 after years of illness.
- At the funeral, bochurim who identify as noshrim were chosen to carry the bier in line with his will.
- His handwritten tzava’ah states that noshrim are “preferable to all the fine people” and asks for burial near them or simple folk, provided the section is among Shabbos observers.
- The levayah set out from the Breslover shul and drew a large, emotional crowd that included many he had counseled.
- He was born in Denmark, educated in Vizhnitz institutions, later became a sought-after Breslov mentor, traveled annually to Uman, and leaves children and grandchildren devoted to Torah life.