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Lelover Rebbe Yissachar Dov Biderman Dies at 84 After Collapse in Jerusalem Mikveh

The 84-year-old led the Kedushas Mordechai Lelov beis midrash, reflecting a life devoted to Torah study, with a livelihood writing Sifrei Torah.

Overview

  • He collapsed while immersing in the private mikveh at the Lelov Beis Medrash on Tzefania Street in Jerusalem on Sunday.
  • Emergency responders carried out prolonged resuscitation efforts before pronouncing him dead at the scene.
  • Biderman led the Kedushas Mordechai Lelov beis midrash on Bar-Ilan Street in Jerusalem.
  • Born in Jerusalem in 1941, he studied in a Belzer cheder and at the Lelov yeshiva before marrying.
  • He devoted his life to Torah study, earned a living writing Sifrei Torah, and is survived by his family and by brothers who lead the Lelov–Nikolsburg and Lelov Ezrat Torah courts.