Overview

• He died of a sudden heart attack at his Baltimore home during the Shemini Atzeres holiday, the Orthodox Union confirmed.
• A levaya was held Thursday morning at Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion in Baltimore with a livestream, and burial is planned in Israel.
• Rabbi Hauer led Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion for roughly 26 years before becoming the OU’s Executive Vice President in 2020.
• His public work included 2023 congressional testimony on campus antisemitism and a 2022 appointment to DHS’s Faith-Based Security Advisory Council.
• Tributes from Jewish leaders and organizations described him as a master teacher and national voice, as the family requested privacy.