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Rabbi Chananya Sinai Dovid “Chesed” Halberstam Dies at 74 With Funeral Passing 770 Before Queens Burial

A longtime personal attendant to the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, he became a trusted witness to their private life.

Overview

  • Community outlets reported his passing late Monday, with the levaya scheduled Tuesday to pass 770 Eastern Parkway at 1:30 p.m. before burial at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens.
  • He served as a mashbak in the Rebbe’s home for about 18 years, assisting the Rebbetzin and handling private household matters.
  • Accounts note he cared for the Rebbetzin’s mother, helped during the Rebbe’s 1977 heart attack, and blew shofar and read megilla for the Rebbetzin using items provided by the Rebbe.
  • He was born in 1951 in Eretz Yisroel and was a descendant of the Sanz rabbinic dynasty.
  • He is survived by his wife Baila, children and grandchildren, as well as siblings, with shiva information to be announced.