Overview
- His passing was reported Tuesday, 16 Elul 5785, with community outlets confirming his age as 96.
- CrownHeights.info announced a Wednesday levaya passing 770 at 10:45 a.m., while COLlive noted that full funeral details would be announced.
- Born in Brooklyn in 1929, he studied at Tomchei Tmimim at 770 from 1943 to 1952 and later taught at the Ocean Parkway branch.
- He was sent by the Rebbe to help strengthen the Tomchei Tmimim yeshiva in Chicago and the Rebbe officiated his 1953 wedding and delivered a sicha.
- He is survived by his wife, Esther, and children in Crown Heights, Sydney, Melbourne, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro, and Brunoy, and he was predeceased by his son Avraham Eliezer in 1977.