Overview

• Sunday’s levaya in New York passed 770 Eastern Parkway before burial at Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens.
• Begun died on Shabbos morning at age 65 after an illness, according to family notices shared with the community.
• He served nearly four decades as principal of Lubavitch Cheder in São Paulo and produced widely used educational materials, including a Torah and Tanach timeline.
• The family is sitting shiva at 501 Montgomery Street with visiting hours Sunday 5:00–10:00 p.m. and Monday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• He is survived by his wife, Raya, children living in Brooklyn, Buenos Aires, Miami, and Los Angeles, his father Rabbi Tzvi Aryeh Begun, and siblings, and he was known for hosting open Shabbos meals.