Biography ❯ Notable Figures

Religious Leaders

Chabad Movement Educators Presidents of the Church Voddie Baucham Jr. Popes Pope León XIV Rabbi Alvin Kass Agha Family Chabad Rabbis Rabbi Chananya Sinai Dovid Halberstam

Rabbi and Cantor Berel Zaltzman Dies at 91

His work moved from clandestine yeshivas under Soviet rule to decades of Chabad outreach that used song to reconnect Russian‑speaking Jews

Augustinian Friend Paints Pope León XIV as Humble, Accessible Figure

Rabbi Irving Goodman, Longtime Woodridge Rav and Educator, Dies

Muni Narayana Prasad, Philosopher and Narayana Gurukula Leader, Dies at 87

Rabbi Yechiel Yerachmiel Naparstek, 92, Dies in Kfar Chabad on Chol Hamoed Pesach

Rabbi Elyakim Schlesinger, Veteran London Rosh Yeshiva, Dies at 104

Uri Lupolianski, Yad Sarah Founder and Former Jerusalem Mayor, Dies at 74

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

Rabbi Baruch Shalom Kahan, 91, Dies, Noted Preserver of Early Rebbe Talks

Rabbi Alvin Kass, NYPD’s Longest-Serving Chief Chaplain, Dies at 89

José María Díaz Fernández, Former Dean of Cathedral of Santiago, Dies at 96

Kashmir Bids Farewell to Agha Syed Mohammad Baqir Al-Moosavi