Saturday, December 3, 2016

Rav Yitzchok Dershowitz zt"l

It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Yitzchok Dershowitz of Lakewood, NJ. He was 69 years old. Rav Dershowitz sustained serious injuries upon falling on Simchas Torah and fell into coma. Since then, doctors battled on his behalf. He passed away on Erev Shabbos. Click Here! Rav Yitzchok was a son of Rav Aharon Menashe Dershowitz zt”l, who, prior to settling in Lakewood, served as the chief rabbi of Newport News, VA, as well as various cities across Wisconsin. A talmid of Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l, Rav Dershowitz spent his life between the hallowed walls of Beth Medrash Govoha, where has learned for many decades.
It was Rav Dershowitz who undertook the daunting task some years ago of authoring an authoritative biography about his rosh yeshiva, Rav Aharon. The product, a comprehensive volume called The Legacy of Maran Rav Aharon Kotler, is distributed by Feldheim. Rav Yitzchok and his wife, Chaya, resided on Sixth Street in Lakewood, near the yeshiva to which Rav Yitzchok was so closely connected. His sudden medical crisis threw his many admirers and chaveirim into turmoil, as they davened for his recovery, but the Ribono Shel Olam took this special person to the Kisei Hakavod. Hashgacha orchestrated for Rav Yitzchok to be taken to the Olam Ha’emes on the very yahrzteit of his rebbi, Rav Aharon, 2 Kislev. The levaya will be held Sunday morning, at 9 a.m., at the Bendheim Bais Medrash of Beth Medrash Govoha, located at 617 Sixth Street in Lakewood, NJ. Yehi zichro boruch

1 comment:

  1. BDE

    Please fix your age typo cause actually he was 74 & a big tzaddik.

    no coincidence to be niftar on same day as the book he authored of Rav Aharon Kotler ZT”L=time for international klal yisroel teshuva

    YOU decide when we are ready to make a stop to endless tzaros hitting klal yisroel & our loving brethren. when tragedy keeps on hitting but noone WAKES UP TO REALITY & admits that its time for us to admit to Hashem that its time for us to do teshuva as one loving nation together the we leave Hashem-our loving father & king of kings-no choice but to keep on hitting us R"L.

    Aparable to help you understand the truth of the situation: when a child will not listen to a parent (to do his homework or go to sleep etc...) sometimes we have no choice but to punish our child & we know its for his good. we call this a potch of love & this is where we are today with Hashem.

    how much longer will we remain in denial & watch the tzaros go from tragic to horrific C"V is up to YOU there is noone to blame but ourselves-myself included.

    may his neshama have an aliya

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