Monsey Scoop regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Levi Glatzer Z”L, a devoted Boyaner Chossid and longtime resident of Monsey. Reb Levi, who was 85 years old, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The levaya will take place at 10:00 AM at the Boyaner Kloiz, located at 29 Yale Drive. In accordance with the wishes of the niftar, no hespedim will be delivered.

Chacham HaRav Yitzchak (Ishak) Chaleva, z’tl, the Chacham Bashi (Chief Rabbi of Turkey), passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84. The niftar, who served on the presidential board of the Alliance of Rabbanim in Islamic States [ARIS), was born in Istanbul. As a bochur, he studied at a Jewish high school in Beyoğlu, served in the Turkish army, and then traveled to Eretz Yisrael to learn at the famed Yeshivat Porat Yosef, where he learned under HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef, z’tl, and HaGaon Harav Shimon Baadani, z’tl.

Lakewood Alerts regrets to inform you of the sudden petirah of R’ Avrohom Shimon Morgenstern Z”L over Shabbos in Lakewood. R’ Avrohom Shimon Z”L, a Brooklyn resident, was in Lakewood for a family simcha when he suddenly collapsed and was niftar. He was approximately 60 years old. R’ Avraham Shimon was a brother of famed mashpia Rav Itche Meir Morgenstern shlit”a of Eretz Yisroel. The levaya for R’ Avrohom Shimon Z”L is scheduled to take place at 11:00 AM on Sunday at Shomrei Hadas in Brooklyn.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Viznitzer Rebbetzin of Monsey, Rebbetzin Miriam Hager A”H, at the age of 72. She was Niftar on Wednesday morning at Mount Sinai Hospital. Rebbetzin Hager A”H, a pillar of the Monsey community, was the daughter of Harav Eluzer Meisels of Uhel ZT”L. She was part of a distinguished family, with three brothers serving as Admorim and Rabbonim, and two sisters as respected Rebbetzins. Despite battling multiple sclerosis for more than 25 years, Rebbetzin Hager exemplified unwavering devotion and strength. She attended shul and family simchas with remarkable Mesiras Nefesh, inspiring countless individuals with her resilience and faith. The Rebbetzin leaves behind a legacy of dedication to her family and community.

The IDF announced on Tuesday that an IDF soldier was killed in battle in northern Gaza earlier in the day. He was identified as Staff Sgt. Ido Samiach, H’yd, 20, from Ganei Tikva. He served in the Nachal Brigade. The Chabad shliach in Ganei Tikva, Rabbi Gershon Shneur, stated: “Ido, H’yd, was a modest, moral and pleasant young man. He was full of love for Am Yisrael and died a hero.” “Ido, z”l used to come to our Chabad house and tell us about the operations he and his friend were moser nefesh to carry out for Am Yisrael. Ido said ‘HaGomel’ at the Beis Chabad when he left Gaza [the first time].

Chana Katzir, a’h, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 79, a little over a year after she was released from captivity in Gaza. She was held by the Islamic Jihad in Gaza and prior to her release, the terror group engaged in psychological terror by claiming that she had died. Katzir was abducted from her home on Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and was released along with other women and children in the hostage release deal in November 2023. She was hospitalized in Israel following her release due to a sharp deterioration in her health during her time in Gaza. At the time, her daughter said: “My mother’s condition is considered serious. There has been a deterioration in her condition due to her time in captivity.

The leader of the Bnei Torah movement (Peleg Yerushalmi), Hagaon HaRav Asher Deutsch, z’tl, who also served as the Rosh Yeshivah of Ponevezh, was niftar on Monday morning at the age of 79. HaRav Deutsch was suffering in recent months from a serious illness and was hospitalized a number of times. On Friday,  his condition became critical and his family and talmidim were called to part from him. But then his condition unexpectedly improved but worsened again on Monday morning. The Rav was born in Bnei Brak. As a bochur, he learned in Yeshivas Ponevezh, where he became close to Hagaon HaRav Elazar Man Shach, z’tl, and HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Rozovosky, ztl. After he married, he was appointed by HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kahaneman, the Nasi of Ponevezh, to seve as the Rosh Mesivta of the yeshivah.

Mourning enveloped the Torah world on Wednesday morning upon hearing the news of the petirah of HaTzadik HaGaon HaRav Dovid Shalom Tzadka, Z’l, the Rav of the city of Pardas Channa-Karkur, the son of Rosh Yeshivas Porat Yosef, HaGaon HaRav Yehudah Tzadka, ztl. HaRav Tzadka, H’YD, passed away at the age of 88 after years of being ill. The niftar was the second son born to his Gadol father in the Beis Yisrael neighborhood of Yerushalayim of old. As a bochur, he learned in Porat Yosef and was one of the close talmidim of the Rosh Yeshivah, HaGaon HaRav Ezra Attiya, H’yd. After his marriage, he lived in Yerushalayim until he was called to serve as the Rav of the Jewish kehilla in Argentina.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Aron Zev Malik Z”L, the Sombor Rav of Williamsburg. HaRav Malik was 79 years old and was Niftar on Wednesday evening after several months of complications stemming from an accident on the New York State Thruway earlier this year. The accident, which YWN reported on in April, occurred between Monsey and Kiryas Joel on April 10. The Levaya was held on Thursday morning in front of the Sombor Beis Medrash in Williamsburg, and the Kevurah took place at the Beis Hachaim in Kiryas Joel. Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

HaGaon HaRav Yehudah [Yudel] Bauer, Z’tl, one of the last talmidim of the Chazon Ish, a Rosh Yeshivah in Yeshivas Beis Shmaya and a leading posek, was niftar on Thursday at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak at the age of 90. HaRav Yudel, z’tl, was born in Tel Aviv, where his father was one of the heads of the religious kehilla in the city and also served as the deputy mayor. As a bochur, HaRav Yudel, z’tl, learned in Ponevezh Yeshivah in Bnei Brak. At that time, he became very close to the Chazon Ish, Ztl, who later became his main Rav. The Chazon Ish was his shadchan and also set him up with one of his main talmidim for a chavrusah, HaGaon HaRav Gedaliah Nadel, Z’tl.