YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Dayan Osher Yaakov Westheim ZATZAL of Manchester, UK. He was in his 70’s. Rav Osher Yaakov Westheim was born in Gateshead, England and learned in the Gateshead Yeshiva and in Yeshiva Be’er Yaakov in Eretz Yisroel. He went to Manchester Kollel in 1968, and received Semicha […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Yoka Rov, Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Tzvi Kenig ZATZAL of Boro Park. He was 73. Additional details will be published when they become available to us. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes..
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HaRav Zev Rothschild Z”L known to most people as “Zeev”, was ripped from us so suddenly, not just in middle of a chapter, but in middle of enough chapters to fill up book fulls of stories. To even attempt to describe his life in a short article, is simply not possible. In life displayed to […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Verdan Rebbe, HaRav Yosef Leifer ZATZAL. He was 95. The Rebbe collapsed suddenly in his home on Tuesday night, and was Niftar shortly after. The Rebbe, a Holocaust survivor, was the oldest Rebbe in the United States. His Bais Medrash is located on Avenue N […]
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The following is a partial list of victims Niftar from the COVID-19 pandemic just from Tuesday morning until 9:00PM. Unfortunately, there are many more, but YWN does not have all the information. YWN has only published the names we were given. If you have any info to add, please contact YWN with the info. While many […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rav Yitzchok Steinberg Z”L. For over thirty years, Rabbi Steinberg was a beloved rebbi at Yeshiva Torah Temimah, teacher and director of the yeshiva’s boys’ minyan, bringing his expertise in chinuch and his love for talmidim each and every day. He was a dedicated mispallel at […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of R’ Yosef Tzvi Klein Z”L of Boro Park. He was 50. The Niftar was one of the pillars of the Bobov-45 community, and served as a Meshamesh to the Bobover Rebbe ZATZAL (Reb Shloma) many years ago. A well-known accountant in Boro Park, the Niftar leaves […]
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The following are a partial list of victims Niftar in the NY/NJ from the COVID-19 pandemic just from Monday morning until 4:30PM. Unfortunately, there are many more, but YWN does not have all the information. While many people find these posts disturbing, many are requesting that YWN keep publishing the names and photos of as […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Dr. Mark Allen Respler Z”L, a well-known urologist who lived in Boro Park. He was in his mid sixties. Dr. Respler worked at Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Center. He leaves behind a wife – Dr. Yael Respler who is  well-known psychotherapist – and four children. He was […]
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YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Yisroel Yechezkel Plutchok ZATZAL, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Derech Chaim in Boro Park. As YWN reported earlier, Rav Plutchok was in critical condition from COVID-19 and was Niftar on Thursday afternoon. Together with his brother in law, HaRav Mordechai Rennert Zt”l, Rav Yisroel […]
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