It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Yosef Atik z”l, from the Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood of Yerushalayim, just one month before his bar mitzvah.
Yosef battled a difficult illness for close to two years with great strength and emunah. Despite his suffering, he remained devoted to his learning and davening.
A child of noble lineage, Yosef was the son of Rav Shimon Hillel Atik and a grandson of the renowned gaon Rav Yitzchok Zev Atik zt”l and Rav Yaakov Yehuda Salant. He was also a great-grandson of Gedolei Yerushalayim — Rav Mendel Atik zt”l, Rav Moshe Salant zt”l, and Rav Chaim Uri Freund, a member of the Badatz of the Eidah Hachareidis.
He has been described as a “yeled sha’ashu’im,” a sweet and precious neshomah, a refined and gentle child whose presence lit up his home and kehillah. Yosef was beloved by all who knew him.
Yosef’s levayah will take place this evening, departing from Shamgar Funeral Home in Yerushalayim and proceeding to Har HaMenuchos for kevurah.
The family will be sitting shivah at the home of his parents at 25 Rechov Shmuel Hanavi until Shabbos.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Matzav.com}