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Updated · Anash.org - Good News · Jun 14
Rabbi Shneur Zalman Feldman Dies at 42 After Difficult Illness
Updated
Updated · Anash.org - Good News · Jun 14

Rabbi Shneur Zalman Feldman Dies at 42 After Difficult Illness

1 articles · Updated · Anash.org - Good News · Jun 14

Summary

  • Rabbi Shneur Zalman Feldman, a Kfar Chabad rov and former Rosh Yeshiva in Rishon LeZion, died on Shabbos, 28 Sivan, at age 42 after a difficult illness.
  • Feldman had held senior educational and halachic roles across Chabad institutions, including Machon Halacha Chabad, Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Raanana and Rishon LeZion, and most recently as a mashiv in Netanya.
  • His levaya was held on Motzei Shabbos from his parents’ home in Kfar Chabad, followed by burial in Tzfas.
  • He is survived by his wife, Miriam, their 8 young children, and his parents, Rabbi Shlomo Chaim and Miriam Reizel Feldman.

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