R’ Asher Zelig Gottlieb passed away this morning, Tuesday, Vov Nissan, after being infected with coronavirus.
He was 71.
R’ Asher Zelig, a longtime resident of Crown Heights, came to learn in Lubavitch in NY when he was 12 years old. He learned in Lubavitch Yeshiva on Bedford and Dean, followed by a year of Lubavitch Yeshiva in Newark, NJ followed by 7 years in 770.
After getting married and settling in Crown Heights, he was known for living with the Rebbe’s horaos in his everyday life. He was very careful to attend all the farbrengens of the Rebbe, being on the front line with all the Rebbes directives and mivtzoyim.
Every Sunday for 30 years, rain or shine, R Asher Zelig, together with 3 friends, went on Mivtzoyim to Coney Island Hospital to put Tefillin on the Jewish patients.
He is survived by his wife Chana Rivka (Bart) and children Zeldy Liberow, Colorado Springs, Co, Devorie Gansburg, Crown Heights, Malky Schmukler, League City, Texas, Dina Sasonkin, Crown Heights, Brocha Rendler, Crown Heights, Raizy Margolin, Cleveland, OH, Sari Gottlieb, Crown Heights, Mendy Gottlieb, Montreal and grandchildren Kah.
He was predeceased by his daughter Chaya Mushka A”H in 2009.
He is also survived by his brothers, Yankel Gottlieb, Crown Heights, Naftali Gottlieb, Crown Heights – please do not inform him of the passing, and Betzalel Gottlieb, Detroit.
The Levaya will take place Wednesday, Zayin Nissan, Passing by 770 at 9:55 am
Then passing by the house 456 Brooklyn Ave at 10 am
(bet Empire blvd and sterling st)
Please stay in your car if you plan to attend.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes – Asher Zelig Ben Shmuel
BDE What a good man and what a great loss.
Ad Mosay do we have to sit in this bitter galus?
We want and need the hisgalus of Melech Hamoshiach Immediately
A very special Edel person.
ת נ צ ב ה
We need Moshiach NOW!!!!!!!!
This is so sad
Please demand by Hashem moshiach
He and his wife, yblc”t, brought up a most beautiful family.
Hamakom yenachem eschem besoch aveilei Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
ANY SECOND NOW THAT SHOFAR WILL BE HEARD …
THE WHOLE WORLD NOW WANTS MOSHIACH FOR KOVAID HAMALCHUS, NOT COVAID 19
I went with him for mivtzoim every Sunday morning for 35 years.
What a friend from Yeshiva days!!!
BD”E
A great loss; a chossid of rare eidelkeit.
To all of Rabbi Gottleib’s amazing family: Hamakon yinachem eschem b’soch sh’ar aveili tziyon ve’rushalayim
Family Butman,
C.H., N.Y.
Beg for moshiach to come!!!!
Ad mosai!!!!
I’ll miss you zeidy!!❤❤
such a special person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we need to beg hashem for moshaich to come bde
Ad Mosai.
Please, please, Hashem.
We NEED Moshiach. Now.
Please Hashem.
moshiach must come NOW!
this cannot go on any longer!
NO more people passing away!
AD MOSAI!!
BDE, Always davening ehrlich in Empire Shtibel, aidel, quiet, gentle.
May he be a meilitz yosher for the family and for klall Yisroel. Ad mosai !
It was visibly and clearly seen to all that this was an extraordinary person.
You can see it without even crossing a word with him.
May the family be comforted.
May we have him back with moshiach very soon.