By COLlive reporter
Rabbi Shmuel David Zaoui, a Lubavitcher chossid who helped bring people close to Torah and Chassidus, passed away on Monday, 5 Shevat 5781.
He was 52 and suffered from a sudden heart attack.
R’ David, who loved fellow Jews and was motivated to help others, led a Chabad shul in the Neuilly-sur-Seine, an affluent suburb on the western boundary of Paris, France.
He became friendly with the politician Nicolas Sarkozy while he served as Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine and remained in touch with Sarkozy after he was elected as President of France (2007-2012). R’ David used the connection to help spread the need for all gentiles to obey the Seven Noahide Laws.
He published a book of Torah thoughts written by rabbis from across the country which draw enthusiastic support of France’s Chief Rabbi Joseph Sitruk OBM. He would often accompany Rabbi Leibel Groner, Mazkir of the Rebbe, during his visits to France.
He is survived by his wife Mrs. Yael Zaoui and their children.
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Omg! BDE this is unreal! How can this happen?
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He had a huge community and has tremendous success . comments are pouring ( in french websites ) on his kindness , humility and amazing Midos and how he impactEd on Jewish souls and non Jews .
Here are some words reported by Jews living in Neuilly Now : “ He was the SOUL of The Jewish community in Neuilly “.
He was a true dedicated shliach of the rebbe melech hamoshiach shlita in neuilly, france .with alot of warmth he would great every person who would come in. Also he publicized moshiach and who moshiach is proudly, even the channuka lighting was accompanied with yechi ,he would also have a weekly class on dvar malchus the sichos of 5751-52in the beis chabad witch was broadcasted on Facebook witch was seen at times close to a thousand people and there where stories of people even as far as south Korea seeing it people that where strenghted in their Judaism thanks to… Read more »