Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Fox, a modest Lubavitch Chasid and educator in Crown Heights, passed away Sunday in Michigan.
He was 88.
Born in Lithuania, he was a bochur at the Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch Yeshiva in Poland.
He spent his younger years learning and was chosen by the Previous Rebbe to be the Chavrusa learning-mate of his grandson.
During the Second World War he was in Shanghai with many Chasidim and then emigrated to America.
As a learned man, he was a devoted teacher at the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Brooklyn.
Crown Heights residents remember him as a humble Chasid, who knew how to be decisive and steadfast for Chabad causes.
R’ Herschel Fox’s commitment to the community was expressed in his charity work as a member of the Chevra Kadisha and a founding member of the free loan society G’Mach Keren Yisroel Arye Leib, in memory of the Rebbe’s brother.
In 5750 Fox was chosen by the Rebbe as one of the 20 members of the extended committee of the umbrella organization Agudas Chassidei Chabad International.
“We appreciated his opinion and participation in the meetings,” said Rabbi Avraham Shemtov, Chairman of Aguch. “He was always humble and his mind was in the right place. He will be very much missed.”
He is survived by his son Berel Fox – Crown Heights and daughters, Mrs. Sara Gottlieb – Oak Park, Michigan and Mrs. Shifra Galperin – Crown Heights.
The levaya will take place Monday, 8:00 am from Shomrei Hadas, passing by 770 at 9:00 am.
Shiva info for R’ Shmuel Tzvi (Herschel) Fox
Shiva for Rabbi Shmuel Fox will be at the home of the Galperins.
at 440 Brooklyn ave. #4G corner empire
Shachris: 9:30am
Mincha: 6:45pm
Mariv: Bezmano
Mrs. Dvorah Fox and her daughter Sara Gottlieb will be sitting Shiva at Galperins home until thursday 11:00 am
and then Mrs. Dvorah Fox and Sara Gottlieb will sit in Detroit Friday and Motzei Shabbos at 23041 Parklawn
Zaidy we miss you, we were truly lucky to have such an amazing grandfather like you!
im sure shimshon stock and hershal moskowitz will be there to greet him!
What a GREAT man, teacher….
He will be sorely missed!
BORUCH DAYAN EMES…..
HORAV HAGOEN HACHASID, V’ISH HACHESED R’SHMUEL TZVI FOX A’H WAS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A DEVOTED, TRUST WORTHY ”CHOSID”.HE TOGETHER WITH UNFORGETABLE R’ SHISHON HAKOHEN STOCK A’H & R’HIRSHEL MOSKOWITZ A’H FOUNDED ‘C.S.S.Y.’
HE WAS A ‘GABAI’ [officer,director,etc.]and WAS AN ACTIVE [attending taharas etc.]MEMBER IN THE ‘CHEVRA KADISH of AGUDAS CHASIDEI CHABAD well into his eighties ‘RABBI FOX AT THE SAME TIME WAS A PEOPLE PERSON young at heart ,able to converse with all ages,always helping out with a smile.HE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY…T.N.Z.B.H.
BORUCH DAYAN HAEMES.
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER HIM AS A REBBI IN OCEAN PARKWAY? HE ALWAYS HAD THE MOST AMAZING QUIZES AND TORAH TRIVIA ON THE PARSHA.. HE HAD THOUSANDS OF TALMIDIM. HE HAD A LOVE OF TORAH AND BESTOWED THIS AHAVAS HATORAH ONTO HIS TALMIDIM.
Growing up in Oak Park I had the zechus to hear many stories from him he was a true inspiration.
Boruch Dayan Haemes.
I feel that this is a true turning of a leaf. Rabbi Fox was the rebbe that tought me to learn gemorah, he had the funniest stories (very entertaining for children) and I believe knew shas ba’al peh.
When learning gemorah he used to ask us to tell him the number of the daf and the first word, and he would recite from there.
He was truly intetrested in every one of his talmidim.
Chaval al de’avdin, udeloi mishtakchin.
I will sorely miss him.
Rabbi Fox always showed great interest in our sons’ learning & their general welfare. They, in turn, were very much inspired by him & always looked forward to a nice Shalom Aleichem when they came home from camp or Yeshiva when they saw him in Shul. He was a special Chossid & he will be sadly missed. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
I think R’ Herschel was born in the village of Disna, in White Russia.
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How will they get thru the parade?
Cause Raabi Fox ah didn’t usuallly agree with Rabbi Shemtov.
Appreciate Rabbi Shemtov’s humility.
I will always remember a fateful night when I drove Rabbi Fox home from the country. It was raining buckets; it was dark, and a cloud had descended on the road. Rabbi Fox know that the strain from driving in these conditions could cause drowsiness, so he told me “exciting” Chassidishe stories all the way home to Crownheights. I will miss him dearly.
I remember when I was a little child when I used to go to shul during the week for Mincha and Maariv Rabbi Fox would always call me over and ask me what I learned in school that day and I would sit down and he would test me on it.
These memories will always remain with me.
Baruch Dayin Ha’Emes
I think he had a foot in Chevre simchos shabbos v’yomtov too
Rabbi Fox was a amazing individual a tzaddik.
I am a neighbor of his and can tell you first hand what kind of tzaddik he was. he was a remarkable man and cared for every jew as his own.
let us all take upon ourselves good deeds to bring moshiach now.
ziknei anash hos sad how we are fading out from the previous generation.