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Rabbi Leizer Teitelbaum, 72, OBM

Rabbi Leizer Teitelbaum, one of the biggest experts in kashrus who was a rabbinic coordinator for the OK Kosher certification for over 40 years and a renowned Torah scholar, passed away on Tuesday. Update: Levaya Wednesday at 1:00 PM. Full Story

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mOSHIACh??
November 17, 2020 10:47 pm

AD MOSAI????
AD MOSAI????
AD MOSAI?????????????????????????????????

Oh no! אבד חסיד מן הארץ
November 17, 2020 11:50 pm

What a massive loss

What a giant

What a Lamden

A very special powerhouse of a person

A son of extraordinary parents

ת.נ.צ.ב.ה.

A great Chossid, Lamdan Yerei Shomayim
November 18, 2020 3:50 am

A special combination of a great Chossid, a big Lamdan and a tremendous Yerei Shomayim, a good, streight honest and descent person. מי יתן לנו תמורתו

אוי מה היה לנו

Zahreez
November 18, 2020 8:18 am

Rabbi Teitelbaum conducted himself with zreezus in all his activities…did everything with such dedication.

I was zoche to
November 18, 2020 8:22 am

Oy vey ad mosai,
I was zoche to have a weekly chavrusa with Rabbi Teitelbaum for a number of years. He was a big Talmud Chochem and boki bechol Hatorah.
He was patient, humble and had such a admirable character. A real true chodsid.

He was very good with his hands and I once helped him make olive oil for Pesach

A true Gem.
Zalman S

Special yid
November 18, 2020 9:39 am

We lost a special person one of the pillars of the ok labs. He will be missed !!

Bde
November 18, 2020 11:13 am

What a special person

david reiter(@reiter99)
November 18, 2020 11:24 am

BDE Wow. What a great loss to Klal Yisroel. He was a world class talmud chochom. Times I spoke with him in learning, and was blown away knowledge — his ability to quote obscure poskim at the drop of a hat. More than his knowledge, his aneivus was beyond words. He never put on any airs, and outwardly behaved as though he was stam a “poshute yid”. He would chat with anyone, and treated everyone with utmost derech eretz. I remember asking him a shaylah in kashrus, and he said to me: Don’t ask me — I will assur it.… Read more »

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Reply to  david reiter
November 18, 2020 2:24 pm

All so true!

He was great
November 18, 2020 1:15 pm

He and Reb Yiztchok Zirkind ZAL would speak for hours and hours and hours in learning. It was amazing to see.

בד׳ה
November 18, 2020 2:29 pm

I remember when Horav טייטלבוים ע׳ה
And horav levin שיחי׳ Learnt ש׳ס upstairs in 695

Mr
November 18, 2020 3:03 pm

BDE What a tragic loss. He was the best mashgiach ever and had endless patience for questions. So sad.

Big Z Schapiro
November 18, 2020 7:19 pm

BDE

Baruch Dayan Haemes
November 23, 2020 6:00 pm

My condolences…

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