By COLlive reporter
Rabbi Moshe Orenstein, Head Mashpia of the Chabad Yeshiva in Tzfas and known for his proficiency in Chassidus, passed away.
He was 68 and suffered from a heart attack.
Rabbi Orenstein was born on 3 Tammuz 5711 and learned in a Litvish Yeshiva in the Chemed village in Israel.
With the help of Rabbi Lipa Kurtzveil, he began visiting Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad and was drawn to Chassidus.
He eventually enrolled in the Kfar Chabad yeshiva and was a student of the known Mashpiim Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman and Rabbi Mendel Futerfas.
His first visit to the Rebbe was ahead of 11 Nissan 5730, following which he merited to his first Yechidus on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz.
After his marriage on 3 Tammuz 5735, he lived in Crown Heights for a few years and merited to receive personal instructions from the Rebbe.
Rabbi Orenstein served for many years as the head Mashpia in the Yeshivas Chassidei Chabad Lubavitch in Tzfas. He would present a daily shiur in Tanya, and a weekly shiur in Torah Ohr and Likutei Torah.
Known for his proficiency in Chassidus, his lessons were presented in a clear and simplistic explanation, attracting many participants over the years.
He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren and the his many talmidim.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Zlaty I still remember your shiur on tehillim, and your stories of how many places your husband would find to put still more sforim! May your family remember all the best of your husband, not the current sorrow. Shoshana Udelson
Great Mashpiah! made me love chasiduss classes back in Yeshivah! very special Chossid, big loss for Lubavitch.
Student 1996
But he danced on the tables during one farbrengen. That I remember. Student 1994
As someone who attended his daily Tanya lesson, I can attest, he was the lone sane voice, in a not -so sane yeshiva. He will be missed.
Yossi Newfield
I learned like almost 30 ago from his Tanya classes, the best shiur in Tanya i ever heard ( he knew all the Tanya by heart) He always made emphasis to his studemts “Talmid Chacham learns beal Pe”
A great mashpia!! He was devoted to the learning of tanya dialy!