- R’ Moshe Khussid, 76, OBMR’ Moshe Khussid, a Chossid from Oak Park, MI, who was active with the Russian Jewish community, passed away on Friday, Erev Rosh Hashana, 5783.
- Levi Lewin, 16, OBMLevi Lewin, a young bochur learning in the Tzeirei Hashluchim Yeshiva in Tzfas, Israel, passed away suddenly from complications of an illness on Tzom Gedalya.
- Rabbi Nachman Nachmanson, 50, OBMR' Nachman Nachmanson, a beloved husband and father from Crown Heights, passed away on Friday morning, 29 Elul – Erev Rosh Hashana, 5783.
- Rabbi Yitzchak Vorst, 85, OBMRabbi Yitzchak Vorst, the Senior Chabad Shliach in the Netherlands who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, passed away on Wednesday, 27 Elul, 5783.
- R’ Mordechai Baron, 81, OBMR' Mordechai Baron, a photographer from Kfar Chabad, Israel, who spent many years photographing the Rebbe in and around 770, passed away on Tuesday night, 26 Elul, 5783.
- Mr. Eli Weberman, 68, OBMMr. Eli Weberman, the oldest son of Rabbi Pinchas Weberman from Miami Beach, Florida passed away unexpectedly on 25 Elul, 5783.
- Shimmy Hershkovitz, 27, OBMRabbi Shimon (Shimmy) Hershkovitz, a Shliach in Ofakim, Israel, passed away at the age of 27 after battling a terrible illness.
- Dedi Graucher, 62, OBMDedi Graucher, the beloved Jewish singer who starred in HASC concerts in New York and was a friend of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, passed away after a lengthy illness.
- Mrs. Zlata Serebryanski, 85, OBMMrs. Zlata Serebryanski, a beloved mother and grandmother from Melbourne, Australia, passed away on the 17th of Elul, 5783.
- Mrs. Luba Pinson, 100, OBMMrs. Leah (Luba) Pinson, wife of the 770 Gabbai Rabbi Yehoshua Pinson, passed away early this morning, 17 Elul, 5783.
- Shneor Levy, 20, OBMShneor Zalman Levy, a Chabad bochur who lived in Elon Moreh, Israel, passed away suddenly on Sunday, 10 Elul, 5783.
- Eli Attal, 4, OBMEli Attal, the 4 year old son of Nathanael Attal of Yerres, Paris, France tragically passed away on Shabbos, 9 Elul, 5783.
- Mrs. Zahava Golda Markowitz, OBMMrs. Zahava Golda Markowitz, wife of the late Rabbi Yitzchak Markowitz obm and mother of R' Nachum Markowitz of Crown Heights, passed away on Friday, 8 Elul, 5783.
- Dr. Ruth Benjamin, 83, OBMDr. Ruth Benjamin, a renowned clinical psychologist and author from South Africa, passed away.
- Mrs. Rivkah Lesser, 93, OBMMrs. Rivkah Lesser, mother of Mrs. Basya Karp of Crown Heights, passed away on Wednesday, 29 Av, 5783.
- Baruch Sholom DovBer Fellig, 17, OBMBaruch Sholom DovBer Fellig, the son of Reb Zalman and Mimi Fellig of Miami, Florida, passed away on Thursday, 30 Av, 5783.
- Mrs. Gittel Keller, 100, OBMMrs. Gittel Keller from Riverdale, NY, mother of Moshe Keller of Crown Heights, passed away on 28 Av, 5783.
- Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Boro Park, 92, OBMHarav Chai Yitzchok Twersky, the Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Borough Park who was known for his knowledge and humility, passed away. Before his marriage, he visited the Rebbe at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights and was tested in halacha.
- Rabbi Yitzchok Goldstein, 72, OBMRabbi Yitzchok Goldstein, the longtime Shliach to Madrid, Spain who received much personal direction from the Rebbe for his Shlichus, passed away on Wednesday, 29 Av, 5783.
- Mrs. Edith Einhorn, 97, OBMMrs. Edith Einhorn, who miraculously survived the Holocaust and built a proud Jewish family and mother of Rabbi Moishe Yosef Engel, shliach in Long Beach, CA, passed away.
- Sholom Dov Ber Markel, 4, OBMSholom Dov Ber Markel, the son of Dovid and Goldie Markel from Pittsburgh, PA, passed away suddenly on Monday, Chof Av, 5783.
- Mrs. Devorah Greenberg, 85, OBMMrs. Devorah Greenberg, who survived Communist oppression and raised a famously large Chabad family in the city of Bnei Brak, passed away. Sitting Shiva will be her 10 siblings and 17 children.
- Mrs. Pessia Wolvovsky, 99, OBMMrs. Pessia Wolvovsky, matriarch of a Chabad family who was from the founding families of the Kfar Chabad village in Israel, passed away on Sunday, 19 Av, 5783.
- Mrs. Shifra Nicha Schanowitz, OBMMrs. Shifra Nicha Schanowitz, matriarch of a large Chabad family and a longtime resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, 19 Av, 5783.
- Mrs. Chaya Gansburg, 76, OBMMrs. Chaya Gansburg, a mother and grandmother from Crown Heights who was a longtime beloved kindergarten teacher, passed away on Thursday, 16 Av, 5783.
- Rabbi Dovber Pachter, 58, OBMRabbi Tzvi Dovber Pachter, a beloved husband and father and longtime devoted educator in Brunoy, France, passed away last week at the age of 58.
- Reb Yaakov Kopel Rubin, 83, OBMReb Yaakov Kopel Rubin, beloved patriarch to a respected Lubavitch family and scion of great Chassidic masters, has passed away Wednesday morning, 15 Menachem Av, 5783.
- Mrs. Sharon Mirmelli, OBMMrs. Sharon Mirmelli, the longtime beloved General Studies principal of the Landow Yeshiva /Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, Florida who impacted generations of students, passed away on Sunday.
- Rabbi Yitzchok Marton, 48, OBMRabbi Yitzchok Marton, who touched countless lives as director of Chesed Menachem Mendel, caring for widows and orphans in Israel, passed away on Shabbos after a battle with illness.
- Mrs. Miriam Althaus, 81, OBMMrs. Miriam Althaus, a Shlucha, iconic Kallah teacher and beloved mother and grandmother from Melbourne, Australia, passed away on Shabbos, 11 Av, 5783. The Levaya will take place at 9:30 PM ET in Australia, join a live stream.
- Rabbi Sholom Ber Butman, 88, OBMRabbi Sholom Ber Butman, from the elder Chabad Chassidim in Israel who served as a mashpia and made headlines as the oldest person to open a Chabad House at the age of 77, passed away. He is survived by 3 siblings in Crown Heights and a large family.
- Mrs. Temmy Ritterman, OBMMrs. Temmy Ritterman OBM, sister of Dvora Rosenblum of Crown Heights, passed away on Rosh Chodesh Av.
- Chaim Sarchi, 37, OBMChaim Shalom Sarchi, of Johannesburg South Africa, passed away at the age of 37. His levaya included a beautiful tribute by his colleagues from Hatzalah of Johannesburg.
- Mrs. Eydleh Blum, OBMMrs. Eydleh Blum (nee Lewin) a beloved mother and grandmother from Paris, France, passed away on Thursday, 2 Av, 5783. Levaya today, passing 770 at 2:30pm.
- Rabbi Yitzchok Yadgar, 85, OBMRabbi Yitzchok Yadgar, a longtime devoted Shliach in northern Israel and father of Mendy Yadgar of Crown Heights, passed away on Tuesday, 29 Tammuz, 5783.
- Rabbi Baruch Hyman, 64, OBMRabbi Baruch Hyman, a father and grandfather from the Chabad community in Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on Friday, 18 Tammuz, 5783.
- Mrs. Ilona Cziffer, 95, OBMMrs. Genendy – Ilona Cziffer, a mother and grandmother from the Chabad community in London, passed away on Sunday, 20 Tammuz, 5783.
- Moti Eden, 72, OBMMoti Eden, former director of Israel’s broadcasting service, passed away 43 years to the day of his memorable Yechidus with the Rebbe which he recorded in full.
- Mrs. Gita Borgen, OBMMrs. Chaya Gittel Borgen (nee Naparstek), a mother and grandmother from Kfar Chabad, Israel, passed away on Monday, 14 Tammuz, 5783.
- Dennis Blauner, 76, OBMDennis Blauner, a resident of Los Angeles, CA, and one of the founding members of the Chabad of the Valley, passed away.
- Ziva Behnam, 43, OBMZiva Behnam, a resident of Long Island who often attended shiurim and programs in Crown Heights, passed away. Levaya today passing 770 at 1:00 PM.
- R’ Chaim Shimon Marks, 66, OBMReb Chaim Shimon Marks, a Lubavitcher Chossid who was dedicated to Kashrus and the Rebbe’s Mivtzoim, passed away. Levaya will pass 770 on Thursday.
- Leibel Levitz, 80, OBMLeibel Levitz, a resident of Far Rockaway, NY and brother of Shraga Feivel Levitz of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, 29 Sivan, 5783.
- Shoshi Blau, 10, OBMShoshi Blau, a 10-year-old Chabad girl whose parents lead charitable and educational institutions in Israel, passed away from her wounds. She was hit in a car accident.
- Yehuda Gottesman, 71, OBMR’ Zev Gottesman, who arrived as a 14 year old boy in Montreal and became an active member of the Chabad community, passed away. Levaya on Monday in Montreal and Tuesday in Crown Heights.
- Zev Oster, 73, OBMMr. Zev Oster, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, and formerly of Los Angeles, CA, passed away on Shabbos, 28 Sivan, 5783.
- R’ Moshe Dubinsky, 65, OBMR' Moshe Dubinsky, a beloved husband and father who was a longtime resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, 29 Sivan, 5783.
- Rabbi Meir Harlig, 86, OBMRabbi Meir Yehuda Yisroel Harlig, a Gabbai of 770 who served as a meshamesh for the Rebbe, passed away Sunday, 29 Sivan, 5783.
- Mrs. Daniele Ehrlich, 72, OBMMrs. Daniele Ehrlich, a member of the Chabad community in Oak Park, MI, passed away on Shabbos, 21 Sivan, 5783.
- Mrs. Gittel Malka Friedlander, OBMMrs. Gittel Malka Friedlander, sister of Rabbi Dr. Dovid Sholom Pape of Crown Heights, passed away.
- Mr. David Halevy, 88, OBMMr. David Halevy, a businessman from Los Angeles, passed away on the 14th day of Sivan, 5783.
- Devorah Leah Fishman, 1, OBMDevorah Leah Fishman, the one year old daughter of R’ Menachem Mendel and Chaya Fishman, from the Chabad community in Bnei Brak, passed away on Monday after a tragic accident.
- Rabbi Yosef Goldberg, 92, OBMRabbi Yosef Goldberg, a resident of Boro Park, Brooklyn who had a close relationship with the Rebbe and Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, passed away on Wednesday, 11 Sivan, 5783.
- Rav Gershon Edelstein, 100, OBMRabbi Gershon Edelstein, Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh and spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah party whose teacher was a Lubavitcher chossid, passed away; Hundreds of thousands attended the levaya.
- Rabbi Chagai Halevi, 73, OBMRabbi Chagai Halevi, a Chabad Shliach was a member of the Israeli Diamond Exchange, passed away after a cardiac arrest while leading Shavuos davening in the shul that he founded.
- Sarah Tzivia Niselevich, 3, OBMSarah Tzivia Niselevich, the young daughter of Rabbi Menachem Mendel and Chaya Mushka Niselevich, Shluchim in S. Paulo, Brazil, passed away on Shavuos.
- Rabbi David Partouche, 68, OBMRabbi David Partouche, a beloved father and grandfather and member of the Mada Community Center in Montreal, Canada passed away on Shavuos.
- Mrs. Ratza (Ray) Schildkraut, 94, OBMMrs. Ratza (Ray) Schildkraut, matriarch of a large Chabad family who was a longtime beloved teacher in Bais Rivkah, passed away on Monday, 2 Sivan, 5783.
- Mrs. Ruchie Stillman, 75, OBMMrs. Ruchie Stillman, a pioneering Shlucha and known event planner in California, passed away on Shabbos, 29 Iyar, 5783.
- Shaina Welner, 16, OBMShaina Welner, a lively high school student whose parents founded Cheder Lubavitch in Phoenix, passed away on Shabbos after battling cancer. Update: Levaya passing 770 on Sunday at 2 pm.
- Mrs. Yasmina Kamin Uzan, 87, OBMMrs. Yasmina Kamin Uzan of Kiryat Gat, Israel, mother of Mrs. Chana Taieb of Crown Heights, passed away Motzoei Shabbat in Kiryat Gat, Israel.
- Rabbi Yonah Pruss, 59, OBMRabbi Yonah Pruss, a father and grandfather who was a pillar of the Golders Green, London, Chabad community, passed away on Thursday, 20 Iyar, 5783. Update: Levaya in New York on Monday, 9:30 am.
- Mr. Harold (Zvi) Goldblatt, 92, OBMMr. Harold (Zvi) Goldblatt, an accountant and generous supporter of many people and causes who lived in Golders Green, London, passed away on Shabbos, 22 Iyar, 5783.
- Mendy Bennett, 29, OBMMendy Bennett, a young man who lived in Crown Heights, passed away on Tuesday, 18 Iyar, 5783.
- Rabbi Akiva Wagner, 55, OBMRabbi Akiva Wagner, a beloved educator who served as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Lubavitch Toronto for many years, passed away on Monday, 17 Iyar, 5783.
- Rabbi Shimon Moshe Diskin, 87, OBMRabbi Shimon Moshe Diskin, who escaped Communist Russia, learned in the Ponevezh Yeshiva and served as the Rov of the Chabad Shul on Rashi Street in Bnei Brak, passed away on Sunday. He is survived by a family that serves as Shluchim around Israel, Germany and the USA.
- R’ Eli Baitelman, 40, OBMR' Eli Baitelman, a young husband and father from Los Angeles, CA, passed away suddenly on Motzei Shabbos, 15 Iyar, 5783.
- Rabbi Eli Tenenbaum, 76, OBMRabbi Eliyahu Tenenbaum, a Crown Heights resident who taught at the Oholei Torah Mesivta for over 50 years, passed away on Motzoei Shabbos. The levaya will be held on Sunday noon.
- Rabbi Menashe Chadad, 72, OBMRabbi Menashe Chadad, an activist who served for over 50 years in education and the Head Menahel of the Central Tomchei Temimim Yeshivos in Israel, passed away on Shabbos.
- Rebbetzin Shaina Schneerson, 91, OBMRebbetzin Shaina Schneerson, daughter of the chossid R’ Yehuda Chitrik OBM and Rebbetzin of Bais Schnay-Or synagogue in Flatbush, New York, passed away. The Levaya will be held today at 3:45 PM.
- Rabbi Refael Lapidus, 69, OBMRabbi Rafael Lapidus, a Chabad Shliach in Argentina who directed the Iarjo Jabad Lavalle center in Buenos Aires, passed away. He is survived by his wife, children and siblings.
- R’ Avraham Arye Leib Kuperman, 69, OBMR' Avraham Arye Leib Kuperman, a longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Wednesday, 12 Iyar, 5783.
- R’ Reuven Solomon, 84, OBMR' Reuven Solomon, a graduate of the Gateshead Yeshiva who became a chossid, worked with R' Mendel Futerfas, helped develop Lubavitch in England and later moved to Los Angeles, passed away.
- Mrs. Rochel Broner, 96, OBMMrs. Rochel Broner, a beloved mother and grandmother from Brooklyn, NY and mother of Dr. Chaim Broner of Crown Heights, passed away.
- Ephraim Mol, 85, OBMR’ Ephraim Mol, a Holocaust survivor who became a Lubavitcher chossid in Jerusalem, passed away. He suffered a stroke at Yad Vashem shortly after meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Mrs. Sylvia Ivry, 82, OBMMrs. Sylvia Ivry, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother from Crown Heights, passed away on Thursday, 29 Nissan, 5783.
- Michoel Schnitzler, 62, OBMReb Michoel Schnitzler, a prolific Chassidic singer known for releasing many soulful Yiddish melodies, passed away from a heart attack before Shabbos in Monsey, NY. He was 62 and had just returned from spending Pesach in the Holy land of Israel.
- Arnold Chait, 84, OBMArnold Chait, a prominent New Jersey attorney who has supported the Rabbinical College of America (RCA) in Morristown for over 50 years and met the Rebbe, passed away. His passing was an “immeasurable loss,” said Head Shliach Rabbi Moshe Herson.
- Al Jaffee, 102, OBMAbraham Jaffee, the American cartoonist who held the Guinness World Record for having the longest career as a comic artist, and drew for The Moshiach Times of Tzivos Hashem, passed away.
- Mrs. Ella Seelfreund, 96, OBMMrs. Ella Seelfreund, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother who survived the Holocaust, mother of Libby Barber of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, 11 Nissan, 5783.
- Mrs. Devorah Butman, OBMMrs. Devorah Butman, a longtime devoted Shlucha in Tel Aviv, Israel and mother of Mrs. Michla Segal of Crown Heights, passed away on Shabbos.
- Yehudis Gralnik, 88, OBMYehudis Gralnik, a beloved wife, mother, Bubby and Alte Bubby to a large family, passed away on 8 Nissan in Monsey, New York.
- Mrs. Batsheva Brook, OBMMrs. Batsheva Brook, a Lubavitch resident of Lakewood, NJ, and wife of R’ Ahrale Brook obm, passed away on Thursday, 8 Nissan, 5783.
- Aharon Gitchel, 79, OBMR' Aharon Gitchel, a devoted chassid, longtime Crown Heights handyman and tree arborist, passed away after a brief illness Wednesday night, 8 Nissan 5783.
- Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Blumenfeld, 68, OBMRabbi Yaakov Yisroel Blumenfeld, longtime devoted Shliach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, passed away Sunday night, 5 Nissan, 5783.
- Rebbetzin Rochel Kviat, 96, OBMRebbetzin Rochel Kviat (nee Chaiton), a beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Shabbos, 3 Nissan, 5783.
- Rabbi Yehuda Shomer, 32, OBMRabbi Yehuda Shomer, a beloved father and member of the Pittsburgh Chabad community, passed away on Wednesday, 29 Adar, 5783.
- Reb Daniel Dubinsky, 75, OBMReb Daniel Dubinsky, father, husband and member of the Shaloh House of Brighton, Massachusetts, passed away Monday morning, 20 Adar, 5783.
- Reb Bentzion Bernstein, OBMReb Bentzion Bernstein, a husband, father and grandfather from London, England who was a lawyer by profession, passed away on Tuesday, 21 Adar, 5783.
- Emanuel Meyerson, OBMR' Emanuel Meyerson, a longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Sunday, 19 Adar, 5783. Levaya today passing 770 at 1:15 pm and at Montefiore cemetery at 2 PM.
- Rabbi Yerachmiel Alperowitz, 95, OBMRabbi Yerachmiel Alperowitz, one of the respected elder Chassidim from Jerusalem, Israel, who was an educator of children with the blessing of the Frierdiker Rebbe and who received many directives from the Rebbe in the field of education, passed away.
- Dovid Baram, 75, OBMR' Dovid Baram, a beloved father and grandfather from Sheffield, UK passed away on Friday, 17 Adar, 5783.
- Elizabeth Yahilevich, 96, OBMMrs. Elizabeth Yahilevich, a beautician who had many clients in Crown Heights in the 1980's and 90's, including Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, passed away on Shushan Purim, 15 Adar, 5783.
- Baby Dovid Menachem Mendel Naiditch, OBMWith great sadness we inform you of the passing of the baby Dovid Menachem Mendel Naiditch, baby boy of Devorah Leah and Zev Naiditch of New York. Levaya today at 12:15 PM.
- Mrs. Mina Rivkin, 92, OBMMrs. Mina Rivkin, matriarch of a Chabad family who survived World War II and became one of the founding members of the Kfar Chabad village in Israel, passed away on Tuesday, 7 Adar, 5783.
- Mr. Yitzchak (Ira) Katzenberg, 74, OBMMr. Yitzchak Levi (Ira) Hakohen Katzenberg, a beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who was a member of the Chabad community in Montreal, Canada passed away.
- Reb Ephraim Moscowitz, 93, OBMReb Ephraim Moscowitz, one of the original members of the Chabad community in Chicago, Illinois, and patriarch of a large Chabad family of Shluchim and Chassidim, passed away on Sunday night, 6 Adar, 5783.
- Mordechai Samotin, 72, OBMMordechai Aron Samotin, a longtime Crown Heights resident, passed away on Sunday, 5 Adar, 5783.
- Rabbi Daniel Uzan, OBMRabbi Dovid (Daniel) Uzan, dedicated Shliach in Paris for over 50 years, one of a group who led the ‘Jewish French Revolution,’ passed away on Shabbos.
- R’ Nechemya Englesberg, 79, OBMR' Nechemya Englesberg, the Baal Koreh for decades at the Tzemach Tzedek Shul in Tsfat, and formerly of Seattle, Washington, passed away on 22 Shvat, 5783.
- Mrs. Ellen Gordon, 86, OBMMrs. Ellen (Elka) Gordon, wife of Rabbi Yisroel Gordon obm, passed away on Thursday, 2 Adar, 5783.
- Shalom Ber Mizrahi, 3, OBMTragedy in Argentina: Shalom Ber Mizrahi, the 3-year-old son of Shluchim Rabbi Shneur and Avigail Mizrahi, Shluchim in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina, passed away after a car accident.
- Mrs. Esther (Aliska) Adamek, 97, OBMMrs. Esther (Aliska) Adamek, a force of Yiddishkeit in Sydney, Australia, and the beloved matriarch and rock of her large family, passed away on Monday, 29 Shevat, 5783.
- R’ Mordechai Webster, 78, OBMR' Mordechai Webster, a long time member of the Cincinnati Chabad community, passed away on Shabbos Parshas Mishpatim, 27 Shvat, 5783.
- R’ Ascher Teich, 90, OBMR' Ascher Teich, a Holocaust survivor and father of R' Dovid Teich of Crown Heights, passed away on Tuesday, 23 Shevat, 5783.
- Eleanor Esther Elka Paul, 80, OBMEleanor Esther Elka Paul, mother of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and matriarch of the Boteach, Wachtel and DiVeroli families, passed away.
- Mr. Carl Brotman, 94, OBMMr. Carl Brotman of Baltimore, MD, and later Boynton Beach, FL and Ashburn, VA, father of Mrs. Bluma Rapoport and Mrs. Malya Dinerman of Crown Heights, passed away on 16 Shvat, 5783.
- Rabbi Michoel Namdar, 67, OBMRabbi Michoel Namdar, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother from Milan and later Crown Heights passed away on Wednesday, 17 Shvat, 5783.
- Henya Federman, 40, OBMHenya Federman, the beloved and devoted Shlucha in the Virgin Islands, passed away on Wednesday, 17 Shvat, 5783. Levaya Thursday at 2:30 PM.
- Mrs. Kayla Polter, 80, OBMMrs. Kayla Polter, a resident of Oak Park, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, 16 Shevat, 5783. Levaya on Wednesday at Old Montefiore Cemetery in New York.
- Chana Shalinsky, 98, OBMMrs. Chana Shalinsky, a member of Chabad in Overland Park, Kansas, who embraced the mitzvos at an advanced age, passed away on Tu Bishvat. She's the mother of Devorah Leah Shalinsky of Crown Heights.
- Rabbi Yisroel Gordon, 92, OBMSenior Shliach Rabbi Yisroel Gordon, who served in Worcester, Mass. and Morristown, NJ, and was a known Chazan, passed away on Sunday, 14 Shevat, 5783. The levaya will take place today at 12 noon.
- Levi Keller, 37, OBMLevi Keller passed away on Shabbos, 6 Shvat, 5783 at the age of 37.
- Howard Saul, 67, OBMDr. Howard Saul, a 67-year-old doctor who was a member of the Chabad community in Cherry Hill, NJ, tragically passed away on Friday after going missing while scuba diving in Hollywood Beach, Florida.
- Rabbi Shimon Elituv, 85, OBMRabbi Shimon Elituv, the eldest member of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Council who was a Chabad Rov and Rosh Yeshiva in Argentina, the Shomron region and Jerusalem, passed away on Wednesday.
- David Kulchitsky, 48, OBMDavid Kulchitsky, a resident of Crown Heights and beloved husband and father, passed away on Monday, 1 Shevat, 5783.
- Mrs. Judy Silber, 88, OBMMrs. Judy Silber, a founding member of the Chabad community in Chicago who was known for using her organizational talents for many causes and was a member of the Chicago Chevra Kadisha, passed away on Shabbos.
- Mrs. Assia New, 91, OBMMrs. Assia New, matriarch of a large family and pillar of the Melbourne Jewish community, passed away on Wednesday, 25 Teves.
- R’ Eliyahu Botvinnikov, 67, OBMR' Eliyahu Botvinnikov, a resident of Crown Heights and more recently of Sea Gate, NY, passed away on Tuesday, 24 Teves, 5783.
- Rabbi Uziyohu (Uzi) Brown, OBMRabbi Uziyohu (Uzi) Brown, a member of the Manchester, England Chabad community and a renowned Sofer, passed away on Monday, 23 Teves, 5783.
- Rochel Goodman, 2 Months, OBMRochel Goodman, daughter of Mendy and Gittel Goodman (nee Springer) from Crown Heights, who was born some 2 months ago, tragically passed away. The levaya will be held on Tuesday.
- Ted Cohen, 93, OBMMr. Ted Cohen, a resident of Delray Beach, Florida, and father of R’ Yakov Cohen of Potomac, Maryland, passed away. Levaya will be in Virginia this Tuesday.
- Rabbi Aryeh Levin, 78, OBMRabbi Aryeh Levin, a founding member of the Chabad community in Rechovot, Israel and beloved educator, passed away on Friday, 13 Teves, 5783.
- Levi Yitzchak Butbul, 5, OBMLevi Yitzchak Butbul, the young son of Rabbi Mendy and Dina Miriam Butbul of Kiryat Gat, Israel, passed away on Tuesday, 10 Teves, 5783.
- R’ Yosef Levitin, 76, OBMR’ Yosef Levitin, a Chossid who was smuggled out as a baby from Communist Russia and whose children are all Shluchim, passed away on Shabbos. He’s survived by brothers in Monsey, New Haven and New Jersey.
- Rabbi Moshe Miller, 67, OBMRabbi Moshe Miller, a Torah scholar, lecturer and prolific writer on Kabbalah and Chassidus who lived in Chicago, passed away on Monday, 2 Teves, 5783.
- Miriam Paltiel-Gordon, 87, OBMMiriam Paltiel-Gordon, a Crown Heights mother and grandmother of a large Chabad family and author of stories of Mesiras Nefesh of her childhood in Russia and Europe, passed away on Tuesday, 26 Kislev, 5783.
- Heshy Unger, 71, OBMR’ Heshy Unger, a longtime Crown Heights resident and member of Empire Shteibel, passed away recently, his family requests learning Mishnayos and giving tzedakah in his merit.
- Frumey Shubov, 53, OBMMrs. Frumey Shubov, a beloved mother and grandmother from the Toronto Chabad community known for her Chesed, passed away on Shabbos.
- Mrs. Sima Okunov, 103, OBMMrs. Sima Okunov of Crown Heights, a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, 20 Kislev, 5782. Levaya today at 1:30 PM.
- Mrs. Channy Drizin, 77, OBMMrs. Channy Drizin, wife of the late philanthropist R’ Mendel Drizin who was a beloved mother and grandmother from Crown Heights, passed away. The levaya will be held on Tuesday.
- Mrs. Ethel Bryski, 96, OBMMrs. Ethel Nechama Bryski, wife of the late R’ Mottel Bryski, and matriarch of a large and prominent Lubavitcher family, passed away. The levaya will be held on Monday.
- Shterna Federman, 4m, OBMShterna Sara Federman, the newborn daughter of Chabad Shluchim in the Virgin Islands, tragically passed away from a drowning accident on Tuesday. Her mother Henya Federman, who tried saving her, is on life support. UPDATE: Levaya Thursday, 4:00 pm at Montefiore Cemetery.
- Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Sassonkin, 84, OBMRabbi Avraham Yitzchok Sassonkin, a senior and respected longtime Shliach in Israel, passed away on Wednesday, 6 Kislev, 5783.
- Yosef (Pepe) Bechman, 33, OBMYosef (Pepe) Bechman, a young husband and father from Panama and Colombia and later from Israel, passed away suddenly this week.
- Mrs. Margaret Leverton, 84, OBMMrs. Margaret Leverton, a resident of London and longtime beloved teacher, passed away on Sunday, 3 Kislev, 5783.
- Mrs. Rochel Duchman, 89, OBMMrs. Rochel Duchman, matriarch of a Chabad family who had great Mesiras Nefesh in Russia and was known for her chesed, passed away on Friday, Rosh Chodesh Kislev, 5783.
- Chaim Zorach (Bobby) Segall, OBMChaim Zorach (Bobby) Segall, an artist and poet, and brother of Aviva Segall Feldman, has passed away on 30 Cheshvan, Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
- Dr. Yakov Israily, 90, OBMDr. Yakov Israily, beloved father and grandfather from Montreal, passed away on the 24th of Cheshvan in Montreal, Canada.
- Tzvi Meir Kriegsman, 46, OBMTzvi Meir Kriegsman, a member of the Chabad community in Crown Heights, passed away on Thursday, 23 Cheshvan 5783. Urgent funds are needed for his burial. Update: Levaya Motzei Shabbos at 7 PM.
- Peretz Levine, 60, OBMPeretz Levine, a resident of Crown Heights who was known as a musician and poet, passed away on Sunday night, 20 Cheshvan, 5783.
- R’ Betzalel Kinn, 84, OBMR’ Betzalel (Stanley) Kinn, a member of the Chabad community in Manchester, UK, passed away on Shabbos, 18th Cheshvan, 5783.
- Mrs. Chana Bienenfeld, 90, OBMMrs. Chana Bienenfeld, a resident of Farmingdale, NY and mother of Shlucha Mrs. Shoshana Lifshitz, passed away on 19 Cheshvan, 5783.
- Mrs. Simcha Levy, 55, OBMMrs. Simcha Levy, a member of the Chabad community in Paris and beloved mother of 4, passed away on Wednesday, 15 Cheshvan, 5783.
- Mrs. Dina Livshitz, 82, OBMMrs. Dina Livshitz, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Shabbos Parshas Lech Lecha, 11 Cheshvan, 5783.
- Saul Yarmak, 88, OBMSaul Yarmak, a beloved father and grandfather and supporter of many Jewish causes, passed away on Tuesday, 7 Cheshvan, 5783.
- Rebbetzin Chaya Felder, 102, OBMRebbetzin Chaya Felder, wife of Horav Tzvi Mordechai Felder and Rebbetzin of the iconic “Felder’s Shul” on 18th Avenue in Boro Park, and matriarch of a large family including many Chabad Chassidim and Shluchim, passed away.
- Mrs. Feiga Gittel Konikov, 88, OBMMrs. Feiga Gittel Konikov, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and wife of Rabbi Moshe Yitzchok Konikov obm, passed away on Sunday afternoon, 5 Cheshvan, 5783.
- Mrs. Golda Jacobs, OBMMrs. Golda Jacobs, a beloved wife and mother from Silver Spring, MD, and daughter of Reb Yankel Katz, a supporter of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe in the early years in the US, passed away.
- Mrs. Winnie Gourarie, 88, OBMMrs. Vichne (“Winnie”) Gourarie, the matriarch of a Chabad family who was devoted to Mivtza Neshek and a role model to many in her community in Johannesburg, South Africa, passed away.
- Yoel Dovid Lenau, 9, OBMYoel Dovid Lenau, a 9-year-old boy from a Shluchim family in Ukraine who is visiting Jerusalem, was killed in a tragic accident Wednesday after being hit by a cement truck while walking home from school.
- Rabbi Yosef Chaim Abitbul, 65, OBMRabbi Yosef Chaim Abitbul, a sofer and Mashgiach in the Chabad Yeshiva in Tzfas, Israel, passed away on Shabbos, 27 Tishrei, 5783.
- R’ Ariel Brill, 29, OBMR' Ariel Brill, a young father from the Chabad community in Nachliel, Israel, passed away suddenly on Friday, 26 Tishrei, 5783.
- Rabbi Shmuel Rodal, 77, OBMRabbi Shmuel Rodal, the lively Chabad Shliach in Milan for over 50 years who oversaw the growth of Esrogim in Italy’s Calabria region, passed away on Hoshana Rabba – the final day of Sukkos.
- Isaac Herson, OBMIsaac (Yitzchok Yehoshua) Herson, brother of New Jersey Head Shliach Rabbi Moshe Herson, passed away on the second day of Succos.
- Mrs. Simcha Yadgar, 83, OBMMrs. Simcha Yadgar, a longtime devoted Shlucha in northern Israel and mother of Mendy Yadgar of Crown Heights, passed away on Sunday, 21 Tishrei, 5783.
- Mrs. Nechama Lazar, 84, OBMMrs. Nechama Lazar, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and mother of a Lubavitch family, passed away on Monday, the first day of Sukkos, 5783. Update: Levaya Wednesday at 1 PM.
- Baby Ita Bistritzky, OBMIta Bistritzky, the infant daughter of Rabbi Chanoch and Cherrie Bistritzky of New Haven, CT, passed away on Yom Kippur, 5783.
- R’ Mordechai Tzvi Simon, 90, OBMR' Mordechai Tzvi Simon, a Lubavitch father and grandfather from Crown Heights, passed away on Thursday, 11 Tishrei, 5783.
- Mrs. Masha Vogel, 64, OBMMrs. Masha Vogel, a longtime dedicated Shlucha in Rochester, NY, passed away on Yom Kippur, 5783.
- Rivka Siegel, 76, OBMRivka Siegel, a longtime resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Yom Kippur, 5783.
- Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Pevzner, 41, OBMRabbi Chaim Mordechai Pevzner, a young husband and father and devoted Shliach in Perpignan, France passed away on Tuesday, Erev Yom Kippur 5783. His son and brothers will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights on Erev Yom Kippur.
- Mrs. Basya Dorb, 99, OBMMrs. Basya Dorb, mother of Mrs. Etta Chaya Brummel of Crown Heights, passed away on Friday night, Vov Tishrei, 5783.
- Mrs. Rivkah Cohen, OBMMrs. Rivkah Cohen, a resident of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel and sister of Rabbi Yaakov Goldberg and Rebbetzin Bluma Osdoba of Crown Heights, passed away on Rosh Hashana.
Yizkor: The Souls We Lost in 5783
“May Hashem remember them with favor”: On the onset of Yom Kippur, COLlive.com memorializes the many men, women and even children who passed away this past year of 5783. They may have passed but are in our hearts. Full Story

“May Hashem remember them with favor”: On the onset of Yom Kippur, COLlive.com memorializes the many men, women and even children who passed away this past year of 5783. They may have passed but are in our hearts. Full Story