Baruch Dayan Emmes: HaRav Yosef Grossman Z”L, a brother of Migdal HaEmek Chief Rabbi HaGaon HaTzaddik Yitzchok Dovid Grossman Shlita was niftar in Yerushalayim during the early evening hours of Wednesday, 2 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan. The Grossman was niftar while staying at a hostel in the Geula neighborhood.

There was an exchange of words between first responders and police who arrived at the scene fearing police were going to demand and autopsy. Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Grossman was on a flight to Europe as this was taking place. he was informed of his brother’s petira when he landed in Europe and arranged for a flight home. The levaya was held in Shamgar Funeral Home on Wednesday night and kvura was at Har HaZeisim.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)