YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of Rebbetzin Freida Malka Perlow Levovitz A”H of Lakewood, wife of Rabbi Pesach Levovitz, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Sons of Israel in Lakewood, NJ. She was the daughter of the Maliner Rebbe, R Chanoch Henoch Dov ZTz”L and Chava/Chana Twersky of Chicago.

Rebbetzin Levovitz’s first husband was R Baruch Dovid Perlow ZTz”L, son of the previous Novominsker Rebbe, R Nachum Mordechai Perlow ZTz”L, and brother of the current Novominkser Rebbe, R’ Yaakov Perlow, Shlita.

Rebbetzin Levovitz is descended from the Radmisheler Rebbe, and Rebbe Nachman of Breslov among many other chassideshe luminaries all the way back to R’ Yisroel ben Eliezer HaBaal Shem Tov.

The aron is currently enroute to Eretz Yisroel and the Levaya will be held at the Eretz Hachaim Cemetery in Beit Shemesh at 5:15 pm on Thursday.

The family will be returning to Lakewood before Shabbos to sit shiva until Monday. Rabbi Levovitz will remain in Lakewood for the duration of shiva. Rebbetzin Levovitz’s children will be sitting shiva in their respective homes in Maryland from Monday evening until they get up on Wednesday morning. Please contact the family if you will be traveling from far as the dates in each location are subject to change.

Boruch Dayan Emmes…