Baruch Dayan HaEmmes: The bitter news spread on motzei Shabbos of the petira of one of the Roshei Yeshiva of Ponevezh, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Shlomo Leibowitz ZT”L, 83. The rav was previously a Rosh Yeshiva of Kaminetz.
The Rosh Yeshiva was niftar at about 9:00AM Shabbos morning with family and talmidim around his bed.
Rav Leibowitz fell in his home a number of months ago, which led to bleeding in his brain and subsequent complications. He was also hospitalized since for pneumonia.
Police are meeting on motzei Shabbos to prepare for the levaya which is expected to take place on Sunday, 19 Adar-I, beginning from Ponevezh at noon with kvura in Har Menuchos.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo: Schneur Zalman Tzuker)
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Baruch Dayan Emes! Oy! We must be careful not to get used to seeing our Gedoilim pass away! Each one is more precious than a diamond in a beautiful setting. Each one lived a life of toil in Torah, Mitzvos, and Yiras Shamayim plus serving klal Yisrael with every fiber of their being. We suffered in past weeks the passing of Rav Belsky ztl, the Erlou Rebbe ztl and now Rav Leibowitz each one of them an irreplaceable link in our mesorah in different aspects. Our connection to the last Generation is waning with the passing of each of these towering Gedoilim. And yet we become callus to the fact that the world has lost such greatness. I guess I’m writing this in attempt of not being this way myself,which is unfortunately natural. But on a positive note, Its comforting to know that just a few years back Rav Leibowitz lived to see the Hakomas Matzeivah of his illustrious grandfather Maran Rav Baruch Ber ztl whose derech he followed throughout his life. Yehi Zichrom Baruch.
#1 – Rav Refael Shmuelevitz was also recently niftar, as well as a number of nashim tzidkoniyos vechashuvos, most prominent among them, Rebbetzin Shifra Nebenzahl.