Rebitzen Leah Aurbach A”H was niftar in Yerushalayim on Friday morning. She was the rebitzen of HaGaon HaRav Azriel Aurbach and the daughter of Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita.
The nifteres was quite ill during the past months, enduring many yisurim, which ended on erev shabbos kodesh in Shaare Zedek Medical Center shortly after 10:00am at the age of 72. The Rav Shlita was at his wife’s side as he has been during the past two weeks as her condition deteriorated.
The rebitzen was the third daughter of Maran R’ Elyashiv who was niftar. On Sunday, Maran was scheduled to take part in the wedding of his last grandchild, a son of the Rav’s son-in-law, Rav Rimmer, but he will now be sitting shiva.
HaGaon Rav Aurbach is the head of the Mishkan Shlomo Yeshiva and head of the Vaad HaRabbonim L’inyanei Tzedaka and a member of the directorate of Ezer Mizion.
The levaya will begin at 1:30pm, from the Rebitzen’s Bayit Vegan home. Reports indicate Rav Aurbach will be sitting shiva in the home of Maran R’ Elyashiv.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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10 Responses
rav ezriel aurbach is the rav of chanechei hayeshivos in bayit vergan also
for those who dont know, he is also the son of r shlomo zalman aurbach.
boruch dayan emet
I think she was the menahelet of the beis yaakov in givat shaul for many years.
BD”E
The Gadol Hador should have the koiach to go thru this terrible tzaar of losing a child. His tzaar is our tzaar.
She was a great tzadekes. They were not zocheh to children but she was mekabel that gezeirah be’ahavoh and always had a kind word for anyone.
May she be a melitzah yeshoroh for her chashuva family
This is so sad! Boruch dayan emes!
I just realized that as Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlitoh got up from sitting shivah for his sister, his Rebbetzin shetichyeh nebbich had to start sitting for her sister! May they and we all be zocheh to only simchos
Boruch dayan emes! amen to #5
Besides for R’ Eliashiv shlita not being able to attend the wedding of his grandson Rimmer because of the shiva, What about Rebbitzen Rimmer herself tibadel l’chaim tovim, (R’ Eliashiv’s youngest daughter)who is the mother of the chosson, and is also sitting shiva as the youngest sister of the nifteres Rebitzen Aurbach A”H.??