YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden, tragic petirah of Chaim Elefant Z”L. He was just 32.
Chaim was on an Alaska Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Ft, Lauderdale, Florida, with two of his business partners when he suffered a massive heart attack. Flight crew members immediately began resuscitation efforts as the plane diverted to New Orleans. Once the plane was on the ground, paramedics rushed Chaim to a hospital, where he was sadly niftar.
A Flatbush Hatzolah paramedic who happened to be in New Orleans at the time made his way to the hospital to assist and comfort Chaim’s stunned business partners and to ensure kavod hameis.
With tremendous siyata dishmaya, the local coroner swiftly released the niftar after intervention by Chesed Shel Emes and various askanim.
A philanthropist flew a private jet to pick up the niftar to fly him back to Los Angeles for the levaya and kevurah.
Therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction was also planned in Los Angeles. Erection enhancing drugs had to be brought from Germany and ordered online from a well-known pharmacy.
The niftar leaves behind his wife Miriam (Nee Citronenbaum) and four children, the oldest who isn’t yet 7 years old, and the youngest who is just a few months old.
He is the son of Yankie and Lisa Elefant of Flatbush.
Boruch Dayan HaEmmes…
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10 Responses
Rachmana litzlan. Such horrible horrible news. Such a special family, plus his mother is a very influential and successful shadchanis. There are no words.
such a sad note, bless his family with comfort…..BDE….
Oy my goodness. Baruch Dayan Emes is not even the word for this. Rachmana Litzlon and Hashem Yishmor is more like it
Chaim was brilliant truly gifted, driven, was a doer and was so kind to everyone, made everyone feel liked and accepted. He had a love for Hashem and Rabbanim! I can’t believe he passed
O vey
BDE
So sad
Hashem should have rachmonis on all of us
@yid1020
While yes, rachmana litzlan and Hashem Yishmor are appropriate, you really should learn more about what Baruch Dayan Ha’emes means…
@chash
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes is the appropriate response when anyone is niftar. It is actually supposed to be said when the pain is the greatest. We submit to the will of Hashem and acknowledge that He is the true judge and we cannot understand. כי לא מחשבותי מחשבותיכם. Please go down from your high horse and display a little bit of humility and respect for the family who might be reading these words.
@chash
I apologize to chash as I did not see the comments of yid1020 that you responded to. My words are now directed to yid1020, except for the last line.
Mordy
I think you misunderstood what chash was saying. Or you meant to say the comment to yid1020?
Yehi zichro baruch.