YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden petirah of Chaim Tzvi (Chatzi) Katz, z”l, at the age of 28. Chatzi, a beloved baal menagen and musician, brought joy and spirit to countless simchos over the years.
Tragically, Chatzi collapsed on the second day of Rosh Hashanah in Mountaindale, NY, where he was spending Yom Tov. Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he was niftar shortly afterward.
Chatzi was the son of Rav Elya Nota Katz, the rov of Khal Lev Avrohom in Lakewood, NJ, formerly of Monsey. He is survived by his father, his three sisters, extended family, and countless friends and acquaintances.
The levaya is tentatively scheduled to take place at 1 PM Sunday at Yeshiva Ateres Yisroel, 157 Spruce Street, in Lakewood. Kevurah will follow at the Lakewood bais olam.
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..BDE. What beautiful voice.
I spent pesach with this great individual. He had a heart and soul of solid gold and a talent that will be surely missed.
So so sad. Was such a nice man with a beautiful voice. Bde.
I just saw a posted video by Reb Yisroel Besser who said that Chatzi was supposed to sing this Sunday night at the ‘Links Family’ event in Lakewood/Jackson an organization which helps Yesomim.
Chatzi himself lost his mother when he was a teenager, he knew firsthand the tremendous pain of a child that loses their parent, yet he picked himself up and was mechazek others especially the broken children among us.
How sad is it that he can no longer do what he so much wanted to do, to help others especially Yesomim.
The only נחמה we have is that we believe מחשבה טובה הקב״ה מצטרפה למעשה he was scheduled to help Yesomim tomorrow night, we are certain that it will be as if he helped them, as will all his other מחשבות טובות be counted as if he did them.
May Hashem help us emulate him to run to do chesed with others especially with the broken children among us like those who don’t have a parent to cry to, or the security and shelter of a healthy household
יהי זכרו ברוך
Please take a Mishnah:
https://www.mishnah.org/chart/8390/
https://www.rayze.it/forever/Lznchatzikatz
Please give for his Neahama – this is the event that he was supposed to sing by, and now they are dedicating it for him
Sad 😢