YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of Rav Yehuda Oelbaum zt”l, a lifelong mechanech who dedicated his life to molding bnei torah and transmitting the Mesorah to future generations. Rabbi Oelbaum, who served as the menahel of Machon Bais Yaakov in Boro Park and spent 30 years as the head of learning in Camp Munk, has left behind a profound legacy.
Rabbi Oelbaum was a beloved father to a family of talmidei chachomim and mechanchim, including his sons Dovid, Avrohom, Eliyahu, Yitzchok, and Shlomo Oelbaum. He was also the father of Miriam Kamenetzky a”h, Tzivi Goldstein, Esty Rosenberg, Chani Rajchenbach, and Sori Saks, each of whom continues his legacy of dedication to Torah and chesed.
The levaya will take place at Shomrei Hadas at 11:00 AM, with kevura to follow in Eretz Yisroel.
Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes.
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There are people you meet during your lifetime that leave an impression on you even 50 years later. I still remember Rabbi Oelbaum leading the Siyum Mishnayous program in the early 1970’s. He would call up boys who won prizes “COME UP HERE, I WANT TO SHAKE THE HAND OF THIS YOUNG MAN”. He was the learning director at Censor’s Bungalows in Monroe when they first opened and I owe my growth in davening to him. He was a truly amazing person. יהי זכרו ברוך