Hagaon HaRav Shlomo Zalman Ulman, Rov of the Mishkenos Yaakov neighborhood in Bnei Brak and member of the bais din of Rav Nissim Karelitz passed away today at the age of 91.

Rabbi Ulman was recently hospitalized in Maayani Hayeshua hospital in Bnei Brak after he had not been feeling well. Over the past few days, his situation deteriorated rapidly until he finally succumbed to his illness on Wednesday. For the last five years, he had been in and out of hospitals and his son, Rabbi Yisroel Ulman had taken over his father’s duties in the community.

Rav Ullman has been hospitalized a number of times in recent years. In his younger days, he was thought to be one of the close Talmidim of the Chazon Ish.

His Levaya was held on Wednesday evening at 10:00PM. The procession lead from the Mishkenos Yaakov shul on Kehillos Yaakov Street to the Ponavezh cemetery where he was buried.

Brouch Dayan HaEmmes…