It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rav Mordechai Rennert zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Derech Chaim in Brooklyn, NY, who passed away over Shabbos following an illness.
Rav Rennert was a beloved rosh yeshiva who devoted decades of his life to harbotzas haTorah. His passing leaves a gaping void in the hearts of his many talmidim and admirers.
Rav Rennert is survived by his devoted wife; their twelve children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The levaya will take place tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Yeshiva Derech Chaim, located at 1573 39th Street in Brooklyn, NY. The aron will then be flown to Eretz Yisroel for kevurah there.
The levaya will be carried by Kol Halashon. Dial 718-906-6400 and press * for “Live Shiurim” and choose “Hespeidim” from the menu to hear the levaya live.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Noam Amdurski-Matzav.com Newscenter}
How old was the Rosh Yeshiva?
Too young. A true eved hashem. The Rosh Yeshiva zatzal’s emunah and bitachon were unparalleled. Yehi zichro Baruch.
For those who will not be able to attend:
The Levaya will also be carried by Kol Halashon.
Dial 718-906-6400
Press * for “Live Shiurim“
And choose “Hespedim“ from the menu to hear the Levaya while in session..
Where will the levaya in Eretz Yisroel be?
69
Just shy of his 70th birthday.
He was a tremendous tzaddik. A true gadol in our midst
BDE
this is horrific & tragic. our Gedolim are leaving us on a weekly basis & its just getting worse RL. do you remember just a few years ago-before this mageifa of Gedolim started-when we only heard once or twice a year cv that a tzaddik was niftar?
look at these last 11 gedolim that were recently niftar, & look at the dates & young ages they were niftar in a matter of only 8 weeks?
Rabbi Shimon Cohen of Ashdod ZTL,-Rosh Yeshivas Torah Ohr-December 8 2013-67
HaRav Binyamin Batzri ZTL-Rosh Yeshivat Beit Yosef & Rabbi of Kiryat Chareidis-December 16 2013-57
the Sokolover-Kotzker Rebbe, Rav Mendel Meir Morgenstern ztl, -December 23 2013-92
Rav Asher Zelig Rubenstein ztl,-rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Toras Simcha in Yerushalayim-December 29 2013-71.
Rav Ephraim Greenblatt ztl, the Revivos Ephraim-renowned senior posek and longtime rov of Memphis, Tennessee.-January 3, 2014-81
Rav Yaakov Galinsky ztl-the Maggid Meisharim. Of Bnei Brak-January 22 2014-93 Rav Yitzchok Landau ztl,-RM in Yeshivas Chevron in Yerushalayim,-January 25 2014-59.
Rav Avrohom Elyashiv ztl,-the youngest son of Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv ztl, & rov of the famed caravan bais medrash, Tiferes Bachurim, in Meah Shearim-January 29 2014- 71.
Dayan Gershon Lopian ztl -rov of the Yeshurun
Shul in Edgware, England -January 30 2014-73. (grandson of the famed mashgiach, Rav Elya Lopian ztl.)
Rabbi Meshulam Fisch Rothenberg-the Kosson Rebbe ZTL in Bnei Brak February 1 2014
HaGaon HaRav Chaim Rom ZTL- February 3 2014-86
Rosh Kollel Halacha LMoshe in Mattersdorf, Yerushalayim
is it even POSSIBLE for someone to say this is coincidence?
will WE EVER start doing teshuva?
Im sorry to be the one to say this & it bring tears to my eyes, but righteous tzaddikim dont belong staying in a world of people who wont do teshuva, they belong with Hashem & his shechina in olam Haba.
If we want to Hashem to give us these Tzaddikim to guide us through the generation then we need to listen to them %100 & we need to do teshuva to be deserving of their guidance & Torah.
May we all start doing Teshuva ASAP before any other Tzaddikim are niftar CV
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BDE
#8: Average age of those listed = 73.00 +/- 11.67
Male life expectancy in the US = 77.4
Male life expectancy in Israel = 80.2
While the histalkus of any gadol (indeed, any Yid) is tragic, your hysteria is misplaced.
We all must do teshuva – constantly – regardless of which or how many gedolim are niftar at any given time.
I just got off the phone with Moshele. He told me to give you the message that you should calm down and do what he told you to do.
is there a levaya in e”y and when?