Rav Shalom Rivkin zt”l

3
>>Follow Matzav On Whatsapp!<<

rav-shalom-rivkinIt is with great sadness that we report the passing this past Motzoei Shabbos of Rav Sholom Rivkin zt”l, Chief Rabbi Emeritus of St. Louis, Missouri.

Rabbi Rivkin was a son of Horav Moshe Dovber Rivkin zt”l, beloved Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva & Mesivta Torah Vodaath. A levaya was held last night at Young Israel in St. Louis and will be held this afternoon at 3:30 pm (Monday) at Torah Vodaath in Brooklyn. The niftar will be taken to Eretz Yisroel where there will be a levaya at the Shamgar Funeral Home in Yerushalayim at 6:30 pm on Tuesday evening.

The kvura will be on Har Hazayzim near his parents and late wife, Rebbetzin Pepi (Zuckerman) Rivkin a”h who passed away this past winter.

Rabbi Rivkin learned in Torah Vodaath and Bais Medrash Elyon and was a close talmid of Harav Shlomo Heiman zt”l and Harav Reuven Grozovsky zt”l. In 1949, with the encouragement of the sixth Lubavticher Rebbe, Harav Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson zt”l, Rabbi Rivkin became the Rav in the Nusach Ha’Ari shul in St. Louis, MO. He later served as Rov in the Bikur Cholim shul in Seattle, and Young Israel of Bayswater, NY and also served on the Bais Din of the Rabbinical Council of America.

In 1982, he assumed the position of Chief Rabbi of St. Louis and Av Bais Din of the Vaad Ho’eir (OV) where he oversaw the Kashrus and other Halachic matters in the city. He was a renowned expert in Hilchos Gittin and other areas of Halacha. He was known for his tremendous Ahavas Yisroel and care and concern for Yidden of all backgrounds.

He is survived by a son, Rabbi Bentizon Rivkin, and a daughter Yocheved Rubin. May he be a mailitz yosher for his mishpacha, the various communities that he served, and all of Klal Yisroel.

Yehi zichro boruch.

{Matzav.com Newscenter}


3 COMMENTS

  1. I was one of the rotating soferim for Gittin at the BD of the RCA when Harav Rivkin zt”l was the menahel of the BD. He was Kulo Mentch. Yhi zichro baruch.

  2. Another great lubavitcher chossid is niftar! May he be a maylisit yosher for khall yisorel
    p.s.
    I wonder if any of his bali battim read this news website and can give us a little history and chizuk

  3. The Itzkowitz family from the Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater express their condolences- we are very sad. Rabbi meant a lot to us

Leave a Reply to AJ Cancel reply

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here