Sudden Passing of Rabbi Akiva Ehrenfeld z”l

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candle-small6[Levaya info below.] It is with great sadness that we report the sudden passing of Rabbi Akiva Ehrenfeld z”l, the youngest son of the Mattesdorfer Rov, Rav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld.  Reb Akiva, a beloved young talmid chochom, resided in the Lakewood, NJ, community. He was just 39 years old and leaves behind a family of nine children.

Reb Akiva’s rebbetzin, Mrs. Tzivia Ehrenfeld, is a daughter of Rav Shlomo Freshwater, rov of the Sassover shtiebel and rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Chayei Olam in Golders Green, London. Rav Freshwater is a son-in-law of Rav Gedaliah Schorr zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas.

Reb Akiva is also survived by his siblings, Reb Dovid Aryeh Ehrenfeld, Mrs. Miriam Gantzvi, Mrs. Sara Hencha Horowitz, and Reb Asher Anshel Menachem Ehrenfeld.

Those who knew Reb Akiva describe his remarkable hasmadah, his aidelkeit, and his sterling middos tovos. “He was a gem,” said a friend of Reb Akiva’s. “Hashem has plucked a rose, a beautiful rose, from our midst.”

Reb Akiva had been sitting at his Gemara early this morning when he was found unresponsive.

Further details and levaya info will be reported as they become available.

Umacha Hashem dimah mei’al kol ponim.

Yehi zichro boruch.

Update: The levaya will begin at 3 p.m. at Beth Medrash Govoha, located at 617 6th Street in Lakewood, NJ. The levaya will then continue at 7 p.m. at Yeshiva Chasan Sofer, located at 1876 50th Street in Boro Park, Brooklyn. The aron will then be flown to Eretz Yisroel.

{Matzav.com Newscenter}


14 COMMENTS

  1. TIME FOR TESHUVA ASAP

    why are we waiting for Tragedy to strike R”L to start doing teshuva

    let us all commit to do teshuva & return to hashem & ask everyone forgiveness. so we can avoid any tragedies all together

    MAY HIS NESHAMA HAVE AN ALIYA & MAY MASHIACH COME ASAP

  2. R Akiva helped me with his warmth, encouragement and friendship during my difficult time starting in the Mir, I am forever indebted to him. May his neshama have an aliya. Please post details of the levaya in Eretz Yisroel.

  3. It’s amazing he was niftar learning torah. We all know he was the REAL DEAL. My heart goes out to his family.

  4. Rav Akiva, zt”l was a briliant example of Midos, Chessed, his laytishkait was overhelming in all inyonim Rav Akiva, zt”l will be a getrayer meilitz yosher for Klal Yisroel in this World

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