It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Abba Bronspigel zt”l, rosh yeshiva at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon and Beis Medrash L’Talmud.
Rav Bronspiegel studied under Rav Yeruchum Gorelick and Rav Yosheh Ber Soloveitchik, learning under the latter for ten years.
Later, as rosh yeshiva at REITS and Bais Medrash L’Torah of Lander College, he guided, inspired and educated thousands of talmidim with compassion, warmth and insight.
Rav Bronspiegel possessed great amkus in his learning, couple with wide-ranging yedios haTorah.
Rav Bronspiegel always spoke about how he had “two rebbes,” Rav Soloveitchik and Rav Gorelick.
His wife was a daughter of the venerable Rav Elie Munk.
Rav Bronspiegel lived for many years in Boro Park, where he led a shul.
Rav Bronspiegel was zocheh to raise an outstanding family, bnei Torah impacting their respective communities.
The levayah will be held on Sunday, at 10 a.m., at the Congregation Sons of Israel Holocaust Memorial Chapel, located at 613 Ramsey Avenue, in Lakewood, NJ.
Yehi zichro boruch.
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Rav Bronspigel zt”l was my rebbe in REITS in YU. I remember him for his insightful shiurim, and always being in the beis hamedrash at night learning with the bochrim. He was always available to answer a question. What impressed me most was his modest lifestyle, and humble demeanor. Yehi zichro baruch.
His wife was a daughter of the venerable Rav Elie Munk. Rav of Adath Yereim {10 Rue Cadet} Paris & Author of קול-התורה The Call of the Torah & sister of “Dame Amelie Jakobovits” the wife of the Chief Rabbi of the entire British Commonwealth
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The Levaya and Kevura for Moreinu Vrabeinu Harav Abba Bronspiegel ztl In Eretz Yisroel will be on Monday at approximately 12 pm at Har Menuchos.
The levaya will meet in the main parking lot.
I davened in his shul in Boro Park several decades ago. I learned a tremendous amount of Torah from him. He was an extraordinary talmid chochom. His Torah was a pleasure to hear as it was said with depth and clarity and you could feel the pleasure he had in the Torah he taught. A truly humble man, with a wonderfully pleasant demeanor. יהי זכרו ברוך