It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of the renowned gaon Rav Menachem Aryeh Schlesinger zt”l, author of Ayil HaMeshulash series of seforim.
Rav Schlesinger, who served as the rov of the Chanichei HaYeshivos kehillah in Kiryas Yismach Moshe in Ganei Tikvah, passed away on the morning of Simchas Torah following a brief illness. He was 78.
The levayah took place on Motzaei Simchas Torah beginning on Rechov HaTavor in Ganei Tikvah near Talmud Torah Meshivas Nefesh, proceeding to the Segulah Cemetery in Petach Tikvah for kevurah.
Rav Schlesinger was born on 27 Nissan 5707 (1947) to Rav Chaim Yosef Schlesinger and his wife, Sarah. Over the decades, he became well-known in the Torah world for his clarity and depth in halacha and his seforim, which are studied widely across batei medrash.
His Ayil HaMeshulash series—covering topics such as the laws of borer and other areas of Shabbos—draws heavily on the rulings of the Mishnah Berurah, the Chazon Ish, and other leading poskim. The seforim are valued for their precise analysis, lucid presentation, and extensive sourcing from gedolei hadoros, both past and present. For many talmidei chachamim, these works have become standard reference volumes for clear, reasoned psak halacha.
Among his most well-known contributions is his comprehensive treatment of the halachic issues surrounding opening cans, bottles, bags, and similar items on Shabbos. Rav Schlesinger meticulously examined each product type and the various melachos involved, clarifying when opening is permitted or forbidden, where poskim disagree, and how one should conduct oneself lechatchilah or in extenuating circumstances.
Yehi zichro baruch.
{Matzav.com Israel}
