it is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the news of the petirah of Hagaon Rav Yehoshua Kalish zt”l, rov of the Harborview Bais Medrash in Lawrence, New York, and a revered longtime rebbi at Yeshiva Derech Ayson in Far Rockaway.
Rav Kalish was a gaon in Torah, a talmid chochom of extraordinary depth who completed Shas over 40 times during his lifetime.
As a maggid shiur and rebbi, he educated and inspired thousands, shaping the lives of countless talmidim with his brilliance, warmth, and heartfelt hadracha.
In his role as a rov, Rav Kalish was a pillar of strength and leadership, offering chochmas haTorah to his kehillah and the broader community. His sensitivity, clarity in psak, and boundless ahavas Yisroel left an indelible mark on all who were privileged to know him.
Rav Kalish’s passing is an immense loss for Klal Yisroel.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beaty Kalish, and an outstanding mishpacha, including his son, Rav Doniel Kalish of the Waterbury Yeshiva.
The levayah will take place tomorrow, Sunday, November 17th, at 10:30 a.m., at the Harborview Shul, located at 214 Harborview South in Lawrence, NY.
WATCH THE LEVAYAH LIVE HERE.
The aron will then be flown to Eretz Yisroel for kevurah there.
Yehi zichro baruch.
What was his Father’s name ?
MANNY
menachem mendel
Why do the words matazv.com have to cover so much promoinent place so that you cannot see a clean picture of his face?
Thank you for raising that point.
I’ve long thought it was disrespectful to obscure the faces of rabonim with a big, splashy logo.
Does anyone have details of the levaya in E”Y?
He used to tell his students that he only started learning at the age of 17.
Menachem Mendel
reb yid, maybe they have to cover the pictures with their logo because otherwise people steal their pictures