it is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the heartbreaking news that Menachem Mendel Luk, a well-known singer from the Sanzer community, has passed away. He was 55.
The announcement came from Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, where Menachem Mendel succumbed to a severe stroke after collapsing last week. He fell ill in the middle of the levayah of Rabbi Gershon Lider z”l, the director of Laniado Hospital, and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Despite doctors’ efforts over the following days, he was niftar on Shabbos.
The levayah was held tonight at the Ohel Nechemiah Shul in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya, and he was laid to rest in the Sanz section of the Shikun Vatikim cemetery.
Menachem Mendel was born on 7 Nisan 5730 (1970) to his father, Rabbi Ben Zion Luk, a respected member of the Sanz Chassidus, and to his mother, Mrs. Matil. He grew up within the educational institutions of Sanz and later married the daughter of Rabbi Yisrael Shafer.
A gifted vocalist, he earned his livelihood as a popular wedding singer and was a member of the renowned Sanzer choir together with his brothers, known collectively as “The Luk Brothers.” In times of sorrow, he also served the community by announcing levayos in Kiryat Sanz.
Menachem Mendel held a special role within Sanz: he was the designated ba’al chazakah who lifted the Sanzer Rebbe during korim on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
He leaves behind a distinguished family, a legacy of joy through music, and a community mourning the loss of a true mesameach Elokim v’anashim.
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