The leader of the Bnei Torah movement (Peleg Yerushalmi), Hagaon HaRav Asher Deutsch, z’tl, who also served as the Rosh Yeshivah of Ponevezh, was niftar on Monday morning at the age of 79. HaRav Deutsch was suffering in recent months from a serious illness and was hospitalized a number of times. On Friday,  his condition became critical and his family and talmidim were called to part from him. But then his condition unexpectedly improved but worsened again on Monday morning. The Rav was born in Bnei Brak. As a bochur, he learned in Yeshivas Ponevezh, where he became close to Hagaon HaRav Elazar Man Shach, z’tl, and HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Rozovosky, ztl. After he married, he was appointed by HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kahaneman, the Nasi of Ponevezh, to seve as the Rosh Mesivta of the yeshivah.

Mourning enveloped the Torah world on Wednesday morning upon hearing the news of the petirah of HaTzadik HaGaon HaRav Dovid Shalom Tzadka, Z’l, the Rav of the city of Pardas Channa-Karkur, the son of Rosh Yeshivas Porat Yosef, HaGaon HaRav Yehudah Tzadka, ztl. HaRav Tzadka, H’YD, passed away at the age of 88 after years of being ill. The niftar was the second son born to his Gadol father in the Beis Yisrael neighborhood of Yerushalayim of old. As a bochur, he learned in Porat Yosef and was one of the close talmidim of the Rosh Yeshivah, HaGaon HaRav Ezra Attiya, H’yd. After his marriage, he lived in Yerushalayim until he was called to serve as the Rav of the Jewish kehilla in Argentina.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Aron Zev Malik Z”L, the Sombor Rav of Williamsburg. HaRav Malik was 79 years old and was Niftar on Wednesday evening after several months of complications stemming from an accident on the New York State Thruway earlier this year. The accident, which YWN reported on in April, occurred between Monsey and Kiryas Joel on April 10. The Levaya was held on Thursday morning in front of the Sombor Beis Medrash in Williamsburg, and the Kevurah took place at the Beis Hachaim in Kiryas Joel. Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

HaGaon HaRav Yehudah [Yudel] Bauer, Z’tl, one of the last talmidim of the Chazon Ish, a Rosh Yeshivah in Yeshivas Beis Shmaya and a leading posek, was niftar on Thursday at Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak at the age of 90. HaRav Yudel, z’tl, was born in Tel Aviv, where his father was one of the heads of the religious kehilla in the city and also served as the deputy mayor. As a bochur, HaRav Yudel, z’tl, learned in Ponevezh Yeshivah in Bnei Brak. At that time, he became very close to the Chazon Ish, Ztl, who later became his main Rav. The Chazon Ish was his shadchan and also set him up with one of his main talmidim for a chavrusah, HaGaon HaRav Gedaliah Nadel, Z’tl.

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rebbetzin Mesoda Halioua a”h, the mother of Harav Shlomo Halioua zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin who was niftar earlier today.  Rebbetzin Halioua a”h was the wife of Rav Avraham zt”l, who had immigrated from Morocco to the U.S. at the age of 20 in November of 1948, and was a Rav in Flatbush. Rav Avraham zt”l was niftar in December of 1988. She had been critically ill and hospitalized just a few rooms away from her son, who was niftar following a sudden drastic medical deterioration towards the conclusion of Simchas Torah. Levaya details will be published when they become available. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The avreich who was critically injured in the Hadera terror attack on Wednesday morning passed away of his wounds on Thursday at the Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera. HaRav Refael Mordechai Fishoff, H’yd, 35, is survived by his wife, eight young children, parents and siblings. The niftar was born in Bnei Brak to his father, HaGaon HaRav Tzvi Fishoff, one of the Roshei Yeshivos of Beis Matisyahu Yeshivah in Bnei Brak and the Rosh Yeshivah of Knesses Shmuel in Beitar Illit, and his mother, Sora. He was educated in Bnei Brak mosdos, and as a bochur joined the Knesses Yitzchak yeshiva in Hadera, where he formed a close relationship with the Rosh Yeshivah, HaRav Yehoshua Ehrenberg, and the Mashgiach HaGaon HaRav Tuvia Novack.

YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden petirah of Chaim Tzvi (Chatzi) Katz, z”l, at the age of 28. Chatzi, a beloved baal menagen and musician, brought joy and spirit to countless simchos over the years. Tragically, Chatzi collapsed on the second day of Rosh Hashanah in Mountaindale, NY, where he had served as chazzan. Despite efforts to resuscitate him, he was niftar shortly afterward. Chatzi was the son of Rav Elya Nota Katz, the rov of Khal Lev Avrohom in Lakewood, NJ, formerly of Monsey. He is survived by his father, his three sisters, extended family, and countless friends and acquaintances. Details of the levaya will be announced once finalized.

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of HaRav Moshe Rubinstein zt”l, the rosh kollel of Kollel Zichron Shneur in Monsey. Rav Moshe, a talmid of Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l in Lakewood, was widely known for his personally allegiance to the cause of limud hatorah, and held an incredible affinity for lomdim throughout his life. He is credited with founding the “Brisker Kollel” in Monsey – the first-ever kollel in the town that is now flourishing with numerous kollelim. The levaya will take place today, Sunday, at 12:00 PM, at the Kollel located at 150 Remsen Road, Monsey. The family will be sitting shiva at 1 Overhill Road. Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

YWN regrets to inform you of the petira of HaRav Avrohom Zucker zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedola Ohr Yisroel in Marine Park, Flatbush, who was niftar after suffering a severe head injury in late August. He was 59. Despite multiple surgeries aimed at aiding his recovery and the incredible countless tefillos from his talmidim and and many others, the rosh yeshiva was sadly niftar, leaving a profound void in the lives of those who knew, loved and admired him. As rosh yeshiva, Rav Avrohom was known as an irreplaceably warm and fatherly figure, serving as an unwavering beacon of  support for the bochurim under his care. He had a remarkable ability to connect with bochurim, allowing him to talk to them at their level and guide them into growing into true ovdei hashem.

A tragic accident late Saturday night claimed the lives of three members of a Jewish family from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. The crash occurred just before midnight on the northbound side of the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Township, resulting in the deaths of David Dryerman, 54, his wife, Michele Dryerman, 54, and their 17-year-old daughter. New Jersey State Police reported that David Dryerman was driving a Tesla when the vehicle veered off the road, hitting a sign, guardrail, and concrete bridge support. All three occupants of the car were pronounced dead at the scene. In the wake of the tragedy, Rabbi Dov Drizin, who leads Valley Chabad in Woodcliff Lake, worked closely with authorities to ensure proper kavod hameis.