Numerous victims were reportedly critical following a horrific crash on the NY State Thruway early Tuesday morning. It happened at around 1:30AM on the NY State Thruway South, heading from Monroe to Monsey. At least two vehicles were involved, with one of the vehicles exploding into an inferno. Emergency personnel – included dozens of Hatzolah volunteers from Kiryas Joel and Rockland County responded to the scene. The fire Department had to extricate multiple victims who were heavily entrapped in the vehicles. It took nearly 40 minutes to extricate the victims. Hatzolah was transporting at least one victim to the hospital in grave condition. The NY State Thruway was shut as the NY State Police was conducting an investigation.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbitzen Tziporah Goldman A”H, a daughter of the Skverer Rebbe, and wife of the Zvhiller Rebbe of Monsey (HaRav Eliezer Goldman). As YWN reported, the Rebbitzen suffered a cardiac arrest two weeks ago on Erev Shabbos. She was rushed to the hospital, but never regained consciousness. She was Niftar at Good Samaritan Hospital on Sunday, with her family around her bed. Levaya details to follow. THIS STORY WAS FIRST PUBLISHED ON THE MONSEY SCOOP STATUS CLICK HERE SIGN UP TO THE MONSEY SCOOP WHATSAPP STATUS TO BE INFORMED OF MONSEY NEWS IN LIVE TIME

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of The Nasi of the Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah, and Rosh Yeshiva of Porat Yosef HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen ZT”L. He was 91. The Rosh Yeshiva was hospitalized recently and his condition deteroiated until his Petira early Monday morning, surrounded by his children and close Talmidim as they recited Viduy and Shema. A massive Levaya will be held – details will be published when they become available to YWN. HaGaon HaRav Shalom Cohen was born in Jerusalem in 1931 to HaGaon HaRav HaMekubal Efraim Cohen in 1931. His father, who was a talmid of the Ben Ish Chai in Baghdad before moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1924, was appointed the Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivas Porat Yosef in the Old City of Jerusalem the same year HaRav Shalom was born.

YWN regrest to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Shlomo Braunstein Z”L, the Menahel at Yeshiva Chaim Berlin. He was the husband of Mrs Tzurtie (Bloom) Braunstein. The Levayah will take place today (Wednesday) in the Bais Medrash of the Yeshivah located at 1605 Coney Island Avenue. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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The Flatbush community as well as the rest of the world suffered a tremendous loss on Friday afternoon, when long time Flatbush resident Rabbi Luzy Steinmetz Z”L was Niftar after battling a long illness. Luzy may have just been in his mid forties, but his accomplishments surpassed his age. He was a long standing Mispallel at Khal Bnei Torah led by Rav Bentzion Shiffenbauer. He was a graduate of Yeshiva Torah Temimah and a talmid of Yeshivahs Mir in Yerushalayim and Yeshiva Torah Vodas in Flatbush. Luzy encompassed all 3 pillars that we learn about in Pirkei Avos; Torah-Avodah-Gemilas Chessed. He embodied Torah as a long time Daf Yomi Magid shuir, as well as always ready to enlighten his friends and those around him with a good vort. His Avodah was something to admire.

Rabbi Pinchos Aharon Weberman, one of the founders of the Jewish community in Miami Beach, Florida who served as a rov for 62 years, passed away on Wednesday, 28 Tammuz, 5782. He was 92. Rabbi Weberman was born and raised in new York, and after getting married he was introduced to the Lubavitch Rebbe and developed a very close relationship. The Rebbe encouraged him to use his talents and wisdom to help build a Jewish community and in 1960 he chose Miami Beach, with the Rebbe’s encouragement. At the time, Miami had zero Jewish infrastructure and no kosher food. He was extremely influential in starting the first Jewish institutions there. His children were from the first students in the Lubavitch Educational Center (LEC).

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rav Shlomo Carlebach zt”l, the former mashgiach at Yeshivas Rabeinu Chaim Berlin. He was 96. Rav Carlebach was born in 1925 in Hamburg, Germany. His father, Rav Yosef, was the last chief rabbi of the city. The Carlebach family was deported in 1941 along with the rest of the Jewish community to a concentration camp in Latvia. Tragically, Rav Shlomo’s parents and three of his sisters were murdered by the Nazis in 1942. Several other siblings were able to escape to England and then-Palestine. After four years spent in nine different concentration camps, Rav Shlomo was liberated and made his way to America, where he joined Yeshivas Rabeinu Chaim Berlin and learned under the tutelage of Rav Yitzchok Hutner zt”l.

The frum kehilla in Antwerp was engulfed in mourning on Wednesday upon hearing the tragic news of the death of Malka Schweitzer, a’h, at the age of 33. The nifteres, a mother of seven who developed life-threatening complications after giving birth nine days ago, passed away a day after her baby’s bris. The nifteres belonged to the Belzer community in the city. Yehi Zichra Baruch. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Yehuda Levin ZT”L, the Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Chicago. He was 63. The Rosh Yeshiva suffered a massive heart attack at his home on Moztei Shabbos. Chicago Hatzolah Paramedics rushed him to the hospital, where he was tragically Niftar. He was the son of Hagaon HaRav Avrohom Chaim Levin ZT”L, the previous Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Chicago, who was Niftar 4 years ago. Additional details will be published when they become available. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes…. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

The former head of ZAKA, Yehudah Meshi-Zahav, passed away overnight Tuesday in the Herzog Medical Center in Jerusalem, where he has been hospitalized since last year. Prior to being hospitalized, serious and multiple accusations of wrongdoing were made against him after it was announced that he was chosen as a recipient of the Israel Prize. He subsequently forfeited the Israel Prize and stepped down as the head of ZAKA. The niftar left behind a wife and seven children. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)