It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rabbi Eliezer (Ezzy) Newhouse z”l, a beloved longtime resident of Lakewood, NJ.
He resided for decades at the corner of 7th Street and Forest Avenue, just steps from the main campus of Bais Medrash Govoha.
R’ Ezzy was a son of the famed Rabbi Avrohom and Rebbetzin Rivka Newhouse, founders of the Bais Yaakov school in Williamsburg and Camp Bais Yaakov in Ferndale, NY in the Catskills.
For a period, R’ Ezzy served as a beloved ninth grade maggid shiur at Mesivta Kesser Torah of Belmar, NJ, led by Rav Dovid Heinemann, where he taught and nurtured talmidim with great dedication. Not just a master mechanech, R’ Ezzy taught by example, the bochurim observing his unrelenting hasmadah, his love of learning, and his amkus.
A man who lived quietly but left a loud impression on the hearts of those around him, R’ Ezzy was the embodiment of ahavas haTorah, kavod rabbonim, and simchas hachaim. Whether learning in the local botei medrash, walking the streets with a warm smile, exchanging a good vort with a neighbor, or offering help to someone in need without fanfare or recognition, he radiated joy and chesed in every interaction.
He was an oheiv Torah in the truest sense, his days marked by deep respect and love for limud haTorah and those who carry its mantle.
A baal chesed without publicity, R’ Ezzy had a special sensitivity to others, responding to need instinctively and generously. Yet, even more than what he gave, it was how he gave—joyfully, humbly, and with heart—that made him unforgettable.
To his chareidim, he was a source of chizuk. To rabbonim, a supporter and pillar of strength. To his family, he was a rock, devoted and caring without end.
R’ Ezzy leaves behind his devoted eishes chayil, Mrs. Devorah Newhouse, along with children and grandchildren who carry forth his derech.
The levayah is taking place now at the Congregation Sons of Israel Holocaust Memorial Chapel, located at 613 Ramsey Avenue, Lakewood, NJ. Kevurah will follow at the adjacent Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
The family will be sitting shivah at the Newhouse home, located at 502 7th Street in Lakewood, NJ.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Matzav.com}