HaGaon HaRav Nosson Nota Schiller, ztl, the Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivas Ohr Somayach, was niftar on Shabbos at Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem at the age of 88. HaRav Schiller, z’tl, was born in Brooklyn and learned as a bochur in Yeshivas Chaim Berlin and Ner Yisrael. He later moved to Eretz Yisrael and became one of the leaders of the Baal Teshuvah movement following the Six-Day War, founding Ohr Somayach, (which was originally called Shema Yisrael) together with HaGaon HaRav Noach Weinberg, zt’l and HaGaon HaRav Mendel Weinbach, z’tl. HaRav Schiller, a erudite Talmud Chacham, spent decades inspiring, influencing, and teaching Torah to thousands of talmidim throughout the years and was the driving force behind the development of Ohr Somayach International, which opened branches of the yeshiva throughout the world. He often consulted with Gedolei HaDor regarding his work with baalei teshuvah, and was especially close to HaGaon HaRav Shach, zt’l, and HaGaon HaRav Elyashiv, z’tl. He left behind children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren following in his path of Torah and mitzvos. His sons are HaRav Nachshon Schiller, the Rosh Yeshivah of Ohr Shmuel Yeshivah in Jerusalem; HaRav Shlomo Schiller, the Rosh Yeshivah of Ohr Somayach, and Reb Dovid Schiller of Beit Shemesh. Some of his sons-in-law are HaGaon HaRav Avraham Yitzchak Kook, HaRav Yaakov Englander, Rosh Mesivta in Yeshivas Maor Yitzchak Chemed, HaRav Yechiel Blidstein, Rosh Mesivta in Yeshivas Knesset Yaakov, Rav Moshe Shprung and HaRav Aharon Fein, Rosh Mesivta in Ohr Somayach. The levaya is scheduled to begin at Ohr Somayach on Rechov Shimon HaTzaddik 22 on Motzei Shabbos at 10:30 p.m. The kevurah will take place on Har Hamenuchos. תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים. (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)