The world of kashrus and the Yemenite community mourns the passing of the noted shochet and talmid chochom, Rabbi Menachem Shuker zt”l, who was niftar today at the age of 80.
Rabbi Shuker was one of the distinguished rabbanim of the Yoreh Deah kashrus organization, under the leadership of the Gaavad, Rav Shlomo Machpud. For decades, he served with unwavering dedication, ensuring the kashrus of Jewish homes. He led teams of shochtim with both strength and humility, teaching the laws of shechitah with exceptional clarity and known widely for his refined character and personal nobility.
Born in Yemen on the 16th of Teves 5705, Rabbi Shuker was the son of Rabbi Suliman and Mrs. Zakiya Shuker. Upon reaching marriageable age, he wed his wife Penina and together they built a home founded on Torah and yiras Shomayim.
For over fifty years, he served as a shochet u’bodek, impacting generations with his halachic precision, yiras Shomayim, and deep sense of responsibility. Even as his health declined in recent months, he accepted his suffering with bitachon.
He leaves behind a proud legacy of dor yesharim mevorach. Among his surviving family is his brother, Rabbi Asher Shuker, chairman of the Religious Council in Rosh HaAyin and a member of the Petach Tikvah city council.
The levayah was held tonight at his home at 21 Rimon Street in Bnei Brak, proceeding to the Segulah Cemetery in Petach Tikvah for kevurah.
Yehi zichro boruch.
{Matzav.com Israel}