It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Rochel Leah Brudny a”h. She was 94 years old.
Rebbetzin Brudny was the wife of Rav Shmuel Brudny zt”l, rosh yeshiva at the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY.
The Rebbetzin, an isha chashuvah in her own right, was supremely devoted to her husband, allowing him to be marbitz Torah for decades and educate bnei Torah.
Rebbetzin Brudny personified the regal and refined nature of an aim b’Yisroel, always carrying herself with great dignity and modesty, and serving as the consummate eizer kenegdo to her illustrious husband. Her mesirus nefesh for harbotzas haTorah and her husband’s talmidim and her children, and the gevurah she displayed throughout her life, served as a source of inspiration to so many people.
Together with Rav Brudny, the Rebbetzin raised a beautiful mishpacha of gedolei Torah and marbitzei Torah, who continue to follow in the path of their remarkable parents and are impacting Klal Yisroel in impactful ways across the globe.
The rebbetzin’s petirah is a tremendous loss to her many friends and admirers.
Rav Brudny passed away in 1981.
Rebbetzin Brudny leaves behind her illustrious children, Rav Eliyahu Brudny, rosh yeshiva of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY; Rav Abba Brudny, mashgiach ruchani at Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood, NJ; and Rebbetzin Basya Ben-Menachem, wife of Rav Menachem Ben-Menachem, rosh yeshiva in Yeshivas Tifrach. She is also survived by her brother, Rav Yeruchem Leshinsky, R”M at Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn. She was predeceased by her brother, Rav Yaakov, and her sister, Rebbetzin Rivka Kreiser.
Levayah details will be posted once they are finalized.
Yehi zichrah boruch.