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Baruch Dayan HaEmet: The Gaon and Mekubal, Rabbi Moshe Luria, ztz"l
The Slonim community deeply mourns the sudden passing of Rabbi Luria, ztz"l. His levaya was scheduled to pass the Slonim beis midrash on Rechov Salant, and then continue to Har HaZeitim.
Rabbi Luria was great in Torah and chassidus, both revealed and hidden, and was well known in Jerusalem. He had the merit to learn and teach the hidden Torah with the holy Admorim of Slonim and Toldot Aharon, shlita, and it is said that he secretly learned with the holy Admor of Belz, shlita.
The great Mekubal was born in Tiberias in the year 1936, to Rabbi Mordechai Yechiel, ztz"l, a devoted Slonim chassid. He was very close to his teacher and rabbi, the Admor Baal HaNetivot Shalom, ztz"l, and the Admor's son, the present Admor of Slonim, shlita.
After his marriage, Rabbi Luria served for several years as the head of "Yeshivat l'Plagot Reuven" on Rechov David Yelin in Jerusalem, where the top scholars of Jerusalem had the privilege to study Torah. Rabbi Luria was known as a great talmid chacham in the niglah and nistar, and wrote many books. He served as the rosh yeshiva of the Kabbalistic yeshiva, "Sha'ar HaShamayim", where he led tikunim and prayer vigils for the yeshua of the Jewish nation.
This morning, he arrived at the Kotel Hama'aravi for the Shacharis tefillah, where he was accustomed to praying Vatikin. Upon arriving at the Kotel, Rabbi Luria suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness. Hatzolah paramedics attempted to resuscitate him, but the gates of Heaven were sealed. He returned his soul to his Creator, leaving behind students, sons, and grandsons – all holy and pure followers of the Torah.
The levaya set out from Yeshivat Sha'ar HaShamayim on Rechov Rashi, and continued to Yeshivat Slonim on Rechov Salant. From there, the levaya proceeded to Har HaZeitim.
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