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New York – We are deeply saddened to inform you of the tragic loss klal yisroel has just suffered. The revered Posik and tzaddik, Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz of Far Rockaway, NY, has passed away this afternoon from diabetic complications. He was an extremely pious and righteous man, who was deeply respected by all yidden of all sects, from Ashkenazim to Sefardim, Chasidic or Litvish, and Yeshivish to Modern.
Rabbi Blumenkrantz ZT’L was a world-renown expert on many controversial issues ranging from the mundane to intensely complicated kashrus matters. He was the brains and force behind many of the contested kashrus issues that have been raised in the orthodox communities in recent years. His yearly Passover Digests are the staple of every Jewish home for their Pesach preparations. He was a talmid of Rav Moshe Feinstein ZT”L whom he quoted extensively.
We all mourn for the spiritual giant that has been taken from us. May his special neshamah bring yeshuas for am yisroel from his place near Hashem. Zechus Yagun Aleinu.
U/D: 17:11
Levaya will be, Friday, at 9:30 a.m. at Rav Blumenkrantz shul in Far Rockaway, 827 Cornaga Avenue.
Kvura will be in Eretz Yisroel.
Motzoei Shabbos (Saturday Night) flight schedule. The aron carrying Rav Avrohom Blumenkrantz ZT”L will be at JFK, Cargo Area “B”, Bldg 23. El Al, departing 11:50pm.
Anon 6:15 am – I didn’t see it inside, I heard the Zohar from Rav David Asulin of Yerushalayim, who read it from a sefer on his mother’s yahrzeit.
Shiva – the family is sitting in their home in Far Rockaway, tel. 718-337-6056/6144.
Rebbetzin Ba-Gad, the Rav’s sister, is sitting in her home in Petach Tikva: 15 Rechov Pika, Tel. 03-922-7923.
Both of these were printed in Sunday’s Yated Ne’eman in Israel.
Any info on the shiva?
Yitz according to what you are saying it’s a contradiction to Avrohom Avinu. He turned aside from Sarah Imenu dead body so she shouldn’t hear him discussing her burial plot. So we see her neshoma was right there. We’re also taught that a peson making a hesped should never say more praises about the deceased because it’s a tremendous pain for him because he’s very embarassed. This all seems to cotradict what you said. Chazal tell us that the deceased neshoma have no peace until the body is buried. Please cite the Zohar that you said that you learned.
it wasnt only his pesach digest, but also his weekly column in a local brklyn weekly publication, called the Torah Times in which he always wanted to inform us the right way of keeping with current kashrus issues…ive been missing it for some time now…may his family know of only simchas
The postings here are proof that we aren’t as negative as some might think. We, as a Klal, obviously know who to appreciate wholeheartedly. I don’t think there is a fair minded person alive, who has even one Teineh against this Gadol A”H. May all Gedolim be on this Madreiga, and have the ability, by their behavior, to bring out the good qualities in us.
Regarding the issue of Tzar, I recently learned that according to the Zohar, the neshama of a Tzaddik can go up to Shamayim even BEFORE the Kevura. Certainly in this case, when the issue of burying the guf in Eretz Yisrael, and Shmiras Shabbos are involved, the Tzar is not there…because the family and Chevra Kadisha etc. are doing everything according to Halacha. How much more so for such a Posek as Rabbi Blumenkrantz, ZT”L!!!
Joel, it is a tzar but because of Shabbos Kodesh they couldn’t have gotten him here an earlier.
Joel said…
It may be a tremendous TZAR for the niftar to wait with the burial from Thursday till at least Sunday night.
February 23, 2007 12:56 PM
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Thank you for sharing such a comforting thought with all those readers who loved him.
The conversation wasn’t complete without it.
Boruch dayan emes. he was such a great gadol and was baki in all the areas in torah .what a great loss. what are we going to do this pesach without his book.
boruch dayan haemes. he was such a big gadol. this is such a big loss for klal yisrael. may hashem bring the geulah bikarov biyamainu,amen
Although I never knew him personally Rabbi Blumenkrantz z”tl was my Pesach Rav. So many people inspired, so many people helped, so many lives touched… Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Bsoch Shaar Avelei Sion V’Yerushalayim…
It may be a tremendous TZAR for the niftar to wait with the burial from Thursday till at least Sunday night.
He will be missed by all
As a young man I was blessed with the opportunity to learn, quietly observe and spend precious time with Rav Avrohom Blumenkrantz ZTZAL. It is unbecoming for a regular person such as myself to even comment on such a true, pure and complete Tzadik. He was of the closest of talmidim of Rav Moshe Feinstein Ztz’l and the personification of the leader of Klal Yisroel which Rav Moshe Ztzl’ engendered at the Yeshiva. He came from a family of torah luminaries. I do not know if one can understand and comprehend the gravity of the loss. May he be a meilitz Yoisher for his dear family, and for Klal Yisroel whom he dearly and with limitless energy and devotion served and loved.
what a tremendous
loss not to have this Tzaddik with us.
A most difficult Adar to be besimcha.
Can someone make an audio of the Hespadim for this great Rabbi
available?
Whenever I called him with a
shayloh, even though we’d never met- he was always so sweet and
patient, never giving the slightest
hint he had other things waiting
for him to do. A great Talmid
Chochom and Ba’al Midos par
excellance! What a loss! I too am
crying!
we have have lost a TRUE TORAH YID
“Mi Yeetain Lonu Tmuroso”
HAMOKOM YENACHEM KOL KLALL YISROEL
Harav Avrohom Blumenkrantz Zatzal was a very special person. I was zoche to be of the few bochurim to have him a as rebbe in Yeshiva on Staten Island. He only taught boys for a couple of years before starting to teach girls in seminary. He treated everyone with the greatest respect. When one spoke to him, you felt as you were part of his family not as a stranger asking him a question. He kept a close connection with his talmidim and talmidos. May he be a meilitz yosher for his dear wife and children together with klal yisroel.
he was mizakeh hundreds of thousand of people with his Pesach diges
GREAT LOSS for KLAL YISROEL Yehi Zichro Boruch
Does anyone REAllY understand the loss?
can you please verify that there will be a levaya at JFK motzai shabbos?
i do not want to notify my shul or others unless this is verified.
thank you
avi h
Very sad
Does anyone know if there will be an additional levaya on Motzei Shabbos at the Airport and if so where?
A terrible loss!
A marbitz Torah.
Spoke often at the massive Shiurim programs arranged by Stolin.
OUR FAMILY IS DEEPLY INDEBITED TO HIM AS HE WAS OUR DAUGHTER’S TEACHER IN HIGH SCHOOL.HIS HASPAWAW WILL ENDURE FOR YEARS TO COME…………CHAIM
Rabbi Blumenkranz was one of the first to bring to the fore the issue of bugs in our vegetables.
Rabbi Blumenkranz was my teacher in Seminary and always quoted “my rebbe, R’ Moshe Feinstein”. He was a true Ohev Yisrael and was a tremendous anav. Lately, he did not look very well
boruch dayan haemes.
boruch dayan haemes
dose he still have children at home ?
RABBI BLUMENKRANTZ WAS A TALMID MUVHUK OF RAV MOSHE ZTL AND WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH REB MOSHES PSOKIM ON A VAST ARRAY OF SHAYLOS AFFECTING OUR MODERN DAY LIFE
HE IS BEING FLOWN TO ERETZ YISROEL
THE QUESTION WAS EITHER SUNDAY OR MOTZE SHABBOS GUESS THEY DECIDED TO DO IT EREV SHABBOS TO ENABLE THEM TO FLY MOTZE SHABBOS
HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY ALL FOR HIS THOROUGH YET PRECISE TSHUVOS
MANY REMEMBER HIM FROM HIM BEING ON THE RADIO FOR MANY YEARS FOR DAYS B4 PESACH ANSWERING SHAYLOS ON ALL INYONIM KASHERING MEDICINES ETC
HE PUT OUT A FEW SFORIM IN ENGLISH AS WELL AS HEBREW EWAS AN ISH YOSHER RESPECTED BY ALL SEGMENTS OF CHAREDI JEWRY
HAD A KOLLEL HORAH IN FAR ROCKAWAY
WHERE THE PESACH DIGEST ACTUALLY EVOLVED AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE KOLLEL PUT OUT A DIVREY TORAH SHEET FOR FAR ROCKAWAY AND FIVE TOWNS EVERY WEEK
IN OUR DAY TO LOSE A TALMID CHOCHOM LIKE THIS IS A MAJOR LOSS WE ALL HAVE TO DO TESHUVA AS WE HEAR OF SO MANY TRAGEDIES AFFECTING US EACH AND EVERY DAY
MAY HE BE A MAYLITZ YOSHER FOR ALL OF KLALL YISROEL AMEN!
if some has a good picture
maybe email it to r’ shlomo
to post it
I’m crying, tears, which I haven’t done in a long time. Oy, Bashefer, why him, a Tzadik, when there are so many Reshaim who live much longer. Al eila ani bochiu. 🙁
Oy, who will fend now for Kllal Yisroel?
to anon532: there is NO such thing as “his own” da’as torah , he spoke da’as torah
Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz ZT”L, Will be remembered by all for his public life that helped Klal Yisroel prepare for pesach, and keep kosher to higher level.
But for many he will also be remembered how he helped people in their private lives.
By everyone Rabbi Blumenkrantz will be remembered as a holy man.
But by some he will be remembered as someone that gave them life, by helping them in situations that people hold very close to their hearts.
A true loss it is. I am sure that he didnt leave us behind, Rabbi Blumenkrantz will still be defending us, and helping us, only now at the Kisei hakavod.
Who can we turn to now?
We sorely needed Rabbi Blumenkrantz to pull through. He was a King among the Kings. I am unaware of any Gadol who allowed himself to be accessible at all times of the day, or night, whether he knew the people or not. Furthermore he treated everyone with dignity, and didn’t make money/donations a matter of importance.
Ain Kamohu.
Hashem please heed our call for the Geulah B’Karov, and in the meantime, may we be blessed with leaders that lead with such devotion as his.
wow, what a loss. we are looking terrible. one of the only rabbonim who spoke his own daas torah.
the Shull’s address is
8-27 Cornaga Ave. near Empire Ave.
Far Rockaway ny
Far Rockaway knows what we have lost.The loss cannot be measured.He was available to us day and night and always with a smile and good humor.
Baruch Dayen Emes. He will be sorely missed.
WHAT TIME TOMORROW?
It’s just my opinion that it’s not a Koved for the niftar to wait that long.
They were going to wait, but his Rebetzen said NO, and they are doing it tommorow.
why are they wating till sunday for the levaya
Why are they waiting so long till after Shabbos?
The levaya is at Rav Blumenkrantz shul in Far Rockaway, 827 cornaga ave. sunday morning 9 am
I belive he was 63