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Rabbi Moshe Elye Gerlitzky OBM

Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, a senior Chabad Chossid and of the founders of Lubavitch Montreal, passed away at 94. Full Story, Photos

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me to
September 20, 2012 6:25 pm

i was also his great granchild zeide passed away when i was 7

From 1941
April 18, 2010 12:14 pm

To #33.
The nine listed are the nine original buchrim who came and established the Yeshiva in 1941. Originally located on Pine Avenue, then Park Avenue followed by Westbury.
Rabbi Gerlitsky used to travel to the many remote areas collecting for the Yeshiva. In addition to raising tzedaka, he saved many young boys and brought them back toi Montreal to learn in the Yeshiva.
One of the greats. He will be sorely missed.

i asked him and he said he was born in ludge
April 9, 2010 9:57 am

every year he would go to the ludger memoreal day and make the kel malei rachamim i even was zoche when i was a bachur in montreal to drive him their.

he was a grate man in our time.
April 9, 2010 5:56 am

doesn’t really mater about where hes from .
he was agrate talmid chacham!
“…chachomim marbim shalom baolam.”-tehilas hashem
after” kave .. hashem”
Rabby Gerlitzky alwas made people happy.
never took sides .he cared for ‘anyone who is anyone!’
his neshama should have an aliya.
infact he diseves gan eden stright!
to the family you are luky to have such a grate talmid chacham

mmmm
April 9, 2010 4:54 am

he looks like a beautiful chossid!
is it weird to say that I’m relieved to go onto COL and see people dying at the age of 94 and 89? As it should be, after a full life of growing and giving……..

To #35
April 8, 2010 5:23 pm

Its called KINSK not Minsk!

To 27 & 28
April 7, 2010 5:14 pm

Ur Zaide was born in MINSK

to # 33 nine shluchim
April 7, 2010 4:38 pm

you got it right, no need for a ? by rabbi stein he was definetly one of the 9. what a group, they dont make them like that any more. “who will be the zaidys of our children if not we” “vhachai yiten el libo”

To # 4
April 7, 2010 11:41 am

Rabbi’s Gerlitsky, Tennenbaum, Kotlarsky, Rodal, Wineberg, Kramer, Greenglass, Hendel, (Stein?)

RABBY GERLITSKY YOU GIVE ME COURAGE JUST LOOKING AT YOU IN PICTURES!
April 7, 2010 10:21 am

R’Gerlitsky!!!!
just looking at the pictures makes me cry.
a real chayol of the rebbe!!!
he was so couragous,always made people be simcha
just seeing him walking to shul ,it would encouraged me to do more good in the world,to change and become better
person ,to serv hashem with joy and gratitude!
he taught me a lesson for life.
he is a person i will never forget!
WE SHOULD BE ZOCHE TO SEE THE GEULAH SHELEIMA !MAMOSH NOW!!!!!!HASHEM I CANT WAIT ANY MORE.

אהבת ישראל
April 7, 2010 9:30 am

אהב כל נכד וניס כאילו הם בן יחד שלו

great grandson to # 27
April 7, 2010 7:49 am

to 27 he was 94 and in iyar he was going to turn 95 a very heilige man and we will all miss him

baruch dayan haemes! ad mosai!
April 6, 2010 9:41 pm

wow! moshe eli seems to be a really special person – this is such a loss for klal yisrael!

hashem, ad mosai: WE CAN’T TAKE IT ANY MORE!

to 27
April 6, 2010 5:00 pm

1) check again if he was born in otwotzk
2)he was 94!!!
3)very nice der neshama zul hoben an alea

ANOTHER great grandson (kein yirbu…)

his great grandson from australia
April 6, 2010 1:45 pm

my brother had a bris the day he passed away and we named him moshe elye,he was such a good kindhearted sweet man.a bit of the info about him was wrong like he was born in otwack also he was really 95

Montreat Nun
April 6, 2010 8:49 am

I did not really have the zechus to meet Rav Gerlitzky AH during my days in Montreal, and all I can say is that I “knew who he was”. That in itself speaks volumes.

genuine ahavas yisroel
April 5, 2010 10:15 pm

the simcha with which he wished Mazel Tovs from the bimah on Friday night was a true reflection of ahavas yisroel.

Condolences
April 4, 2010 1:38 pm

Rabbi Gerlitzky’s passing leaves a tremendous void in Montreal and in our hearts. He will never be forgotten. Our deepest sympathy to the entire family.

Aaron and Rivka Chaiton

to #4
April 4, 2010 11:00 am

R’ hendel A”H, R’ kotlarsky A”H, R’ tenenbaum A”H etc.

A Montrealer
April 4, 2010 10:19 am

Rabbi Gerlitzky z”l will be very much missed by everyone in here in Montreal. Whenever there was a Simcha, Rabbi Gerlitzky would be there as if it was his own family’s Simcha. He would talk into the microphone with such excitement and happiness always finding so much good to talk about every Baal Hasimcha. The entire Shul would burst with much happiness when Rabbi Gerlitzky would officially announce any new Mazal Tov as it was his very own Simcha. We will all yearn his Farbrengens, Chassidishe Vertlach, his stories from Otwotck Poland , from their escape from the war, and… Read more »

Oh how we miss such people
April 4, 2010 10:10 am

Rabbi Gerlitzky cared so much about even the seemingly smallest details of Yiddishkeit. For example one time he got upset about that too many Tanyas were on the shelf and not enough were on the tables i.e. people weren’t using them enough. Another example was on a Chassidishe Yoma Depagra (can’t remember which one) when no-one else cared enough to Farbreng, he got together a couple of Bochurim during our break to Farbreng with us (that’s actually the first photo after the article here). I still remember what he spoke about: the Chassidishe explanation of the words Az Ponim Legehinom… Read more »

Amerika iz nisht andresh writes...
April 4, 2010 9:49 am

Yes it”s true 100% Reb Moishe Elya ZT”L is takeh geven balibet ba alemen… He is certainaly not a case fun Acrel Mois Kedodishim… I remember way back in Montreal.. the little sholeish Sedus he used to make for us little kids 12 yrs old etc where it was dark in a room upstairs near the Beis hamedresh where he told us stories sang songs with us… He litterally never never ever had a shlecya vort always a smile I remember once by a farbrengen in OLD Montreal I was about 11 at the time when the Chassidim were farbrengen… Read more »

great yichus!
April 4, 2010 9:40 am

When the shiddach for Uncle Moshe Elye, A”H, and Auntie Chana, A”H, was ‘redt’, Uncle Moshe Elye had no one to represent him. The Frierdike Rebbe told our Zayde, R’ Noteh Zev Rosenbloom, A”H, that he himself is the mechutan!

BDE
April 4, 2010 8:12 am

Rabbi Gerlitzky was beloved by all. A kind smile always exuded warmth, goodness and graciousness. Humble and devoted to all – he will be sorely missed.
May he be a gutte better for klal yisroel with his sweet smile, HKB”H surely will not be able to refuse his request for the geulah shlaima.

great loss
April 4, 2010 8:07 am

what a wonderfull person ! baruch dayan haemes

B"H Zoiche to great great...
April 4, 2010 7:25 am

B”H Zoiche to great great… Keyn Yirbu.

omygoodness!!@!
April 4, 2010 6:58 am

we need moshiach now! so many rabbonim and ppl in general are passing away
rabbi gerlitzkys daughter is my naighbour so i feel th epsin! oy hashem! baruch dayan emes! WE WANT MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IBM
April 4, 2010 6:36 am

Sasses I new him berry well he was a verry good man just about a week ago he asked me for my help I walked doing the steps whith him and held the door for him and he looked bak at me and said with a smile thank you

En Milim.......
April 4, 2010 6:25 am

Naffla Ateres Roisheinu

BD"H
April 4, 2010 6:16 am

so many deaths recently, we need moshiach!

great grandchild
April 4, 2010 5:59 am

always a happy person

ad mosay?
April 4, 2010 5:46 am

baruch dayan emes where is moshiach
we need moshiach we want moshiach

And great great grandchildren!!!!
April 4, 2010 5:40 am

5 generations ka”h

Oyy
April 4, 2010 5:37 am

Wooww he was a very special person

oyoyoyoy
April 4, 2010 5:23 am

baruch dayan haemes….moshiach now

No words
April 4, 2010 5:22 am

We have had great chassidim in the past as well, but a Shlich in a city for over 70 years and NO ONE could or ever did say anything negative about him, that speaks volumes. He was truly the ISH CHESED of the century.

May his beautiful Hartzigeh Varimeh Neshomeh go up to the Eibishter and say enough, Ad Mosai, bring Moshiach NOW!

A crying and heartbroken Montrealer.

!admosai:
April 4, 2010 5:18 am

Boruch dayan haemes

who were the other 9?
April 4, 2010 5:18 am
great grandchild
April 4, 2010 4:58 am

i was zoche to be his grandchild and able to learn so much from his ahavas yisroel and simchah!

TORONTO
April 4, 2010 4:55 am

AD MOSAY?

What a Great Chosid and Fine Mentsch
April 4, 2010 4:35 am

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