By COLlive reporter
Aryeh Betzalel Levin, a 25 year-old from the West Coast, drowned and passed away Thursday, Elul 9, 5770, in Upstate New York’s Catskills.
Hatzalah members and medics along with Sullivan County emergency rescue teams responded to reports of a male drowning in the lake at Maple Avenue and Lakeshore Drive in White Lake.
A team of 9 divers hurried to the scene for the recovery mission of the body that fell overboard from a boat in to the water, VIN News reported.
COLlive.com has learned that Jay Levin worked for Women’s League Community Residences, a Jewish agency for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
He was a counselor at their summer camp and drowned during a trip with his campers, a friend of his told COLlive.
Levin is originally from California and in the last few years has been living in Crown Heights. He was a regular at the Aliya Institute shul.
He is survived by his mother Angie Levin of Long Beach, CA.
The funeral will be held on Friday at 1:30 pm at Mount Olive Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK!!!
hashem runs this world!
everything is a lead up to moshiach
it is up to us to make the world a better place..
im just a kid but i would never ever think
of writing “this is unacceptable…..”
its not going to improve things!!
lets work on our middos in the merit of this special man!
moshiach now!!!!
ad mosai!
where is the family sitting shiva?
only tha good die young
We were in Long Beach for many years and knew him for a gentle, quiet boy. May the Levin family know only simchas in the future. Our sincerest condolences to Angie and the girls,
ALan & Holly Zimmerman
baruch dayan emes i knew arye very well i used to have a catch with him when i was 14 years old and he taught me many tips how to play. he was very loving to kids and was very pleasant to be around. when such tragedies happen we must stop and think who knows where we will be next? we must always live everyday with this thought and try to do our best to bring moshiach by making this world a better place. arye i love you and i will always think about you i will see you again… Read more »
death is a very sad concept even more so when the death is of a young child. this special man came to comfort my family in the time of need, may his family be comforted by all of klal yisroel and may this be the last tragic awakening before moshiach comes. ad matai hashem!
baruch dayen hames
my heart goes out to his family
Beautiful.
The pain in my heart is real and true
The loss of the life, no, it can’t be you
Remembering the little boy in school having fun
Not getting to see the man you would soon become
Aryeh you are missed by many a friend
Our love for you will never end
Hashem picked your neshama so kind and pure
You now rest in his garden, of this I am sure
I am thinking along your lines. It seems that there always has to be something – and may this be the last tragedy ever- all Jews are connected to each other even if they don’t know each other. When something happens to one jew, the rest of us are affected, (like one part of the body that is injured) so if we can all somehow realize this and come together as a whole, and brainstorm on how to possibly bring Moshiach into actuality in our days & stop these crazy tragedies once & for all. Now is the time for… Read more »
To #25, 4 older sisters.
IM SO SADDDDD
No the counselors are not special needs, they are counselors for special needs kids and they do amazing work. this is very sad :'(
i’m so sorry for your loss mrs. levin. it truly sounds like your son was a beautiful human being. may you know of no more sadness and be blessed with many reasons to celebrate life from her on.
I remember his friendly face, always chilled out… He came to our L’Chaim at the Aliyah shul a few years ago.
enough karbanos …hashem plz
so sad!!
on behalf of my entire family i would like to thank everyone for their support. The levyah will be at mount olive cemetary at 2 pm in California.
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I’m writing this in pain and sorrow, i didn’t know this bochur besides from seeing him around Crown Heights.
The Summer is almost over and thank g-d there where no major tragedies this year, why couldn’t this Summer just finish in peace and harmony ?
Is there something wrong with us as a whole ?
Who do we ask these confusing questions to ?
Are we supposed to get (Chizuk) strength from the kind of tragedies ? ? ?
Hot Shoin rachmones PLEASE, Ad mosai ?????????
so sad , may his family and friends be happy again with the coming of moshiach!
i remember him when he was in his teens and i’d see him by his sister’s house in FL. very quiet, well behaved and unassuming. what a loss and what suffering the mother must be going through after losing a husband and now her second and last son. may she know of no more pain and have only nachas and joy forever more. may the sisters know only goodness and joy and may we all see the yi’ud of beelah hamoves lanetzach NOW!!! daloy galus!!!
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Aryeh Levin, was 30 years old and turning his life around. He grew up with only his mother, being that his 3 older sister’s were already away from home. His father was niftar when he was very young and his only brother was niftar a few years ago. I hope the family only sees nachas from now on! Moshiach Now!
A very dedicated counselor whom the kids with special needs loved! This is a huge tragedy!
RIP Aryeh!
I remember Aryeh when he was just a boy of 4 I lived with you and your sister and mother. he was the cutest, best boy and totally delicious. You were a flower that hashem just couldn’t resist and wanted to add it to his garden. keep a watch out for all of us down here.
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Maybe it is not a mistake. We lost an angel!
we went as a counselor night out and they said we cant go boating then we went to col live and found out
Aryeh was not special needs.
Baruch Dayin Emes
The very common English idiom “don’t judge a book by its cover”(common phrase)is a metaphorical phrase which means “don’t determine the worth of something based on its appearance”. It is probably the most common expression used in English to convey vanity.
Baruch Dayin Emes
how utterly devastatating!! He was obviously an amazing person,choosing to spend his summer working with special needs kids.Hashem have mercy on ur people and end all this suffering.moshiach now!!!!!!
What a special Neshama, may he soul rest peacefully with the one above.
Im not sure about news sites but he was 30. Far to young
This is tragic!!! Hashem ad mosai!!!!
My colony, also in Catskill, is by the shore of very similar lake, how many times I see young ppl and kids going into boats ignoring life jackets, please, remember this young fellow please never forget to put life jacket especially if you don’t know how to swim. It is totally normal for such boats to swing and make ppl on it loose balance, these boats where not designed to be stable, they are designed for ppl who either swim or put life jackets.
Bde, why are there so many conflicting ages on the many news sites?
I didnt know him but working in a camp for special childern indicates his giving nature How utterly devastating
The counselor and all the campers on the boat were special needs?
baruch dayan haemes !!! he should go straight to gan eden look at what amazing things he was doing!!!! working in this camp!!!! soo sad ! we need to be careful about water saftey too!!!!
moshiach now!!!
AD MOSAI HASHEM?!? BDE
Remember him from shul in LA. I think he was in the IDF.
Sweetest guy you can ever meet.
Not nice G-d, this is unacceptable.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
I went to school with him and knew him what a wonderful boy and only did amazing things. It sickens me to hear this news g-d your not right.
a very special family, the Levins, and this is a terrible tragedy, the loss of a wonderful young man.
May Hashem comfort the mourners!
we can do it ppl!!!!!!
how can this be
:'(
BDE I was I didn’t know him but the camp that I worked in Pre misevta sheered grounds with them
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Baruch Dayan Haemes