Mrs. Esther Aidel Cohen, co-director of the Beis Menachem Manchester, a Jewish Community Center in Salford, England, passed away due to health complications.
She was 33.
It was just 6 weeks ago when the family rejoiced as Esty (nee Rubin) gave birth to a sixth child, named Avraham Tzvi.
Esty and her husband Rabbi Mendel Cohen have led the Chabad House which includes The Minyan synagogue, a JLI chapter, the OYY boys and girls schools and other activities.
She is survived by her husband and their children Moishe (10), Mushka (9), Rivka (7), Chana (4), Yechiel (2) and 6 week old Avraham Tzvi.
Her parents are Rabbi Yisroel and Rochel Rubin, the Chabad Shluchim in Albany, NY.
The Esther Aidel Family Fund has been set up to assist the family.
To donate, click here
The levaya will take place in Manchester on Monday.
The family will be sitting Shiva as follows:
Her husband Rabbi Mendel Cohen, and parents Rabbi Yisroel & Rochel Rubin – at 20 Rutland Drive in Manchester. They can be reached at 011-44-161-478-8942, and the email below.
The other siblings are sitting Shiva at 122 S. Main Ave in Albany, NY. They can be reached at (518) 482-5781, or (518) 526-0770, and the email below.
E-mail: [email protected]
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
noooo!!!! its so not fair… why such good ppl need to suffer so much????? there are so many bad peple in this world, why people that are just trying to do the good have to suffer?????? cant undertand!!!!!!!! just cant!!!
Dear Rabbi and Rebbizen Rubin and family both near and far,
Words cannot express our feelings to show how saddened we are for the loss of your dear daughter, sister, wife, and mother. Klal Yisroel feels your pain and shares it with you in this tragic time. May Hashem give you all the strength to get through this difficult time and comfort you. Hamakom Yinachem eschem b’soch shaar aveli zion v’yerushalayim.
Love,
Naomi (Candib) Rosenman, Nachum Rosenman and family
Rochel…my old BAis Rivka school mate….may you and all in your family find strength from hashem to carry you through…my heart sooo weeps for you and all the pained hearts that sit shiva for this beautiful child.wife..mother..sister..grand daughter…daughter in law..aunt…teacher ..friend… Esther Aidel.may your soul rest in peace…..may the memory of your goodness nourish and bring light for many many many….generations to come.
Donate online @ http://www.theshluchimfund.com and make a note its for the Cohen family or send to
Cohen Family Fund C/O the Rubin Family
122 South Main Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
To express my great sadness for your losing such a treasure.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes. May your family only grow from here on. GM [Bais Rivkah]
Moshiach NOW !! AD MOSAI ?? AD MOSAI ??
WHY?????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May Hashem give you the strength to endure this. May you know of no more sorrow or pain.
A classmate of Esti’s.
I am so saddened about this tragedy. Esty and I would study together throughout HS (everybody wanted to study with Esty!). We also went to class gatherings, and shiurim together. Esty was so quiet, but in her own AIDEL way she said what she had to. Esty was a listening ear, and with a warm and genuine smile…would give her insights and advice. I miss you, Esty. I know I haven’t seen you in approx 10 years, however, you are a wonderful, soft spoken tzadekes and very hard to forget. May Hashem comfort your family in this very hard time,… Read more »
This is just unbearable……as a “victim” of the medical system myself……a warning to all …..LISTEN TO UR BODY/INSTINCT AND FIGHT TO BE HEARD….drs are just people and s/t they r wrong(and arrogant)……WE NEED MOSHIACH NOW!!!!
SO SAD
everyone please give a donation to the family! that would be very helpful I’m sure!e
we were saing tihilim 4 har
This has touched every single one of us, beyond all imagination. . . we are grief stricken, broken, dazed by it all, and we want you to know that you’re not alone, you’re all in our thoughts 24/7 . . . and we plead and beg and scream to Hashem to end this all and just finally bring Moshiach and with him. . . Esti. . . . May the family have the strength, courage and faith to continue being who and what they have been till now . . .
Heartbroken. . . . .
WE NEED MASHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!
there are no words. I am crying with you. Gods will has been done.
just come back from levya- so sad. hundreds of ppl there, mendeL trying To look strong clutchinkg his teN yr olds hand- a boy who has only memories of his mother- oy, so sad cant stop crying AD MOSAI I !
I am walking around like a zombie, since I heard this devastating news. I am at present out of town and my husband refused to tell me, even though the first question I always asked was how is Esty? I am numb.
May Hashem give the whole family Cohen’s & Rubin’s the where withal to continue in their Avodas Hakodesh in revealing the gadlus Moshiach now!
Levya confirmed for 6pm today from beis Menachem
its so hard to beleive that my cousin esty has been taken from us ,from her husband ,siblings,freinds and children !! hashem enough is enough! i really give all the koach to mendel and the whole fammilly to continue and i daven that moshiach should come so that we will b united with her again! i also want to encourage everione to donate on the assigned link .this is too hard i just do`know what t to say
Dear Rabbi and Rochel Rubin:
Words cann not express the sadness that Etti and I feel on the loss of your daughter Esti. We understand that she followed in your dedicated footsteps in everyway, giving of herself to the Jewish Community in Manchester. May both of you, her husband and the Rubin/Cohen families find comfort in her memory. With love, Steve and Etti Silverstein and the Silverstein family
Dearest Rabbi Rubin and Rochel and your beautiful family and extended family,
What words can we say? Esti like all you– the essence of sweetness and strength and kedusha. We love you all. We have learned that one who teaches a word of Torah or even a letter of Torah or who teaches by example another Jew is considered as that Jew’s parent. We feel we this way about you all, and mourn We want so much to comfort. May Hashem bring comfort . Your “family” in Maale Adumim
MENDEL WE LOVE YOU & FEEL FOR YOU. MY HSEHM GIVE YOU& YOU KINDERLCH ALOT OF KOCOHS &
CONFERT TO OVERCOM THE LAST MOMENTS OF TISE TERRIBEL GOLUS . it is mames the last secocodes ingolus tahte the ”melch is ‘maslich cayove mineged & brings the greet ”GEULH ” wite the hisgalus of the ‘rebbe melch hmosich” tykef u’myad m”mes = [ m”m & esty ] mendel z., montreall
May Hashem comfort you and all your family. We used to live on Rutland Drive and were close to the Cohens. Knew mendel as a child,but were not priveledged to know esty. however, we see and hear she was a very special neshoma.We have you all in our thoughts.
Avraham Hillel ( philip) and Hinda ( Heather ) Schryber. Givat Zeev, Israel.
\r.i.p its very sad
BSD Feelings of being shell shocked, crying, numbness, depression, and more, hit over this news, especially coming on the heels of so many other tragedies. But, that isn’t going to get me, or anyone anywhere. Davening, hachlatois toivois, chitas, smiling, would serve her neshama so much better. An old Country Yossi song (and I don’t recall all the lyrics, if anyone has them, please post) goes: “hug your mother, kiss her on the cheek, tell her that you love her, for always being there…..” PLEASE remember we are pawns in Hashem’s game, every moment is precious, at times when ones… Read more »
Another precious gem has been snatched from us! WHY HASHEM!!! Esty was the essence of a kind, sweet chassidishe person. Her whole being was for her kinderlach and klal Yisroel. The pain is so deep… THE CHILDREN – THOSE POOR KINDERLACH!!!! Their mommy will never be able to tuck them in at night and give their boo boo a kiss to get better – it is not fair.
R’ Mendel you must be a very special person to have been privliged to be the zivug to Esty. Hashem MUST give you strength to continue on the horrible journey ahead.
The loss is beyond words. I grew up next to the Rubins in Albany, and babysat for them for years and years. I knew them from when their oldest boy Mendel was two. I saw Esty as an infant, as a toddler, a child, a youth…the Rubins were my second family, better than blood to me. Esty was the sweetest child, the loveliest girl, so beautiful and so special inside and out. Gentle and sweet. The loss is unthinkable. I have not seen her in years but I cannot stop crying. She was dear to so many, and grew up… Read more »
We should all learn from Rabbi Cohen. Instead of the average persons response of, “It’s not your business” he kindly explains his personal concerns to the world – despite his immense tragedy. Amazing Ahavas Yisrael!!
No words can comfort the sorrow…. im crying…. i cant take this anymore…
Hashem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Esty I didn’t personally know you yet i have definitely seen your face at kinnus hashluchos. Being similar age as you, my mind can’t stop thinking of you, yet more for your husband and precious children. I know that you are pleading on high to send the geulah and your children will only experience the ultimate joy back with their mommy!! now that I saw Rabbi Cohen reading the website, I want you to know that as a shlucha in one army when one goes all our hearts blead as one. your children are our children, I would take them… Read more »
I was in Estie`s High School Class I have no words to describe how special she was, so tsnius,so Aidel, so kind. May Hashem give the family all the Koach they will need . May we have Estie back now with the coming of Moshiach now ! Brocha Leah Greenberg
I remember this family from Melbourne.. Boruch Dayan Ha’emes, may we know of no more sorrow.
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I spent time with Estie in High School and seminary. So Aidel, as her name attests to, and so hidden- a true Esther. I cry for her that she could not be a mother to her children, and watch them grow. She was a very, very dear person.
May Hashem grant her husband and children Koach to continue and perservere. May the families only know simcha from now on.
Doba Weber \
Each of the three shuls provides to different crowds, and each serve a unique purpose. No need to muddle this into this thread. thank you!
ITS MORE THAN THE LAST STRAW
this cannot be happening! we need moshiach NOW!
what about the wedding?
what about her kids?
No words can confort you….
MA NOMAR MA NEDABER…
Mendy Mergui (france)
O.T noun dalet noun hé
http://rememberingesty.blogspot.com/
Horrible, awful.
My condolences to her family and friends
it didnt take place due to some issues
This tragedy has hit the whole of Klal Yisroel, but especially Lubavitch and even more so Lubavitch in Manchester. In recent years there have been so many tragedies worldwide to hit Klal Yisroel and especially Lubavitch, unfortunately it took these events to bring Achdus between all strands of Yidden. Manchester is a wonderful kehilla with huge chessed within the Kehilla and generally Achdus between all the strands of Yidden, may I suggest in light of this latest tragedy, that all the Lubavitch shuls unite together even with their differences. Each shul have wonderful talent within their members and leaders/rabbonim etc..… Read more »
Esty was really a special girl, im sure she was chosen to go and gring moshiach right now !
i remember her from seminary, such an Aidel person, always with a smile and a kind word.
Shattered and broken with the teribble news R”L.
I can talk about Rabbi Mendel Cohen and his Tzidkes and Bittul as a true Chossid, We learnt together in the same class in Talmud Torah Chinuch in Manchester from 5743 time until 5749.
Please donate to the fund what you can, and be mosef in Mitzvahs in her Zechus.
Moishe Liberov
Colorado
the hospital are being mamzeirim and they still cant make the levayah- please continue to say tehillim for the neshama. boruch dayan hoemes
Dear Cohen and Rubins
May the Aibeshter give you strength and comfort, and may you know of no more sadness. Your tragedy is felt by us all…May the tears be wiped fom your faces with chessed and rachamim ubeahava gluya.
Leibel Fajnland
Y.G nun daled-nun vov
Seeing that the family is reading this (that was most impressive that Rabbi Cohen wrote about his wife’s illness now, so as not to scare people — definitely shows on the greatness of this couple!) I don’t really know the family — but I did know Esty from her days in Crown Heights and I did just want to add my nichum aveilim. There is really nothing to say about this very, very, very sad, tragic happening, but somehow the words that we are told to say bring some sort of nechama – so, Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Bsoch Shaar Evlei… Read more »
Boruch Dayan Haemes. it pains me to hear such terrible news and i hope Hashem gives you a lot of comfort to deal with your loss
from a mancunian: the levya has beenpostponed for tuesday, more details to follow.(the english hospital iskeeping the body for scans- nebach it will be 2 days later)
cohen kids, mushkie and rivkie and all the rest, we love u and are herefor you.
please please, all responsible married people – please get life insurance for you and your husband….
i am all in tears. unbelivble tragedy. moshiah now. no words.
is that musky rubins sister from albany ny????
baruch dayan haemes!! mushky im soooo sorry!! cant beleive it!!
WE LOVE YOU!
Very sensitive of you to take the time to write that.
ONLY SIMCHAS! MOSHIACH NOW
It hurts me to write at this time, but seeing that this might scare people to have children I want to point out that her illness was not related to the pregnancy!
Esty’s greatest joy would be an increase of children in her zchus not the opposite chas veshalom.
Mendel Cohen
Her husband
This enormous tragedy is the last one we can physically bear on the back of golus ,or chas v’sholom we can fall into spiritual depression.The “Tzemach Tzedek” N.E. writes in (Sefer Meah Shearim)tjhat there is a ‘seder’of Chesed Din and then Rachamim (Roshei Teivos-Ched”er).This order was niskayem by our dear Shluchah Mrs. Cohen O.B.M.-a baby was born -this was Chesed. Then came Din- rachmono litzlan.Now Rachamim has to follow-it must and will, for the “Tzemach Tzedek”was a posaik adir in Nigleh.So as the pure Neshama of the nifteres A.H. is pleading with Hashem to end this horrific galus ,we can… Read more »
Vlo Yishma Shod Vshever Bigvuleinu.
please fix the donate link
always with a smile
my hachlata- to try and see the good in things even those irritating and annoying things and hopefully have a smile on my face like I remember Esty A’H always having
A sad thing has happened in Manchester this week and no one should ever know about this. Those poor kids need all resemblance of a family now. But more importantly your prayers are not over yet the hospital will not release body yet due to them wanting to do an autopsy please please keep davening to hashem and break this gazeira and let the Cohen/Rubin family bury their loved one.
so sad to hear!
What happened to her was this sudden?
35 is right and on yom tov she was sitting up and was fine i am ther oldest sons friend moshes i feel soorry
what a terrible tragedy!
may Hashem comfort the whole family, and reunite them with their mother, daughter and wife IMMEDIATELY, we need MOSHIACH NOW!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! AD MOSAI?????
Akiva Cohen is the Rosh Yeshiva. What is the relationship? Son / Daughter in law? – ? Moshiach NOW!
I agree with port #5. I also kept on receiving text messages to say tehillim for her; unfortunately I receive many such requests. It is time to be more specific about the person etc, as it would make a stronger impression on the receiver and I would have said more Kapitlach and more often no doubt. I am now filled with guilt as this was not the case with myself. I know the family, but from the text I did not make the connection. I was present at the Bris of the baby. The pain and anguish about this loss… Read more »
Baruch Daayan Haemes, we are so sorry to hear to very sad and unfortunate news.
Anyone who leaves comments should be aware that maybe the family of Esty A’H do not want people posting things about what illness she had, etc. especially because you never can tell what is true and what is bubbe maise’s… so i think it would be better if people would refrain from talking about her ilness and what its from because i think we all agree that these kind ofthings should remain private, unless the familly wants the whole world to know.
thank you.
Wow, Baruch Dayan Haemes.
the complications were from the ulcer but b/c of the pregnancy it wasn’t taken care of, doctors blamed the pain of the ulcer on the pregnancy… until the ulcer burst and caused all the complications as well as it being after birth etc… either way it is a terrible tragedy especially since the gezeiroh was not reversed and now these 6 children have no mother!!!!!!!! everyone take on a hachlata to do something nicer and kinder have a bit more ahavas yisroel – to someone who u find it hard to! lets bring Moshiach NOW!!
she did not pass away from the birth. she was sick for a while, but the doctors did not notice it since she was pregnant, saying she must be having a bad pregnancy and when they did which was only after she gave birth it was too late
The Cohens do incredible things in Manchester, what a terrible tragedy. Why? Why? Why hashem? And they have a brothers wedding on Tuesday! How is the family supposed to celebrate?
Such cute, and wonderful children! How are they supposed to carry on without a mother?
Rebbe, please tell hashem enough is enough, and its time for you to come back here, and take us out of golus!
not very informed to say it had nothing to do with the fact that she had just given birth, a woman after birth and pregnancy is very susceptible and it is important for husbands to know this many husbands take for granted that because their wives look so good and sound so good that they are back to normal it takes 6 weeks to recover at least, and during that time women should rest!!! and be pampered, esti is a tzidkoniyus who passed away by giving her life to another, i hope she breaks through shaarei shomayimm and demands to… Read more »
My dear friend, and your dear parents and siblings, this must really hurt. May the aibeshter be Menachem you and your lovely family amongst Klal yisroel (aveilei tzion veyirusholayim) who mourns the loss of your dear sister.
i just cant not estie oy such a nice famiilyi
and the kids with no mother oy i give all the strength to them to deal with this nisyono smoshiach now and to the familly:
hashm yinachem eschem bsoch shaar avelei tzion
AD MOSAI?! this is horrible!! Hashem how much more can we take?!
As one who grew up in Montreal and know the Rubin family well, as well as knowing the Cohen family, this tragedy is difficult to digest. I hope and pray that Hashem watch over them and protect them.
HJamokom Yenachem………
her borther in law is getting married to my cousin on tuesday…
her sister is my teacher…
on person can have an effect on the whole world…
hashem send moshiach!! what is this golus game all about/???
what a terrible tragedy! Is Shneur her brother-in-law getting married this week?
I remember Esty from school, she was a very aidel and special person. We are so sad to hear this terrible news.
May Hashem comfort her family and especially her precious children.
– a crown heightser
so tragic.
people, don’t waste energy figuring out the “problem” – these things are gezeiros min hashamayim, if it wasn’t one medical cause, it would have been another…
just comfort the mourners and do what you can to ease their lives. and beg Hashem to bring moshiach – and that should He delay, at least He should spare us further suffering in the meantime.
HASHEM, WE CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!
baruch dayan haemes ..hashem i don’t understand how long can this go on
didnt Mrs. Cohen have pains when she was pregnant and then the hostpital said it was nothing but rlly it was???
thats what i heard so im just wondering the real story.
so sad…. MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENOUGH OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AD MOSAI!?
so sooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrry to hear the nbad news !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moshiach noW
i am davening for you
okay its really time 4 moshiach
the whole manchester is in total shock no one knows what to do, btw the levaya is tommorow, monday, not today
Thank you for posting. I’m a young mother myself and can imagine others as well getting frightened at that thought. While it doesn’t make it any easier in the slightest, it does take away the fright.
we need moshiach bde i have no words
im sorry we need moshiach now this was not called 4 !
boruch dayan emes….
Mrs. Cohen z”l did not pass away from pregnancy complications, rather from a burst stomach ulcer and it’s complications and had nothing to do with the fact that she had recently given birth .
May we only hear good news that moshiach has already come Now!
Hashem we need Moshiach NOWWWWWW
OY VAY this is really hurting.. I got the message to daven for her, took a minute to say a kapital tehillim.
Please guys, if you forward a request for tefilla PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be clear about the situation.
I feel terrible I did not drop EVERYTHING and cry to hashem to save this mother!
Mendel,Rosh Yeshiva & Reb Ysroel & the whole family I have no words ! this is terrible !Hamakom Yenachem Eschem….The only real Nechomo is Moshiach Now!
oh vay we need moshiach now