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Rabbi Hershel Yolles, 82, OBM

The Samborer Rebbe, Rabbi Hershel Yolles, a direct descendant of the Ba'al Shem Tov who learned in Tomchei Tmimim in Montreal passed away. Full Story

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The sharvit family
October 20, 2014 1:23 am

A big lost for us we had the marit to meet him
And to meet each other thru him real zadik
We will miss you.

שלמה פילו
October 5, 2014 5:26 pm

ב״ה
ידידי היקר והאהוב,
תהי נשמתך צרורה בצרור החיים תהי נשמתך ברוכה בגן עדן
אור עצום הבאת לכולנו
נמשיך בדרכך הצנועה והמיוחדת של אהבת השם, האדם ועם ישראל
יהי זכרך ברוך
אתגעגע אליך מאד

Re: 11
September 5, 2014 6:57 am

The story horav hershel told you about י שבט was with the friediger stoliner rebbe horav yochanan perlow z”l, he walked put and said איך זה שווארצע וואלקענעס and asked what happened,

יהודי יקר מאד בעל נפש
September 1, 2014 4:36 pm

יהודי שאש של יראת שמים ואהבת ישראל בערה בקרבו כל הזמן. חבל על דאבדין ולא משתכחין
המקום ינחם את משפחתו בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים ואך טוב וחסד בטוב הנראה והנגלה ימצא אותם תמיד כל הימים
תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים ויקיצו וירננו שוכני עפר והוא בתוכם
תיכף ומיד ממש

Sambor
September 1, 2014 1:35 pm

Reb Efroim’s wife was the sister of Reb Hershel’s father, so he was a nephew. In addition to Reb Efroim being a first cousin of Reb Elazer (father of Reb Hershel).

Reb Elazar, the Sambor Rebbe in Montreal was the son of Reb Yehuda Zvi Yolles, son and successor of the tzaddik Reb Uri Yolles, first Sambor Rebbe

re #11
September 1, 2014 1:30 pm

Definitely could not be the Skulener Rebbe because he came to America much later. I wish you could find out who it actually was.

I have so many stories...
September 1, 2014 11:00 am

I used to drive him around when he visited the Bay Area when I first became baale teshuvah . Mesiriot nefesh was the derech,chesed was his strength and fulfilling the Rebbe’s will with joy was his will. I will miss him very much. Together we saved a Kohen from missionairies and from being buried in a goyische cemetary and I watched him teach Torah to three Jews in a traife restaurant on their lunch hour with platters of bacon floating by. He was a big light and I will miss my dear friend very much,needless to say.We all will.- Dovid… Read more »

relation to Ephraim yolles
August 31, 2014 11:53 pm

I believe he was a nephew. I spoke to Rev Hirshel a few weeks ago and everything that was said about him is so true. So gentle, caring and sensitive. He told me the story of a certain rebbe in Williamsburg( I think it was the skerlerner but not certain) he would go out from his home to the shul every motzei shabbos. It was Yud shvat Tov shin yud and this rebbe came out but did not go to the shul. He sensed the histalkus of the fridikeme rebbe and did not feel the heart to prarve melave malka.Reb… Read more »

It seems he was a huge tzadik!
August 31, 2014 10:37 pm

BDE! May he be maalitz yosher for us all!

To 2
August 31, 2014 7:32 pm

Yes, he is related to Ephraim Yolles

Former teacher in Oheli Torah
August 31, 2014 7:17 pm

For a while we was also a teacher in Oheli Torah at 1267 Eastern Parkway

So real, so emesdich, so non-judgemental of everyone
August 31, 2014 7:15 pm

Rabbi Yolles touched many of us just starting out on the path. He was the real thing. So incredibly emesdich through and through. He always knew the right thing to say. I’m crying as I think of how much I’ll miss him. So gentle, sweet and caring….

a great soul
August 31, 2014 6:27 pm

thank you he was a true tzaddik

Photo
August 31, 2014 6:20 pm

Thanks for posting my picture of Rabbi Yolles..He was warmly welcomed in Berkeley, California- David Spieler

BH
August 31, 2014 4:39 pm

Moshiach now

Boruch Dayan Hoemes
August 31, 2014 4:35 pm

Chanie, and Yaffa: I’m so sorry for your loss! Hamakom yenachem ezchem b’soch she’ar aveilei tzion veyrushalayim. HR

Proofreader
August 31, 2014 4:18 pm

Any relationship to Harav Ephraim Yolles, Zatzal from Philadelphia?

Sad
August 31, 2014 3:57 pm

Hamakom yenachem etchem….yehi zichro barouch.

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