By COLlive reporter
The Crown Heights Jewish community in Brooklyn is shocked over the sudden passing of one of its active members who passed away suddenly on Sunday night, 18 Adar 5775.
Nadiv Kehaty, only 30-years-old, collapsed suddenly earlier in the day while attending a Siddur party at the Oholei Torah boys school where his son learns.
He suffered a heart-attack and was immediately transported to the New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, where he passed away hours later.
Nadiv was a senior rental specialist at Lang Realty, LLC in New York City and was one of the founders of the Itchke’s Shtiebel, a young shul in Crown Heights, led by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman.
“He was extremely kind, a pillar and founder of the shul,” one of his friends told COLlive.com, still reeling over the devastating news. “He always greeted everyone with a warm handshake and smile. He was a dedicated and terrific father and husband.”
He is survived by his wife Toby Kehaty (nee Ezagui) and their children Moshe, Yuda, Shoshana and Yaakov.
He is also survived by his parents, Uzzi and Rivkah Kehaty of New Orleans, and siblings.
The levaya will take place today (Monday), leaving Shomrei Hadas in Boro Park at 12:00 noon and passing by 770 Eastern Parkway at 12:45pm.
The Kehaty family will be sitting Shiva at 1229 President St #2c Btwn New York and Nostrand Avenues.
Shiva hours will be 11am-2pm and 6pm-10pm.
Please respect the given times as requested by the family.
Shacharis 10am Mincha 6:45 Maariv Bizmano
Condolences may be sent to [email protected].
To donate to the Kehaty family – click here
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
this is crazy!!! ad mosai!
I barely knew you a little hello and small chat years ago.but I am left in shock and pain as if you were my own sibling. We learn from parshas parah the only response to such pain is silence. that there is no answer. Yet I scream! Why?! Ad Mosai?!
HaShem HaShem,, why is this our fate? m
ashiach how long will u wait???
Baruk dayan ha emetz
so many crazy things!!!!
hashem this is enough just bring moshiach!!!1
on a ligth note, i recently heard that once the alter rebbe or the besht was qouting something from torah and instead of saying 1,775, he said 5775. the gabbai corrected him but he repeated 5775. this happened multiple times. after a few times, the rebbe told the gabbai that 5775 has a big connection to moshiach!!!!!
we know we are living in the times of moshiach!!!! we cannot sit and relax!! shaoe up!!! do something
we dont need tragedy to remind us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moshiach NOW!!!
it is just not fair that a young man, should leave his family, it is so sad, enough already
his death will not be in vain. i shall be a better person in his honor and for his unwritten legacy.
I always looked forward to Nadiv and his incredibly beautiful family to come home for Pesach. You really are home now Nadiv,but we here in New Orleans have part of our hearts ripped out and shredded.We have a shul that is silent because there is nothing to really express what we are going through-in silence we scream.No,Pesach will not be the same again.Not ever.
What will his children do without TATY?
Who will pay the bills?
So very sorry to hear about Nadiv’s passing. Although I’ve never met him, you can see the kindness in his eyes. My heart aches for his wife and children. Sending love.
No doubt Nadiv was an extremely sweet happy Chosid. Let’s try to be more friendly to one another – for according to how the saying goes “Achrai Mois” after the person leaves this world then “Kedoshim” – then we first begin to realize how special they were. NOW is the time to realize how special your fellow Jew is and love him as you love yourself! Yes indeed Nadiv was extra special and we want him back together with all the “Shochnai Afar” with our Dear Rebbe Berossheinu with the coming of Moshiach Instantly NOW!
A simcha turned tragic. A little boy just learning to read now needs to say kaddish? Oy the pain.
My heart goes out to these children, their Mommy, grandparents and all of klal yisroel.
Hashem, please send Moshiach now. Just like galus mitzraim was shortened because it was too severe, please end this galus now.
NOT NORMAL SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PASSING AWAY
I was with Nadiv many summers and he always was smiling and friendly with everyone.
No airs about him.
A very kind and special neshoma.
Baruch Dayan emes
Dear Miriam , I’m in tears , you are incredible, thank god for people like u
I don’t know you, but have heard amazing things about Nadiv. It’s just not fair!!! How can Hashem take a father/husband so young?? Why is Hashem taking the best of the best??!! Everyone, please work on AHAVAS CHINAM so we can have moshiach and techias hameisim already!!!!! Your wife can’t take the pain, your children are in pain, AD MOSAI!!!! I know with a bunch of little kinderlach, you barely have a moment to breathe, but when you need, feel free to call me, since I was there a month ago….Moshiach now! 424 302 0496
To Rabbi and Mrs. Kehati, We didn’t know your son, but whenever we came to visit from Eretz Yisroel to visit my parents, the Saretts, we used to borrow a crib from you (this goes back about 28 years),probably his. You can tell from his picture and all the love people have for him, that he was truly a gem. Our heart goes out to you. May Hashem comfort you amongst the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim.
Hashem we need moshiach now!!
Your children can’t take it any more!
Enough is enough.
והחי יתן אל ליבו , רבותי החלטות טובות
I am lucky to have had the honor of meeting Nadiv, A”H. He was so respectful and kind and generous, all with a radiant smile on his face! HASHEM should send true comfort to his family and close ones, we should know no more pain. BDE. We need Moshiach now!!
So incredibly sad!! the Kehaty family should know that they have an entire community weeping with them! I’m davening for the familly and I can even imagine what there going through.
There are no words we can say that will be consolation. We are shocked and devastated by tragic news. Nadiv was such a kind person – always with a smile.
we read today in the Torah
כל נדיב ליבו יביאה את תרומת השם
the best -truma- of all yidden, Hashem takes for himself
Yesterdays Chita’s : kichu meitchem teruma lihashem kal NADIV libo …
A son is supposed to bury his father, not the other way around. We cannot imagine the grief that Uzzi and Rivka are undergoing, given that the sense of loss by all of us in New Orleans is beyond description. Nadiv was a truly good soul about whom no one has ever had anything but positive things to say. BDE.
why do bad things happen to good ppl?
I’ve heard such nice things… Very sad. Why the good people???
Nadiv was a pure example of a husband, father, and friend. I can’t image the horrible pain that his family is going through. I just want to kick and scream and say it’s not fair. Because it really isn’t. He was supposed to be present at many more milestones in his family’s life. Why Gd why.
Rachmonoh Litzlan!
BDE. May Nadiv’s holy neshama rest in the highest rungs of Gan Eden where he will surely be meilitz yosher for his family and Klal Yisroel. Hamakom yenachem eschem bsoch shaar aveilei Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
BDE We miss you!
משתתף בצער המשפחה עוזי רבקה לוי מנדל צוויה מי יתן ותנחמו משמים אבדה גדולה
אילן ניו אורלינס
Bs”d
Too much
May H’ give the all family the strenght it takes to continue living.
I would like to suggest that each one of us should call a person they either have a machlokes/argument with and make sholom or apologize. If not now, when then ! To much already !
chitas/chumash yesterday full of “nediv”
we must all take a hachloto, even if small, to make some kind of a good change we must we must
I honestly wonder how in the world do we continue and move even?We are so so devastated and shocked and everyone who knew Nadiv cannot seem to function or think today.His wife and children and parents and sibs-someone might as well have thrown a bomb on us because we are reeling in grief.How does this happen?How?We cannot be consoled.
I didn’t know him personally but like many others this tragedy was like a bullet ….. I cried many tears today – for this young father, for his young wife and for the beautiful children that are now bereft of a Totty. May Hashem grant the mother of these children the strength to somehow provide a life of joy for these 4 yesomim. To the parents, please know that we are ALL crying with you. Your son ( and son in law) as the earlier posts share, seemed to bring joy and life to those he encountered. May you be… Read more »
My heart is breaking for this beautiful young wife and children who will have to carry on. Hashem: ENOUGH!!!
I miss you
Hashem you are the only one who can send comfort to the wife and kids!! We can’t take this anymore. Please send us Moshiach Now!!
I have no words to describe how broken we all are. And how we all missing Nadiv already !
Toby our hearts are aching for you
EXACTLY the way i feel right now, walking around in a daze, feeling that dull ache in my heart. i had been saying tehillim etc. the whole past day since the heart attack, and the news this morning was a blow…
Cant sleep, can’t eat, can’t concentrate in davening, and i’m walking around in a daze.. i truly have pain’s in my chest from the stress of this horrible news. i only write this here as i have no other outlet but i’m totally lost and cant imagine the pain a wife and mother must be going through at this time to celebrate your learning to use the Siddur only to use it to say kaddish for your young father is beyond comprehension…… and we must not accept it we need to storm the heavens and demand an end to all… Read more »
BORUCH DAYAN HAEMES. AD MOSAI. WE WANT MOSHIACHNOW MAY HASHEM GIVE THE FAMILY THE KOACH THEY NEED . WHAT A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Look through his profile on fb….nothing but posts about helping others….or spending time with his kids.
He was a true tzadik !! Always smiles and nice to every single person !! A great and careing father and husband. We all need to take upon our selvs to be always nice to our fellow Jew in the zchut of Nadivs Neshama !
He was a legit GOOD guy!!
Nothing is mikre nikre (just Happened)
There has to be by all of us yefashpesh bemaasov time for all of us to search our ways bain adam lamokon and bain adam Lachvairio. we should at the very least think about it which will bring to action to stop the strife and sinas chinom where applicable and enhance our davening and learning torah.
To all the Mishpachos Hoavailim Hamokom Yenchem eschem >>> you should only know good news,.
Nachman S
There are no words to describe what we all feel. We may not know him personally but as am Israel we feel like he is a brother. May his wife have all the physical and spiritual strength to overcome this terrible nisayon. We feel very deeply your pain.
I am taking an extra mitzvah in his zchus bezrat hashem.
We share in your severe pain; which must be both shocking and unbearable. However, your total commitment to your faith will, in due time, make you whole again.
So young:-(
BDE Nadiv You were and always will be one of the most beloved people Known to mankind Your infectious smile spirit and laughter brought joy to all who met you You were one of the best friends my son ever had You inspired him in yeshiva and in life Your Ahavas Yisroel for every Jew was felt by all May your good deeds and good name pave the way for your immediate entrance to Gan Eden Your memory will always be a source of inspiration for all of us May The Almighty console the Kehaty and Ezagui families Sincerely YK… Read more »
I had the pleasure of working with Nadiv for some time and two things that stand out and that I will try my best to emulate are his absolute love for his children and his ability to be emotionally honest. Always telling his friends how much he loves them, passionate about everything and so full of life and love and happiness. The lack of your light will be felt.
We stand with you Kehati family!!!!!!!
Moshe and Yuda I’ve met you in oholei torah. You are such wonderful and cute boys. May Hashem shower you with blessings. May you always feel your remarkable father in your lives. May you always feel love and happiness in your lives.
Baruch daayin Emes
for fear there will be another death…and this morning…..
It is unbearable. We need our Rebbe to tell us what to DO. We are bereft, mourning. Please SOMEONE, step up to the plate and tell us what we are doing wrong to deserve these tragedies.
a sad thing is happening every day!!! why!?!?!?
Omg!couldn’t sleep the whole night!how could this be?he’s the nicest neighbor!always with hello and a smile 😊 were terribly so sorry!we will miss him forever!the spielmans
My condolences to the family
I am shocked and heartbroken to learn of yet another tragedy that has befallen the lubavitch community. I think that we must take an initiative, as a Worldwide community of yidden, to Do something li’aliyas neshama of the various people information people who have passed away at such a going age, in recent weeks: Chani Kupperman obm, Uri Gurary obm, and now Nadiv Kehaty obm, may we not know of any more such tragedies! If everyone could either post a hachlata practice an idea for a GLOBAL INCENTIVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO BRING MOSHIACH NOW! The hachlata that I… Read more »
I only met him once or twice, he was a tremendous person, so genuine and kind. Nothing else to say, too shocking.
I was his teacher at Torah Academy. I attended his Bar Mitzvah. He was one of the finest young men I have ever had the privilege of teaching, and memories of students like him are what keep me going in this profession. His spirit, kindness, humor, and thirst for knowledge were just too big for this Earth. I will need all my memories to do my job today.
Has anyone noticed that the tragedies from last year all happened at this same time!
BH
HaShem takes the holiest!
Baruch dayan emes. He was such a nice guy. He always had a smile on his face and always tried to make others feel comfortable. A great loss for this community and a great loss for am yisroel.
I dont know the family personally but this is heartbraking. We are all with you in your pain, moshiach now to end this golus…
Always smiling and making everyone around him happy. He will be missed by many.
Unbeliveable poor kids, Oy Hashem have mercy on them And his wife ……..Eibishter have mercy on klal Yisroel …..with Moshiach right now!!!
We write this with deep sadness and immense sympathy for Nadiv’s wonderful family. Nadiv was an exceptional young man, a beloved son, a caring brother, a loving husband, a fantastic father, and a trusting friend. He was taken much too soon and will be dearly missed by everyone that had the immense pleasure of knowing him. May his memory be a blessing to all Israel. Baruch Dayan Emet.
Dear Tzivia, Rabbi & Mrs. Kehaty, & family,
There are no words we can say that will be consolation. We are shocked and devastated by tragic news. Nadiv was such a kind person – always with a smile.
May Hashem comfort your family and may you only know of smachot hence foreward.
Hamakom yinachem etchem b’toch shaar avilei Zion v’Yerushalaim.
The Leiters
Crown Heights/Efrat
Soooo sad!!!!!! What’s his fathers full name? I would love to do Mitzvos in his zechus
YOU WERE A REAL TZADIK AND EVERYONE WHO KNEW YOU LOVED YOU !!
Can’t imagine such an huge tragedy.
Beautiful family.
What terrible news!
Stuff like this should completely STOP
last year as well many young people passed away in the month of adar! this is crazy! enough is enough
We better all look inside ourselves to see how we can improve.
Hashem, how can you take a man like this away from his children and wife? When there are murderers, rapists, palestinians, and other human filth? Nadiv cannot see his son’s and daughters’ Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and weddings G-d Willing? He cannot walk to Shul on Shabbos talking about life and such with his boys? He can’t have his children under his Tallis during Birkas Kohanem? Hashem, a great man and father was taken away, and is now in Gan Eden, but this was too soon. How much pain must be inflicted on kind, innocent and caring people who always feared and… Read more »
Absolutely shocking, numbing, and seering, all at the same time.
Rebbe’s Words (from To Know and To Care): Rabbi Nachum Rabinovitz, an elder chassid who lives in Jerusalem, was once waiting for yechidut (a private audience with the Rebbe). Among those waiting was a young man, obviously wealthy, but wearing a morose and despondent expression. A short while later, the young man entered the Rebbe’s room, and when he emerged, his expression had changed. His face beamed forth energy and vitality. Curious about this abrupt shift in emotion, when his own yechidut concluded, Reb Nachum inquired about the young man’s identity from the Rebbe’s secretaries and was able to arrange… Read more »
So very sorry to hear this and said Tehillim and hope that someone makes a public chalukas Mishnayos. There are no words for the family. Know that we all are with you and may the smaller pain that each of us feel help replace your pain with comfort. Still, we see how special he was. Had to write today on another tragedy that Uri was taken in the parsha that mentions Hashem “calling” upon (Betzalel the son of) Uri. Nadiv, someone points out, passed on the day of Kol Nediv Libo. Something is happening and like the Rebbe said, we… Read more »
My classmate
my bunk mate
my dear friend
Life is so fragile
appreciate every moment
Nadiv was very kind and always cheering us all up
we all have what to learn from this kind young man.
Nadiv!!! You must demand that Hashem take care of all of your young beautiful children that are now left without a father.
Mendel Plotke
How can this be?
The man who personified “Serve Hashem with joy.”
Such a true friend, a true person, so hard to come by. Too hard to accept this.
Nadiv, you did anything for the cause down here, and we know you’ll do no less up there. We know you’ll demand Moshiach Now, and won’t stop until he arrives.
To the Ezagui and Kehaty family we send our deepest heartfelt sorrow over this tragic loss. We pray for the Redemption immediately to bring this precious family back together. We are praying for you a and klal yisroel. With huge sadness. Isser and SarAh Goldstein.
So sad Bde tzadik
Nadiv,
I will miss you terribly. Your qualities as a Jew, husband, father, and a human being, need no explication as they are innumerable. May Hashem console your loved ones and grant you eternal bliss.
Love, your friend Shimi
Nadiv was literally one of the most uplifting, sweetest people I have ever come in contact with. This world just got a whole lot darker. Hashem, please give the family strength to get through this. BDE.
AD MOSAI???????????????????????????
AD MOSAI???????????????????????????
AD MOSAI???????????????????????????
We want Moshiach NOW!!!!
rivkah and uzzi, nadiv, since he was a kid, was one of a kind. he was blessed with so many gifts. what stands out was his ability to make people feel important-so beautiful and he loved my doggies! words do not express my sadness. please know that i’m thinking of you and I’m so so sad. i loved nadiv. may his memory be a blessing…
I am so sorry for your terrible loss!
My thoughts and teffilos are with you.
Ha-mokom Yenachem…
With much love and empathy,
A (unknown) brother.
I love you Nativ (nickname) and I always will! You are my brother and great friend. NoLa is here for your entire family. May G-d send your soul straight to Shamayim with no delays!
-Sir Charles
Baruch Dayan Emes. I knew Nadiv when he was a young man in New Orleans and I was studying at Tulane. Always friendly, always upbeat and always full of joy. The Kehatis are exceptional people and always went out of their way to make their home open to Jews of all walks of life. May his family and loved ones have no more pain and may they know only s’machot .
We must moshiah yetzt!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait דורשים ומבקשים עכשיו סבלנו מספייקק!!!!!!!
with deep sadness and pain in my heart I write this, no words I can think of can comfort u,no amount of condolences and well wishes can bring back a son, brother, husband, father, only Hashem can truly comfort u at this time, unfortunately I know this all to well, my heart breaks for u guys! Hshem takes the good ones early ,as we see, i think its becase they are such special neshamas he wants them and so Dear to him ,he wants them near, hamokom yenachem eschem bsoch sharei avalei tziyun byerushalayim! ad mosaiiii!!!!!!!!?!!???? we must all remember… Read more »
This is a dark and bitter day for those of us in NOLA who watched Nadiv grow up and then marry and raise a beautiful family.For those of us who knew him and know the family,the pain is so unbearable that only H’ can help us now.it’s terrible and tragic and we as a community are devastated.
Nadiv was such a wonderful person. I have such dear memories of having Shabbos lunches with him in New Orleans whenever he would visit with his wife and children. What a kind, gentle, funny soul. We’ve lost a great man.
Ad mosai?
KOL NADIV LIBO!
ons and restrictions. Through the good deeds she has performed during the period she was upon earth and within the body, she is elevated to a higher, much higher, level than her status prior to her descent into the body. As the our sages expressed it: The descent of the soul is a descent for the sake of an ascent, an ascent above and beyond her prior state. From this it is understood that anyone close to this soul, anyone to whom she was dear, must appreciate that the soul has ascended, higher, even, than the level she was at… Read more »
I have TRULY never met a more kind, caring and amazing man, and I do not say that lightly. Nadiv, I miss you already.
BDE-What a terrible tragedy. May Hashem comfort his wife, children, and family. Moshiach needs to come right now!
His sudden, untimely passing gave me some perspective. It made me realize how our lives our transient; and, instead of wasting so much time on superficial things, we should value the important things and accomplish as much as we can while we are still here.
He was such a special young man. May Hashem comfort his kind and loving family.
Hashem. please, i beg of you, enough of the suffering!
This is beyond tragic. My prayers are with the family. I will make sure to take upon myself something positive in his memory. May the family be comforted and experience no more suffering.
Some memories his kids are going to have. Just learned to daven and now they have to learn Kaddish! TATTY IN HEAVEN, ISN’T ENOUGH ENOUGH? WE NEED MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!! BD”H
One of the nicest people
How much more can we take? Moshiach now
we need to have ahavas yisroel and achdus in lubavitch and all togeather “K’ish echod belev welcome moshiach NOW!
How much more can we take? Moshiach now
Such a kind, positive, uplifting person. He would always stop and say hi and ask how are things. He would always bring that warmth that was so atypical of New York. He will be sorely missed. Only hashem can comfort his family. May moshiach come speedily and may he march with us to the geula hashleima
Can this news even be real?!
Nadiv, you were such a charming fun guy with enough positive energy to fill a city.
Your spirit light and smile will be missed.
God Bless your soal.
Such a shocking tragedy. May his family be comforted.
hashem why!?!
A father and husband so young??
The best and brightest, nadiv we will never forget you!!
Hashem yiracheim why oh why is this happing to us? Let it happen to our haters but why to Jews?
bde
Leave already!!
We need moshiach now.. theres nothing else to say
Nadiv, you will be missed! You were honestly one of the greatest people I ever met! Always happy and energetic and loved such a stupid football team. Your family should find comfort and you should demand Moshiach for all of us. Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes!
How much must we suffer????
he was a sweetheart of a man, a real mentsch! this is beyond horrific
Bde
I can’t bare this pain!!!!!! Moshiach now!!!!! Hashem please it’s ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!
This is horribly sad.
There are no words for the sadness and pain.
Please Hashem, please. when will this end?
Why?! As mosai! Haagen yerachaim!
What is going on?!????????
we need moshiach!!!
CRAZY did he pass before tzeis? it should be MONDAY
its not fair
Baruch dayan haemes!
Aibishter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can we demand to please STOP this unbearable sadness???? ENOUGH ALREADY