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Friends, students and family of Sholom Brashevitzky obm gathered in Crown Heights on Tuesday, Gimmel Tammuz, to eternalize his memory by writing a Sefer Torah.
Sholom passed away on 10 Adar Beis, 17 years ago in Tzfas, Israel, after the vehicle he was in overturned and he was critically injured.
Sholom was – and remains – a great soul who touched and inspired many. His last home was the Yeshiva Tze’irei Hashluchim in Tzfas where his official title was dorm counselor, but served as de-facto tutor and mentor to his beloved students.
His friends and students – a diverse group which boasts many Shluchim, Rabbis, teachers, business people and professionals, joined together to write a Torah in his memory.
The Torah will be concluded in honor of Sholom’s 18th yartzeit, and will be entrusted for use in the very Yeshivah from which he took his final journey.
Many have already responded positively by making generous pledges to help make this possible. B’ezras Hashem all his friends and students will have the opportunity to join in on this wonderful tribute to their dear friend and mentor.
Donations for the Sefer Torah can be made via PayPal: [email protected] or CashApp [email protected] (all donations will be tax – deductible) or contact any member of the committee: Rabbis Yossie Rapaport, Menachem Bialo, Shmuel Brashevitzky, Levi Brashevitzky or Avrohom Brashevitzky. For more information email us at [email protected].
The NESHAMA should have a groycer aliya with every letter and together we will all together greet MHM MAMASH NOW!!!
It was truly amazing to see so many people who still feel Sholoms presence in their life.