By COLlive reporter
Menachem Mendel Orenstein, a Chabad chossid and dedicated math teacher in Israel, was killed in a car accident Tuesday, 21 Teves 5771.
The 45 year-old man was fatally injured while crossing the street into Kfar Citrin, a technological Yeshiva and village in northern Israel, where he taught Grade 8.
Paramedics who were immediately called to the scene tried performing CPR without success. They cited bad lighting as the reason Orenstein was not seen by passing cars.
Today was the yahrzeit of Orenstein’s father. He davened Maariv and said Kaddish and crossed the road which led to his death.
His wife Rochel was waiting for him in a nearby junction and only heard about the tragedy a few hours later.
Orenstein was born in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia, to a non religious Jewish family. He was attracted to the Chabad Chassidus and later married Rochel Maskalik, daughter of R’ Mendel Maskalik and granddaughter of R’ Yaakov Maskalik, otherwise known as Reb Yankel Zuravitzer.
The couple lived in Moscow for many years, working in the local educational institutions of Chabad.
“He was a dear person who was very active and has made his mark on all who knew him,” the staff at Machon Chomesh, a women’s institute of higher learning in Moscow, Russia, told COLlive.
“He always had a smile and was a shining example of a Chossid,” they added.
Upon moving to Israel, the Orensteins lived in the Tzofim village in the Shomron. Menachem Mendel worked for Lev Leviev‘s Yeshiva in Kfar Citrin, while Rochel worked as an accountant for the Matzah Bakery in Kfar Chabad.
He is survived by his wife and their 9 year-old son. The funeral will take place Thursday in Jerusalem.
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
Ad mossai??????
VERY,VERY,VERY SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To #20,
Instead of viewing this as a negative experience, even though it is very tragic, look at it as a sure sign that Moshiach is almost here. I mean, with all this tradgedy, and with Dor Hashvii being Ikvesa D’Moshicha, Moshiach is coming now!
in the last 3 months, 5 people WHO I KNOW!!! died. BDH. MASHIACH NOW!!! AD MOSEI?
It’s so sad!!! Really, I never actually saw him, but from what I hear, He is a really nice person!!! When is Moshiach going to come already??????? We need him Nooooooowwwww!!!
watch out what you write
it was obviously his time to go! baruch dayan emet!
WE NEED MOSHIACH NOWWWWW!!! AD MOSAI!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!? HOW MANY MORE KORBONOS??!?!?!??!??!?!? NO MORE TRAGEDIES!! ZEH YOTER M’DAI!!!!!
How much more can ur nation take??? Please send the yeshuah already! It’s time!
does the family need money, is there someone helping them? I am so sorry for their grief and loss, HaShem Yerachem…………………………………………..
hashem yishmor.
He was a very very special person. Boruch Dayan haEmes. Ad mosai????
hashem ishmor, thats so sad!!!
why when we just come out from one aveiluts anotehr comes in?!?!? enough is enough!!!!!!!!!!!! moshiach nooooow!!
moshiach now!
really sad
when??????????
ad mosai
that is just so sad
baruch dayan emes
baruch dayan emes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hashem!!!! no more!!!!!!!!!!!
MOSHIACH NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ad mosai!
BD’E
Enough already!