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Rabbi Shea Wilansky, 87, OBM

Rabbi Yehoshua Wilansky, a longtime Crown Heights resident who was one of the first students of Tomchei Temimim in New York, passed away. Full Story

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Our dear friend
January 31, 2019 11:15 pm

A true friend to my family. His kindness will always be remembered. Esther Mentz

Baruch Dayan HaEmess
January 31, 2019 11:05 pm

ה’ ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון ירושלים
Shmuel & Devora Markovits Sydney

Gross 409
January 28, 2019 2:50 pm

He was such an Eidel, refined person. Totally given over with heart and soul to the Rebbe. He was our Father’s very good friend when being friends actually meant something, (as shown in the newspaper clipping above) for well over 50 years. He would visit my father in the hospital daily and stay there for hours even while my father was resting just so not to leave his friend alone. Reb Shia was one of a kind. He leaves a beautiful family imbued with his values which were as long as the land and as wide as the sea. His… Read more »

Boruch Hoffinger
January 28, 2019 11:45 am

I’ve known Shea Wilansky from ‘K’hal Chassidim’ ‘ship and the area for many years.
Great, good- hearted ‘Chabbadnick.’
Very saddened to hear.
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Sweet sweet man.
January 27, 2019 10:58 pm

Kind to everyone.

shepsil chicago
January 27, 2019 2:22 pm

בס”ד
we met R’Shea maybe 40 – 50 years ago, did not see again until last year when we became two times machatonim; our grand daughter Chaya Mushka (Skoonie) Turner married Boruch Shneer Zalmon Walinsky, Montrael == AND == a few weeks later, our grandson Yossi Lesches married Sorah Walinsky, Crown Heights.
ה מקוים ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון ירושלים .
Hesha and Shabsi Chaim Turner, Chicago

BDH
January 27, 2019 7:45 am

he was such a nice man such a mentch and I would always think of him and by licht benching daven for his full recovery. so sad

BDE
January 27, 2019 7:07 am

My cousin sherwin was a wonderful person and I’m glad I was able to have a relationship with him. He was my maternal bubble first cousin and I will miss him. May his neshama have an aliyah

Avrohom Meir and Chaya Shuman. Buffalo NY
January 27, 2019 6:22 am

Boruch Dayan HaEmes. So sorry for this loss. I am sure he will continue to learn through shas with his good friend and fellow tomim Rabbi Shlomo Zalman HaLevi Stern in the Mesivta DeRakiya

Avrohom Meir and Chaya Shuman. Buffalo NY
January 27, 2019 6:18 am

Boruch Dayan HaEmes. So sorry for this loss

Kibud Av and Toby Halon
January 27, 2019 5:51 am

Nobody like TOBY – we can all learn a lesson from her (and her husband and children) in how to care for our elder parents.

שפיגל ירושלים
January 27, 2019 1:23 am

BDE.A sweet man with kind words and optimism

Baruch Dayan HaEmess
January 27, 2019 1:09 am

Moshiach NOW

BDH
January 26, 2019 11:30 pm

Such a good Neshama

Malca b
January 26, 2019 11:28 pm

Bde
He was such a special person. Yid and friend. In all the years I’ve known the wolinsky’s, o never heard anything but positive words from him.

Noach
January 26, 2019 11:16 pm

Miss you zeidy. Best story teller ever!!

To 5
January 26, 2019 10:47 pm

His mother didn’t want him to have an issue with his citizenship im inland future and therefore left Newfoundland, arrived in NY to give birth to him so he can be born an American, and travelled back.

Dovid
January 26, 2019 10:20 pm

What a special yid reb yeshua bring us down moshiach

He was niftar on shabbos kodesh
January 26, 2019 10:17 pm

He was a really holy man

Newfoundland
January 26, 2019 10:11 pm

According to what he told me he was born in S Johns, Newfoundland and brought to NY by his mother at age 10 when a German submarine was seen off the coast of Newfoundland. Of all the yeshivas in NY only.Lubavitch agreed to take him in.

אבד חסיד
January 26, 2019 9:58 pm

A real fine eidel yid and chosid serious minded and focused always with a friendly disposition and smile.
ת.נ.צ.ב.ה

Toby
January 26, 2019 9:53 pm

BDE.
Toby has been a true example of infinite kibid avvaem. May Hashem grant her infinite health wealth and nachas. Rey special unassuming woman.

Very sad bdh
January 26, 2019 9:41 pm

Was a great man…

A Real Tzadik
January 26, 2019 9:31 pm

I remember him fondly from east flatbush days.The kindest and most gentle Chassid!
His Children are all wonderful human beings.
May His Neshama Generate much brocha to his family.
The real deal-Ovad Chassid Min Haaretz
Rabbi Yisroel (Ben R’Avraham ZTL) Hecht and family

A really fine person
January 26, 2019 9:30 pm

So emestik, so kind, so fine.
He was a example of what a Lubavitcher Chosid should be like.
He together with his wife were special people and raised a wonderful fine family of children.

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