๐ฏ๏ธ 1799 โ The Passing of Rabbi Avraham Shimshon of Rashkov
In the year ืชืงื โื (1799) passed away the holy Rabbi Avraham Shimshon of Rashkov, son of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef HaKohen, ืืฆืดื, author of ืชืืขืืช ืืขืงื ืืืกืฃ.
Rabbi Avraham Shimshon was among the early Chassidic leaders connected to the first generations following the Baal Shem Tov. He eventually settled in Tiberias, joining the growing Chassidic community established in Eretz Yisrael by the disciples of the Maggid of Mezritch and Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.
Renowned for his holiness, humility, and attachment to Eretz Yisrael, he devoted his life to Torah, prayer, and strengthening the spiritual foundations of the early Chassidic settlement in the Holy Land.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1936 โ The Passing of Rabbi Alter Elimelech Shraga Shapira
In the year ืชืจืฆโื (1936) passed away the gaon and tzaddik Rabbi Alter Elimelech Shraga Shapira, son of Rabbi Chaim Shimon Shapira, Av Beis Din of Bucovina and Czernowitz, ืืฆืดื.
Among his published works are:
- ืฉื ืืฉืืขืื
- ืืืื ืฆืืืงืื
Rabbi Shapira was known as a distinguished Torah scholar and Chassidic leader who guided the Jewish communities of Bukovina during a period of major social and political change. His writings combine halachic scholarship, Chassidic insight, and practical guidance, reflecting the rich Torah tradition of Romanian and Galician Jewry.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1969 โ The Passing of Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Silberstein
In the year ืชืฉืโื (1969) passed away the gaon Rabbi Menachem Shlomo ben Rabbi Zev Wolf Silberstein ืืฆืดื, Rosh Yeshivah and leading Rav among the Gur Chassidim of Bnei Brak.
Author of:
- ืืื ืฉืื
Rabbi Silberstein was recognized as one of the foremost Torah scholars within Gur Chassidus. He devoted decades to teaching Torah, guiding ืชืืืืืื, and strengthening the expanding Gur community in Eretz Yisrael.
His sefer Zahav Sheba is valued for its depth and clarity and reflects his broad mastery of Torah literature. He was admired not only for his scholarship but also for his humility, warmth, and dedication to educating future generations.
He is buried in Kiryat Shaul Cemetery, where ืชืืืืืื and admirers continue to visit and remember his legacy.