๐ฏ๏ธ 1934 โ The Passing of Rabbi Aharon Menachem Mendel Guterman of Radzymin
In the year ืชืจืฆโื (1934) passed away the holy Rabbi Aharon Menachem Mendel ben Rabbi Shlomo Yehoshua Dovid Guterman of Radzymin ืืฆืดื in Warsaw.
A descendant of the celebrated Radzymin dynasty, Rabbi Aharon Menachem continued the legacy of Polish Chassidus during a period of tremendous challenge and change. He was revered for his holiness, humility, and deep concern for the spiritual welfare of his chassidim.
Among his works are:
- ืืืงืืื ืจืโื
- Additional Torah and Chassidic writings
Through his teachings and leadership, he helped preserve the traditions of Radzymin and transmitted them to the next generation.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1958 โ The Passing of Rabbi Yonasan Steif
In the year ืชืฉืโื (1958) passed away the gaon Rabbi Yonasan ben Rabbi Tzvi Steif ืืฆืดื, Av Beis Din of Budapest and founder of Kehillas Yereim in New York.
Rabbi Steif was recognized as one of the greatest halachic authorities of Hungarian Jewry. Even in his youth he was regarded as an extraordinary prodigy, and he eventually became one of the leading rabbinic figures of pre-war Hungary.
Among his major works are:
- ืฉืโืช ืืืจโื ืฉืืืืฃ
- ืืืฉืื ืื ืืฉื ืื
- ืืืืืื ืโ
After surviving the destruction of European Jewry, he settled in the United States and established Kehillas Yereim, becoming one of the foremost rabbinic authorities in America. His responsa continue to be widely studied and cited by contemporary poskim.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1968 โ The Passing of Rabbi Yitzchak Friedman of Husiatyn
In the year ืชืฉืโื (1968) passed away the holy Rabbi Yitzchak ben Rabbi Yaakov Friedman of Husiatyn ืืฆืดื, author of ืฉืื ืืฆืืง.
A descendant of the royal house of Ruzhin, Rabbi Yitzchak was among the last links to the pre-war Husiatyn dynasty. After the upheavals of the twentieth century he settled in Tiberias, where he continued to guide his followers with warmth, wisdom, and devotion.
His sefer Siach Yitzchak preserves many of his Torah thoughts and Chassidic teachings and remains treasured among followers of the Ruzhiner tradition.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1976 โ The Passing of Rabbi Nachum Mordechai Perlow of Novominsk
In the year ืชืฉืโื (1976) passed away the holy Rabbi Nachum Mordechai ben Rabbi Alter Yisrael Shimon Perlow, the Novominsker Rebbe, ืืฆืดื, in Crown Heights.
Author of:
- ืคืืจ ื ืืื
Rabbi Nachum Mordechai was a distinguished leader of Polish Chassidus in America and dedicated himself to rebuilding Torah life after the devastation of the Holocaust. He inspired many through his wisdom, humility, and devotion to Torah and prayer.
His sefer Peโer Nachum reflects the depth of his scholarship and his commitment to preserving the traditions of Novominsk Chassidus.