Tragedy: Rabbi Boaz Lerner, 64, OBM
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the sudden passing of Rabbi Boaz Lerner, OBM, of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel, he was 64 years old. He passed away while in the Philippines, on Shlichus to check the local Mikvah. Update: Lavaya Info • Full Story
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the sudden passing of Rabbi Boaz Lerner, OBM, of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel, he was 64 years old.
Rabbi Lerner was a world-renowned Mikvah expert, he passed away while in the Philippines, on Shlichus to check the local Mikvah and after participated in the groundbreaking of the new Chabad House under Rabbi Yossi Levi.
He is survived by his wife Orly and their children Rochel Shmuelevich – Beit Shaan, Menachem Mendel Ezra, Sholom Dovber, Schneur Zalman, Yaakov, Yosef, Rivka, Geula Tova and Moshe – all of Kiryat Malachi.
Levaya Info: The aron is on a flight from Thailand to Eretz Yisroel at this time. The flight is scheduled to land in Ben Gurion Airport tomorrow morning, and the levaye will leave at 10:00 am from the Tiferes Eliezer shul in Nachlas Menachem, passing through Nachlas Har Chabad and continuing to the Bais HaChaim in Kiryat Malachi for kevurah.
A fund has been set up to provide the family with all their needs. A secure online site was established. Please donate generously.
Baruch Dayan HaEmes
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