Rabbi Moshe Aaron Kasinetz, 89, OBM
We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Moshe Aaron Kasinetz, founder of the Orthodox community in Livingston, New Jersey. He passed away on Shabbos, Chai Teves, 5784 • Full Story
We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Moshe Aaron Kasinetz, founder of the Orthodox community in Livingston, New Jersey. He passed away on Shabbos, Chai Teves, 5784.
He was 89.
He was the son of Rabbi Zev and Etta Kasinetz, of the Lubavitch community in Brownsville, Brooklyn. His father was a regular at the Rebbe’s farbrengen’s at 770, and was a member of the board of Agudas Chassidei Chabad.
Under the close guidance of the Rebbe, Rabbi Kasinetz founded the Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center in Livingston in 1969. The community blossomed into a thriving congregation of hundreds of families.
Rabbi Kasinetz is survived by his wife Sarah Kasinetz, and his daughters Leah Barber – Crown Heights; Esther Prus – Crown Heights; and Shlomit Frommer – Livingston, NJ. He is also survived by his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The levaya will take place tomorrow, Sunday, December 31st, Yud Tes Teves, at 10:00 AM at the Synagogue of Suburban Torah Center, 85 West Mount Pleasant Avenue, Livingston, NJ, passing 770 at 12:30 PM, and continuing on to Montefiore Cemetery.
Shiva will be observed at the Kasinetz residence, 93 N. Livingston Avenue, Livingston.
Minyan times are as follows:
Sunday, December 31
Maariv: 7:00 pm
Monday, January 1
Shacharit: 8:30 am
Mincha/Maariv: 4:25 pm
Tuesday, January 2 – Thursday, January 4
Shacharit: 7:00 am
Mincha/Maariv: 4:25 pm
Friday, January 5
Shacharit: 7:00 am
Baruch Dayan Haemes
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