Boston Semicha Students Complete Minyan at Funeral of 101-Year-Old Woman
In a moving act of chesed shel emes, students of the Beis Medrash for Shlichus and Rabbonus – Boston Semicha Institute, led by the Rebbe’s shliach Rabbi Shlomo Noginski, attended the funeral of a 101-year-old Jewish woman this week after learning that the family did not have enough people to form a minyan • Read More
In a moving act of chesed shel emes, students of the Beis Medrash for Shlichus and Rabbonus – Boston Semicha Institute, led by the Rebbe’s shliach Rabbi Shlomo Noginski, attended the funeral of a 101-year-old Jewish woman this week after learning that the family did not have enough people to form a minyan.
The Nifteres, a close relative of the Ribnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, passed away at the age of 101. Because most of her contemporaries had already passed away, only a small number of family members were able to attend the levayah, leaving them without a minyan for Kaddish and the funeral prayers.
Upon hearing of the situation, Rabbi Noginski and the semicha students immediately traveled to the cemetery to complete the minyan, enabling the family to recite Kaddish and conduct the levayah according to halacha. The bochurim also took part in the mitzvah of Chessed Shel Emes, assisting with covering the grave and ensuring the nifteres was laid to rest with dignity.
The funeral was led by Rabbi Shlomo Noginski together with Rabbi Dan Rodkin, the Rebbe’s shliach to Brighton, Massachusetts, and director of Shaloh House, who accompanied the family throughout the levayah and ensured every aspect was conducted in accordance with halacha.
The Ribnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, was renowned for his extraordinary Mesirus Nefesh in preserving Jewish life under Soviet rule. After leaving the Soviet Union, he settled in the United States, where he met several times with The Rebbe, who held him in special esteem for his dedication to Russian Jewry.
At the Boston Semicha Institute, such experiences are considered an integral part of preparing future Shluchim and Rabbanim. Alongside their intensive semicha studies, students receive practical training in all areas of Shlichus, including Mezuzah inspections, koshering kitchens, officiating at weddings, assisting families during times of joy and, L’Havdil, times of mourning, completing minyanim when needed, and performing acts of Chessed Shel Emes.
The institute is currently accepting applications for the upcoming academic year, continuing its mission of training a new generation of rabbanim and shluchim equipped with both strong halachic knowledge and practical experience to serve Jewish communities around the world.
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