YAHRZEITS FOR THE 5TH OF ELUL ~ BEGINS MONDAY NIGHT (08-22-2023)
Rav Sinai - Av Beis Din of Nikolsburg (5354 / 1594 - 429th Yahrzeit)
Rebbetzin Miriam Bella - Wife of the head of Cracow Jewry (5379 / 1619 - 404th Yahrzeit)
Rav Menashe of Koznitz (5574 / 1814 - 209th Yahrzeit)
Rav Aryeh Leib Teomim of Brody - Gur Aryeh (5591 / 1831 - 192nd Yahrzeit)
(Some say the Yahrzeit is on the 4th of Elul)
He was the grandson of Rav Aryeh Leib Av Beis Din Kreshiv, the son of Rav Feivel Av Beis Din Premishla, the son of the author Kikayon DeYona. He passed away 5 Elul 5591.
Rav Yehosef Halevi Rottenberg - Av Beis Din of Kozova (5612 / 1852 - 171st Yahrzeit)
Rav Dovid Tzvi Shlomo Biderman of Lelov Yerushalayim - Rav Duvidel (5678 / 1918 - 105th Yahrzeit)
Rav Dovid Tzvi Shlomo Biderman, known affectionately as “Rav Duvidel,” was born in Pshedburzh on Simchas Torah in the year 5604/תר''ד. Rav Dovid Tzvi Shlomo served Hashem with great rapture and deveikus. He established the Batei Warsaw neighborhood in Jerusalem. Rav Dovid Tzvi Shlomo passed away on 5 Elul in the year 5678 תרע''ח and was laid to rest on Har HaZeisim in the section of the Perushim.
Rav Dovid of Tsharnotshopka (5686 / 1926 - 97th Yahrzeit)
Rav Dovid was born in Sheps circa 5610/תרי to Rav Tzvi Zev, Av Beis Din of Tavi. He was renowned as a tzaddik, a chassid and a great masmid. when an accidental fire consumed all his worldly possessions, he was forced to become the Rav of Badzhanav. He taught Torah there for seven years until he was appointed Av Beis Din in Yelavi, and he served in that role faithfully for some 43 years. He passed away on 5 Elul in the year 5686/תרפו and was laid to rest in Warsaw.
Rav Dov Cohen - Seder Hashulchan, Rav of the Israeli Air Force (5765 / 2005 - 18th Yahrzeit)
Rav Avrohom Chaim Roth - Shomrei Emunim Rebbe (5773 / 2013 - 10th Yahrzeit)
The Rebbe’s father was Rav Aharon Roth, the Shomer Emunim, who led the Yirei Hashem kehillah in the city of Satmar, Romania. In 1928, Rav Aharon immigrated to Eretz Yisroel, where he founded his bais medrash in Meah Shearim, Yerushalayim. Following Rav Aharon passing, his son, the Rebbe zt”l, took over the mantle of leadership. The Rebbe led the chassidus of Shomrei Emunim for some 65 years. He was known for his intense tefillah and the advice and chizuk he gave to thousands of people. His wisdom and insight was sought out by people from all over the globe.
