Tragedy: Rosh Kollel died half an hour after son's vort

Tragedy in Jerusalem: Rabbi Yeshayahu Shifman zt"l, Rosh Kollel in Ramat Shlomo, died yesterday at the age of 57, after a serious illness which occurred in recent months.

Hgr'y Shifman, son in law of Rabbi Simcha Hacohen Kook, Chief Rabbi of Rechovot, died half an hour after his son became engaged late at night, with the granddaughter of Rabbi Baruch Weissbecker Rosh Yeshivas Beth Matityahu.

The deceased was born in Israel on 9th Iyar תשט"ז, to his father Rabbi Avraham Ben-Zion Levi Shifman and his mother Mrs Malka. He served as Rosh Kollel in the neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem, and was one of the Roshei Yeshiva of Sheerit Yaakov in Har Nof and founder of the yeshiva. He held the Kollel he headed and trudged around the world to worry about salaries for yeshiva students.

He was a talmid chacham who learned Torah, and made the Torah the life of his students out of noble and humble grace. He was always eager to hear words of faith and strengthening, even in the most difficult situations. He wrote the book 'Shirat Levi' on the Shulchan Aruch.

He is survived by his wife Esther, daughter of Hgr"s Kook, and nine children.

The funeral will be held today (Wednesday) at 15:00 noon from his home Hazon Ish Street 30 in Ramat Shlomo in Jerusalem – to Har Hamenuchos. His family will be sitting shiva at home.
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