Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach passes away at 84
Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, a prominent religious leader in Tel Aviv and son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, has passed away at age 84. He was widely respected as a halachic authority and mentor to many in the community.
Why it matters
The passing of a significant religious figure impacts the spiritual and community life of the Hasidic population in Israel.
Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, rabbi of the Sadigura hasidic community's Abir Yaakov congregation in Tel Aviv and son of the late Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, passed away at the age of 84.
Rabbi Auerbach was born on the third of Adar, 5702 (1942), in Jerusalem's Shaarei Chesed neighborhood. Following his marriage, he moved to Tel Aviv and was appointed rabbi of the Sadigura hasidic community's Abir Yaakov congregation in the city.
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