We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Rav Shlomo Halioua ZT”L, the Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin. He was approximately 65 years old.
The Rosh Yeshiva leaves behind thousands of Talmidim worldwide, including in Lakewood.
This comes just over a year since the Petirah of his father in law, the previous Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Aharon Shechter ZT”L.
The Levaya is scheduled to take place 10:30 AM Monday morning at Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, 1605 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn. Kevurah in Elmont, NY.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Maybe a more fitting title than ” Reb”?
Has an Odom Godol, a rosh yeshiva to hundreds of Talmidim
I don’t know about where you come from, but where I am from it is a completely normal way to phrase it.
Whether you are talking about Reb Avrohom Yehoshua, Reb Eli Ber, R’ Matisyohu, R’ Shlomo etc. and it can be spelled out as Reb or just abbreviated as R’.
In my circles it is a term of endearment and respect when they refer to an Adam Godol as R’.
It comes across as cold or contrived when you call someone HaRav or HaRav Hagaon etc.
Unfortunately the rosh yeshiva mother was just niftar
1) Reb Aharon Schechter זצ”ל
2) Reb Chaim Epstein זצ”ל
3) Reb Aharon Leib Shteinman זצ”ל
4) Reb Ahron Kotler זצ”ל
5) Reb Chaim Kanievsky זצ”ל