We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Gavriel Stefansky Z”L, who was suddenly Niftar today.
Reb Gavriel Z”L, a Talmid of Reb Aharon Kotler Zatal, resided in Boro Park for many years, and recently in Lakewood. He was 77.
His children are R’ Chaim (Bensonhurst), R’ Yosef (Lakewood), R’ Yaakov Yitzchok (Lakewood), Mrs. Cohen (Yerushalayim), Mrs. Altusky, Mrs. Borchardt, Mrs. Bloch, Mrs. Lipshitz, and Mrs. Magid (Lakewood).
The Levaya will be taking place at 11:00 AM at the Lakewood Minyan in Boro Park, and Kevurah at 3 PM in Lakewood.
Shiva will take place at 2166 81st Street, Brooklyn.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
BDE. Is it any relation to our beloved mashgiach R’ Eliezer Shlita?
Reb Gavriel was a special man and leaves behind extraordinary special children.
He was a real tomim deah, anvasan ushfal berach oisek betzorchei Tzibbur beemuna ubeshlaimus.
Lakewood Minyan and his devoted family will miss him.
He was a remarkable person. His ibergegebenkeit to the Yeshivaleit in the seventies when he would come to the Yoshon (which in those days was the only building) every week bein hasedorim to sell to the oilum cases of tuna at a rock bottom price. His chesed was ein l’shier. TNTB”H
Reb gavreil zl , was a tzadik thru and thru willing to give away his shirt for another yid
Never ashamed to work hard all his life while doing chesed where ever he could and grabbing each free moment to learn torah he was a true torahdik yid May he be a meilitz yosher for his choshuva family
Yehe Zichro Boruch