UPDATED: We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Reuven Chaim Ber Lefton Z”L, who was Niftar this evening following a short illness. He was 67 years old.
Reb Reuven Z”L, an old-time Lakewood Talmid Chacham, spent his life dedicated to Torah. He was the father in law of Reb Avi Zweback Z”L, who was Niftar several years ago in Lakewood.
The Levaya will be taking place 1:30 PM on Thursday at BMG’s Yoshon Bais Medrash. The Kevurah will be in Eretz Yisroel.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Who were his children
What a los. He was a tremendous masmid and a tyere neshama.
What ??!! Im in total shock. I had no idea he was sick. He is such a total Tzaddik. And his Rebbitzen , I hold, is holding up large chunks of the world. Nebech.
Reb Reuven’s choshuve rebbetzin is an inspiration to us all. She raised a wonderful family despite suffering the crippling after effects of a childhood battle with polio. She is friendly and pleasant to everyone she meets. Her ahavas Yisrael knows no bounds.
As a zechus for R’ Reuven’s neshama and as a toiva to his rebbetzin, the next time you want to park in the handicapped space think of how hard it is for disabled people to get around and park elsewhere.
Always learning flassig, late at night in BMG yoshon sitting by a shtender with such a geshmak for as long as I can remember..
That’s the type of person that should be Lakewood’s hero.
What a loss, he had to have been a shmira for our lost town. Bde.
Reb Reuven is survived by his two sons Yisroel Meir of Lakewood and Avrahom of Passaic NJ as well as 3 daughters who married Posner, Josilowski and Shnitlinger
Oy nebach i just baked matzos this year with him he didn’t look sick at allbBaruch dayen haemes
Masmid and learned torah leshma day and night
He would go to a Chasuna etc… With a Gemara etc…. Huge Masmid and Talmud chuchum.
A real lamed lovnik!! A gem of a person and the best model of an ish hasholem
this is terrible. It’s beyond terrible for his daughter, aishes R’ Avi Zatza”l; she lost a husband 2 yrs a go & a father now. Shreklach.
He has four daughters (fourth one is zweiback)
Actually his second daughter is zwieback not fourth
my husband learned with him every wednesday night by phone for the last 20 years–we are saddened -and will feel the loss every week for years to come—bde