Remembering The Rachmastrivka

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The Rachmastrivka Rebbe ztk"l of Borough Park, Rabbi Chai Yitzchok Twersky passed away at the age of 92. The Rebbe was an internationally known sage who led his beit hamedrash and followers in Brooklyn on 45th Street. He was the uncle of the other Rachmastrivka Rebbe in Yerushalayim. K'vurah was held in the Rachmastrivka section of Har Shalom Cemetery in Airmont. Eighteen years ago, the Rebbe helped launch Masbia by affixing the mezuzah at their Brooklyn headquarters.