The shiva for Rabbi Elazar Salem, who died at age 50 after a two-and-a-half-year illness, has concluded in Modiin Illit. Rabbi Yisrael Zikerman urged the public to support the widow and eight children, according to the fundraising appeal. A campaign is ongoing to provide urgent assistance.
Rabbi Elazar Salem, an avreich in Modiin Illit, passed away after a two-and-a-half-year battle with illness, leaving a widow and eight children, the youngest aged eight. The shiva mourning period concluded on Tuesday. Upon learning of his illness, Rabbi Salem was reported to have cried out, 'But what will be with the children? Who will take care of the children?' Neighborhood rabbi Yisrael Zikerman, who accompanied the family, called on the public to stand by the widow and orphans, describing them as 'a ship in the middle of the sea.' A fundraising campaign, sponsored by Kupat Ha'ir, is ongoing to provide urgent assistance.
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