Comments on: Rav Chaim Portnoy ZATZAL

By: himmelstein

himmelstein — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:09:00 +0000

while there were about 325 Mir talmidim who also went to Shanghai, there are now less than 10% left

By: ras18

ras18 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:06:08 +0000

i knew the niftar,t’hay nishmoso tzror b’zror hachaim, as a rov in the brownsville section of brooklyn.well respected and learned.

By: jewboy

jewboy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:51:11 +0000

he was of the last alter mirrers left. he was a talmud muvhak of rav chatzkal tz”l and had smicha from him. he was an eidim of rav avraham trop (stoliner rosh yeshiva and son of the granat). he was the brother in law of yibadel lchaim rav henoch leibowitz, rosh yeshiva of chofetz chaim. the maspidim were rav kalman epstein of yeshiva shaar hatorah in kew gardens were the niftar was a fixture for decades, rav dovid willig rav yeshiva tiferes moshe, eidim rav shlomo yonason harris r”m yeshiva chofetz chaim, grandson menachem stulberger, and sons reb yizchak and rabbi naftoli. he was a link in the mesorah of a bygone era. yiha zichro baruch

By: Groiser Godol

Groiser Godol — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:14:20 +0000

Boruch dayan hoemes. Is he he related to Reb Shaya Shlita”h?

By: thevoos

thevoos — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:11:13 +0000

Was he related to Rav Shaya Portnoy, Rosh Yeshiva in Kol Torah in Bayit Vegan?

By: lakewood maven

lakewood maven — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:49:05 +0000

who was this nifter ? was he a rosh yeshiva ?

By: How you doing?

How you doing? — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:53:52 +0000

Burach Dayan Emes!