Comments on: BORUCH DAYAN EMMES – MARAN HAGON RAV ELYA SVEI ZATZAL

By: kurkevan

kurkevan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:50:03 +0000

Does anyone know where to get recordings of the hespedim?

By: getitright

getitright — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:37:04 +0000

here is a little information as to the course of events from jfk to about 10:00AM our time in america.
1-flight departure delayed due to inclement weather.
2- Flight arrival delayed by about 1 hour. (levaya and hespedim are therefor shortened by 1 hour.
3-at airport the niftar was eulogized by Reb Ahron Leib Steinman shlita and reb Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz Shlita and by RavMoshe Hirsch of Slabodka and a talmid of rav Aharon Kotler Zatzal.
4- many others were in attendance dtails to follow.
5- Levaya proceeded to Yeshivas Mir in Bais Yisroel section of Yerushalayim.
6-ram Kol blasting and Signs announced the great Niftar arrived and in on the way to har hazeisim.
7-In the Mir there was Massive crowd ( idont know how many millions were there) it was already after 3:00 on friday afternoon. (spooky how Rav Shach who he was so close to was Nikvar at the same time on friday afternoon).
8-Hespedim were delivered by among others Rav Kalmanovitz who is a shvogger, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel. Tehillim was said and levaya proceeded to Har Hazeisim.
9-Kevura was in the same place where His Parents are.
10-Look out for extensive and accurate coverage this coming week in Yated Neeman.
11-Family will be sitting in philadelphia at his home on (2214)grahamm street 19131
12-Zecher Tzadik Livracha,the greatest zchus for His Neshama Eliyahu Ben Shmuel Leib would be to improve ourselves just a little bit and continue to remain focused on doing just that ,improving in baby steps a bit at a time continuously.
May he be a meilitz yosher on behalf of all of us and hasten the coming of mashiach who he so acutely reminded us about and yearned for waiting for him and looking out for him always.

By: PM

PM — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:28:13 +0000

Why was the EY info only posted 3.5 hours after it was written and 2.5 hours after the levaya???

By: PM

PM — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:27:36 +0000

It’s already 4:30 PM here in EY and still no info. Why???

By: PM

PM — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:46:50 +0000

still no word on EY???

By: s.d.b.

s.d.b. — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:07:45 +0000

LEVAYA INFO in e.y. at the mir 3:00 to har hazesim

By: nechemya

nechemya — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:30:22 +0000

Such sad news.We should only share in many simchas from now on.I never learned by him,but he was the gadol hador.He shoul be a melitz yosher by the kesai hakovod for all of klal yisroel.May we be zoche this year to the geulah and hear onl good things and an end to the tzaros.

By: smartguy

smartguy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:53:32 +0000

the directions to building 208 parking lot is posted on the info signs at jfk it’s exit c not exit b as stated above

By: Nisht Ahe Nisht Aher

Nisht Ahe Nisht Aher — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:52:28 +0000

Anybody got information on a hookup online or by phone??

By: Ich Vais Alles

Ich Vais Alles — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:58:21 +0000

If anyone can please post when the levaya actually ends in Philly, so those who want to meet the aron at JFK can have an idea when it will get there.