YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbetzin Esther Epstein A”H, wife of Hagon Rav Chaim Epstein Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Zichron Melech (Brooklyn). She is also a sister of Rav Yaakov Bender Shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway.
The Levaya is scheduled to take place at 10:30 this (Thursday) morning in Bais Yaakov of Boro Park, 45th Street and 15th Avenue.
UPDATE: There will be a Lakewood Levaya at 3:45 PM on 7th Street in front of BMG.
Boruch Dayan Emmes…
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She was a daughter of the famous Rebbetzin Bender of Bais Yaakov
She is all so the sister to Rabbi Paltiel Bender of BB R”M in YDT and Rabbi Shmuel S Bender from lakewood R”M in YDT and Rabbi Michoel Bender R”M in Stamford Yeshiva and her sister is Reb. Blumie Shapiro Of lakewood the wife of Harav Moshe Shimom Rosh Kollel of Yam Hatalmid.
Hashem should give the whole family a Nechama
how important it is to be close to tzidkonios like the rebetzin a’h while they are with us, because there comes a day when we will say ‘where is the rebetzin ?’ and feel bad that we didnt make a shaychus .
besides family the maspidim were in brooklyn r’ meir hershkowitz r’daniel parnes r’matisyahu solomon and r’malkiel kotler and in lakewood r’yeruchim olshin r’ yosef rosenblum r’ahron zuckerman and r’ dovid olshin.