We regret to inform you of the petirah of Hagaon Harav Avraham Yaakov Littman zt�l of Monsey, NY. He was 71 years old and contracted Covid-19 two weeks ago. His condition deteriorated over the past week and he passed away early Erev Shabbos.

For more than thirty years Rav Avrohom Yaakov served as a senior maggid shiur at Yeshiva Ohel Torah in Monsey where he was renowned as a singularly outstanding lamdan and gaon ba�Torah who influenced many hundreds of talmidim.

In his youth Rav Avraham Yaakov zt�l was a close talmid of numerous gedolei olam: Rav Mottel Weinberg zt�l, Rav Shmuel Brudny zt�l, Rav Shmuel Berenbaum zt�l and Rav Berel Soloveitchik zt�l. They all recognized his unique capacity for gadlius baTorah and all had a profound impact on Rav Avrohom Yaakov zt�l. He dedicated his life to perpetuating the gadlus and the derech of his illustrious rabbeim to generations of talmidim.

Rav Avrohom married the only daughter of Hagaon HaRav Zev Hoberman zt�l and Rebbitzen Esther Hoberman a�h. Rebbitzen Littman a�h was nifterah two years ago after a difficult illness. They leave over a distinguished mishpacha of talmidei chachomim and marbitzei Torah. Rav Avraham Yaakov is survived too by his one brother, R� Meir Leib of Monsey.

Boruch Dayan HaEmmes….

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