Yisroel Avrohom ben Moshe Rabinowitz z”l, a yungerman from Manchester, UK, was tragically found deceased after a devastating paragliding accident in the Swiss Alps. He was in his mid-20s.
Swiss authorities at first only recovered the parachute Avromi z”l was using, with search-and-rescue teams, including Zurich Hatzolah resources, later locating him.
Avromi got married less than two years ago to his wife, Devori (Issler), with whom he had a son who is now 8 months old.
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Say Tehillim in the Public Tehillim Group for Yisroel Avrohom Moshe Ben Rivka Leah:
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remember the 2 special needs boys missing last week, they were found just daven and dont intefere with the professionals on site
BDE
Grandson of the biala rebbe
To YWN: How dare you make such a post even before a body was found? This is disgusting. You’re a disgrace of a news organization. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Moderators Note: Not a clue what you are talking about. This was published at 1:27PM, well after the family was notified. You are looking at a time stamp from the original article, which was a Tehillim request. Sometimes it pays to be Dan Lekaf Zechus.
I know it sounds insensitive but perhaps a yungerman with a wife and an 8 month old son should not be doing something quite so dangerous?
I’m just trying to understand why people do such dangerous sports. This person, unfortunately left behind a wife and child. Hashem should help her be strong!!!
So sad. His father is also the son in law of the Kopishinitz Yerushalayim Rebbe
Terrible, BDE
P.S. To those saying that it’s a dangerous sport:
Where do you get that from?
The death rate is 1 in 11,000.
Death in car accidents is 1 in 10,000
There are some activities I’ll avoid in Olam HaZeh. 1. Skydiving 2. Scuba diving 3. Paragliding 4. Going in a submarine. 5. Climbing Mount Everest to name a few….
Rabbi Eliyahu Tobal and Rabbi Ezra Zafrani said:
“One must also refrain from participating in dangerous activities.
It is advisable to consult a halachic authority before
engaging in recreational skydiving, bungee jumping or the like.”
SOURCE: Top 10 Most Overlooked Jewish Laws When
Travelling to Israel, Community Magazine, October 2006
“I know it sounds insensitive but perhaps a yungerman with a wife and an 8 month old son should not be doing something quite so dangerous?”
He was niftar doing something that he wanted to do and if you accept hashgacha paratis, perhaps this deemed to happen. Compared with other activities such as driving an ATV, water-skiing or horseback riding, paragliding actually has a lower fatality rate.
he was the most amazing sweet and kind natured person soft and sensitive helpful with ideas caring and loving
He was a responder in chavirim Manchester team going out of his way to help others
We are all shattered with this devastating news
May his נשמה have an עליה
His sister is getting married next week in Yerushalayim