From RIETS Rabbinic Alumni
We regret to inform you of the passsing of our chaver,
Rabbi Louis Ginsburg z"l
RIETS Class of 1948
Husband of Chanah Rivkah (Helen) Ginsburg.*
Father of Yehudit (Arlene) Gross, Moshe Ginsburg, Shmuel Ginsburg, and Esther.
(*Mrs. Ginsburg is being told of the petira after the shloshim.)
Rabbi
Louis Ginsburg was a pulpit rabbi serving in synagogues including
Edmonton's Beth Israel (the "Family Shul") and Congregation House of
Jacob in Utica, NY. In Utica, he was also the chaplain to the city and
state police department as well as the city fire department.
Additonally, he served as president of the American chapter of the
Religious Zionists of America and was an officer of the local region of
the Rabbinical Council of America.` Rabbi Louis Ginsburg was one of the
Founding Fathers of NCSY and the Founding Director of the Upstate New
York "Har Sinai" and New Jersey Regions. Rabbi “G” was a major influence
on thousands of NCSYers and served as the first Advisor to the NCSY Ben
Zakkai Honor Society from its founding in 1965 until his aliya in 1973.
`Read more here.
He passed away on Sunday morning and was buried on Har Zeytim.
May Hashem comfort the family with all those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.
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I remember him well.
He was very beloved by the exuberant teens
and he was very active behind the scenes.
He was a pioneer in Keiruv in North America, and he will be missed
Y'hee Zichro Baruch.
Kol tuv,
RRW
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