R’ Avrohom Lasker, 82, OBM
Reb Avrohom Lasker, a resident of Montreal, Canada, passed away on Friday, 20 Teves, 5786.
by COLlive Editor · COLliveReb Avrohom Lasker, a resident of Montreal, Canada, passed away on Friday, 20 Teves, 5786.
He was 82.
R’ Avraham was born to his father, Rabbi Eliyahu Lasker, on the 20th of Kislev 5703, in the city of Casablanca in Morocco. Later, he moved with his family to Algiers in Algeria, and from there they immigrated to France after the expulsion of the Jews of North Africa.
In 5740, they moved to Montreal, Canada. In 5751, he received a brocha from the Rebbe to move to Eretz Yisroel, and he settled in Jerusalem. He later returned to Montreal.
He was devoted to Torah study, every day he studied Chumash, Rambam, Me’am Loez, Ein Yaakov, and Halacha. He also volunteered in the Chevra Kadisha in Montreal.
The levaya will be passing 770 Motzei Shabbos at 7:15 pm on its way to the airport, for burial in Israel, at the Eretz Chayim cemetery in Beit Shemesh.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes – Reb Avrohom ben Eliyahu.
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