R’ Hershel Gluck, A Distinguished Spinka Chossid and Lubavitch Tomim Passed Away
With great sadness we report the passing of Reb Yisachar Tzvi (Hershel) Gluck, a distinguished Spinka Chossid who studied in Tomchei Temimim in his youth. He was 83 years old.
Reb Yisachar Tzvi hailed from prominent Zidichoiver chassidim, nephews of Rav Aizikel of Zidichoiv. Surviving the war as an infant, he was raised by his maternal grandfather in Crown Heights, where he became close with the Spinka Rebbe—a connection that would endure and continue throughout the years.
In his youth he learned in Lubavitcher Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim.
After his marriage, he settled in Boro Park, and became a pillar of the Spinka chassidus. He would regularly collect funds for the Spinka institutions. This included an annual pilgrimage to Cleveland, Ohio, where a number of survivors, Spinka chassidim from pre-war Hungary, had settled. Reb Hershel would travel along with the Spinka Rebbe, and make the rounds with him to these Spinka families in Cleveland.
Reb Hershel had a tradition of being one of the first people in shul every Shabbos morning, and to recite the birchos hashachar before the Spinka Rebbe every Shabbos morning.
The Levaya was held at Shomrei Hadas Chapels on Sunday morning, and he was laid to rest on the Spinka Chelka in Deans New Jersey.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
