Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Shaya Gansburg OBM

With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of Rabbi Shaya Gansbourg who served as a Shliach in Harlem, NY. He was 57.

He is survived by his wife Goldie, and children Yossel (Harlem, NY), Henya Matusof (Madison, WI) and Rashi.

He is also survived by his siblings, Mrs. Sara Lieberman (Crown Heights), Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson (Crown Heights), Mrs. Rychel Margolin (Norfolk, VA) and Berel Gansbourg (Montreal, Canada).

Levaya will take place today, Sunday, times will be posted when they are announced.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

Shaya Gansburg

5 Comments

  • Chaim

    Rabbi Shaya was a true example of what it means to be a Chossid. He loved Hashem and the Torah and most of all, the Jewish people. All are welcome in Chabad of Harlem and there was never any judgements. Rabbi taught me what is means to love a Jew unconditionally with my heart and my soul. To love all people as G-d’s creations. He is what the Rebbe teaches us to be – a person who devotes his life to others by teaching and showing kindnesses. My life is better for having known him and I will miss him greatly.

  • A Special Soul

    Baruch dayan emes. A special, kindhearted, and genuine chossid has been taken back home. T’hei nishmoso tzrura b’tzrur hachayim.

  • Mordechai F

    Shaya……You were a good friend , and I was truly blessed to have known you. I remember so well, the times you and you father (OBM) would come into my office and visit me, in the years that I worked in Manhattan….we used to laugh a lot together. I think that knowing you and your father taught me to appreciate the actual moments of life, and not to waist away time.
    During the past several years, we I never got to see you regularly, but always enjoyed the times that we bumped one another, in the street , in shul, or at mutual friends homes. Since your passing, those moments keep on breaking into my thought process……..and I realize that you were one of my few , true, sincere friends here in CH, I will miss you

  • inspired

    If nothing else #1 made a crucial point .Reb Shaya didn’t get involved in PETTY BITTER politics please let us be inspired by that le’ilui nishmasoi.
    Moshiach NOW

  • CCNY

    I am a member at the City College of New York where Rabbi Shaya z”l would grace us with his presence on a weekly basis. He was a pleasure to be around and a fabulous influence on the campus. He was known by both the Jews and non Jews on campus for bringing Judaism to a campus that so greatly lacked it throughout the 2000s. He was devoted to serving the community and was a true servant of Hashem. We will truly miss his friendly face on campus. Thank you Rabbi Shaya for all the good you brought into our lives.