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With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Peretz Hecht OBM, longtime resident of Crown Heights who merited special kiruvim from the Rebbe. He also merited to study in Tomchei Temimim on Bedford and Dean.

Reb Peretz is survived by his wife Chaya who is a morah in Oholei Torah kindergarden, and his children; Rivky Piekarsky (Crown Heights), Shea Hecht (Australia/Israel), Rochel Kaplan (Shlucha in Baltimore, MD), Faigy Carlebach (Crown Heights), Devorah Halberstam (Crown Heights), Shternie Wineberg (Shlucha in Johannesburg, South Africa), Bruchie Karp (Crown Heights), and Sruly Hecht (Crown Heights).

BDH: Rabbi Peretz Hecht OBM

With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Peretz Hecht OBM, longtime resident of Crown Heights who merited special kiruvim from the Rebbe. He also merited to study in Tomchei Temimim on Bedford and Dean.

Reb Peretz is survived by his wife Chaya who is a morah in Oholei Torah kindergarden, and his children; Rivky Piekarsky (Crown Heights), Shea Hecht (Australia/Israel), Rochel Kaplan (Shlucha in Baltimore, MD), Faigy Carlebach (Crown Heights), Devorah Halberstam (Crown Heights), Shternie Wineberg (Shlucha in Johannesburg, South Africa), Bruchie Karp (Crown Heights), and Sruly Hecht (Crown Heights).

He is also survived by his brothers Rabbi Avrohom Hecht and Rabbi Sholom Hecht.

It is told that the Rebbe referred to Reb Peretz and his five brothers as the ‘Shisha Sidrei Mishna’ and it was known that Chelek Kodshim referred to him.

Levaya will take place tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving from Shmorei Hadas at 1:00pm and passing 770 at around 1:30pm.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

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12 Comments

  • neighbor on Crown Street

    Baruch Dayan HaEmes. A special, special man. He will be very much missed, Rebbetzin Chaya is a wonderful lady. My heart goes out to the entire family.

  • Yaakov & Toby Lieder

    הצטערנו לשמוע על יהודי יקר חביב על הבריות שהלך לעולמו ושיבוא כבר המשיח ולא נדע עוד ‏בשורות כאלה אמן ואמן‎ ‎
    יעקב לידר ומשפחתו
    סידני אוסטרל’יה

  • meyer rhodes

    reb peretz and i rode the trains into manhattan back in the day when we were both in the printing trade. he was always learning.he loved to laugh and always had a good word to say. when we had a kolel at the frankel shul reb peretz and his chevrusa zeleg katzman(ah) brought the light of torah learning into the frankel shul.the next generation is the lesser because of his passing. he will be deeply missed!

  • Kroll

    Baruch Dayan Emes.
    Hamakom Yenachem Eschem B’soch Shaar Aveylei Tzion v”Yerushalayim!
    Our heartfelt condolences for you all May we greet him immediately with the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu!
    Shimon & Devorah Kroll

  • A pnimi

    The Shisho sidre mishnoh was said by the previous Rebbe. He was known as a Tziur of Tomchei Tmimim. A real pnimi.

  • A boy who learned with him in oholeTorah

    Bdh

    He was a humble man and a very gracious man

    And will forever be missed

  • Michoel A Sel

    The Previous Rebbe referred to the six brothers as 6 sidra Mishna. I once heard that Reb Peretz OBM was (is) Kodshim

  • talmid

    reb peretz learnd with us in oholei torah,
    we looked forward to his class, his teaching came as a farbrengen, he connected the highest concepts to us, bringing it to life in olam hazeh, he was the most sencere man i have ever met, a true meaning to the name chosid, i will never forget him.
    to his special wife and family : hamakom yenachem eschem btoch shar avelei tzion vyerushalaim,
    or as reb peretz would say it in english:May the Almighty comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

  • Allen

    I met this kind man many times in Baltimore when
    he would come to be with his daughter for
    Yom Tov. A very kind and gentle soul who loved
    other Yidden. He spoke of the Geula Shleima
    often with tears in his eyes. His neshoma will
    have many aliyos from his Torah and from the gantz
    mispocha. He will be missed by many.

  • shimon

    I really cherish the memory of the learning in aholei torah zall.. he really taught me what a knd man consists of!

  • Family Member

    ATTENTION FORMER STUDENTS OF RABBI PERETZ HECHT
    If you were a former student of Rabbi Peretz Hecht in Oholei Torah, please contact us at chabadpikesville@gmail.com to join and continue his work under Keren Talmidei R’ Peretz.

    Thank you, a Family Member