BDE: Harav Moshe Yitzchok Gurkow, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Harav Moshe Yitzchok Gurkow OBM, a pioneer for Jewish education in Boston, MA and founder of the Shaloh House.
He is survived by his wife Kraina, and children: Rabbi Mendel Gurkow (Stoughton, MA), Rabbi Zalmen Gurkow (Westford, MA), Mrs. Faigy Bronstien (Andover, MA), Mrs. Chani Wolowik (Toronto, Ontario), Rabbi Lezer Gurkow (London, Ontario), Rabbi Meir Gurkow (Crown Heights), Rabbi Velvel Gurkow (Montreal, Quebec), and Mrs. Sheina Silver (Crown Heights).
He is also survived by his siblings Rabbi Sholom Ber Gurkow (Montreal, Quebec), Mrs. Gittel Edelman, and Mrs. Fruma Pikarsky.
Levaya information to be announced.
Shiva information to be announced.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Shayna and Isser charter
Our deepest condolences. We davened with him for many years and worked for the gurkows when the bought the new Shalow house building. R Gurkow was a chassid devoted to the Rebbe. Irreplaceable
Leib Schaeffer
Oye. Such dear warm memories who had the the greatest and most profound effect on me from the alter Chabad European chasidim in my early BT years weekly in his house in the 90’s. It’s known that the Rebbe called R Moshe one of his 3 mekusharim! The farbrengens Shabbos day imprinted on me and so many others what it meant to be connected to the Rebbeim and chasidus 24/7
Karina Derebchinskaya Levenzon
My deepest condolences. May his memory always be a blessing. Rabbi was one of the most kindest and most patient. My family came here as refugees in 1990. Everyday he would pick me up in his then Volkswagon and my friends and drive us to school. He understood us like no other as he was also from Soviet Union. To this day I am able to say my prayers in Hebrew from his teachings. BDE