BDE: Rabbi Shmuel Reich, 46, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Shmuel Reich OBM who led a community in Tampa, Florida. He passed away on Friday, the 26th of Cheshvan, 5784.
He was 46 years old.
Recently, he visited Israel and left a Sefer Torah as a spiritual protection for the Kibbutz Mefalshim in Israel, as well as put up Mezuzahs around the Kibbutz. He gave the Torah to a relative in the Kibbutz, who was later reported to have experienced a great miracle when he was shot at by terrorists in his car and he miraculously survived the attack.
He is survived by his wife, Raizy, and children Gershon Aron, Sterna Sara, Menachem Mendel, Chana, Mazal, and Eliyahu.
He is also survived by his parents R’ Yaakov and Esther Reich of Crown Heights, and siblings Efrat Edrey – Tokyo, Japan, Akiva Reich, Menachem Reich, Levi Reich, Chana Altman and Yehuda Reich, all of Crown Heights.
The Levaya will take place today at 12:oopm at 770 and 1:00pm at Montefiore Cemetery.
Shiva information to be announced.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
Basha Botnick
Rabbi Reich: now you must use all your amazing power to help from above to bring the true and complete Redemption. You’re a marvelous person and we will see you again, Neshama in a body, in this world with the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach.