Boruch Dayan HoEmes – Rabbi Velvel Krinsky OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Velvel Krinsky OBM and elder Chossid of the community in Melbourne, Australia and the longtime Schochet Mohel and Chazzan. He was 93 years old.

He is survived by his wife Tzipah Rochel. Siblings; Yossi Krinsky (Crown Heights), Pinchos Krinsky (Boston, MA), Ruchi Hecht (New Haven, CT), Yehuda Krinsky (Crown Heights), Yochi Goldberg (Boston, MA) Sofie Goodman (Chicago, IL) and Evi Schusterman (Chicago, IL). Children; Herschel Krinsky (Crown Heights), Chaya Raizel Glick (Melboune, Australia), Dovid Krinsky (Sydney, Australia) Avereml Krinsky (Melbourne, Australia) and Fraidy Teitelbaum (Montreal, Canada).

The Levaya will take place on Sunday in Australia.

The family in the U.S. will be sitting Shiva at 1450 President Street. Shachris – 9:40am, Mincha – 4:15pm and Maariv – Bizman

Mrs. Shusterman and Mrs. Goodman are sitting Shiva at 6211 North Whipple St in Chicago.

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