With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Eliezer Wenger.
Rabbi Wenger, a longtime Montreal resident, has been teaching Halacha and other subjects for over ten years at Beth Rivkah High School in Montreal, Canada. He was the Rabbi at Congregation Oneg Shabbos in Montreal and the author of over a dozen seforim on Halacha.
He is survived by his wife Raitzel, and children Mordechai (Montreal, Canada), Yossi (Montreal, Canada), Shmuli (Montreal, Canada), Rashi Bortunk (Miami, Florida), Tova Nelkin (Montreal, Canada), Chanie Tzfasman (Crown Heights), Simmy (Montreal, Canada), Rikky, Mendy, and Hudy.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Rabbi Eliezer Wenger OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Eliezer Wenger.
Rabbi Wenger, a longtime Montreal resident, has been teaching Halacha and other subjects for over ten years at Beth Rivkah High School in Montreal, Canada. He was the Rabbi at Congregation Oneg Shabbos in Montreal and the author of over a dozen seforim on Halacha.
He is survived by his wife Raitzel, and children Mordechai (Montreal, Canada), Yossi (Montreal, Canada), Shmuli (Montreal, Canada), Rashi Bortunk (Miami, Florida), Tova Nelkin (Montreal, Canada), Chanie Tzfasman (Crown Heights), Simmy (Montreal, Canada), Rikky, Mendy, and Hudy.
Rabbi Wenger was instrumental for preparing the Tzivos Hashem Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos, he prepared the material which the contestants in the competition had to study, and was one of those who tested them.
The Levaya will take place today and will be leaving from the Shomrai Hadas Chaple at 11:45am and passing by 770 at around 12:30pm.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
member
Boruch dayan emes!
R. Wenger was a real powerhouse in our city. a man of iron. indispensible. It’s hard to believe…so sad for the family and community.
moshiach now – for real!!
A former student.
Rabbi Wenger was a great person. My family has gone to his shul since it opened all those years ago. I was also lucky enough to have him as a teacher in Bais Rivkah. Last time I saw him, I was eight months pregnant, going for a check up in the hospital and I bumped into him and his Rebbitzen in the elevator. He was obviosly not doing well, but he made a point of smiling and asking me how I was feeling. He atteneded my l’chaim when I got engaged many years ago, and danced with all the other men around the table even though he was sick. He was one of the best things that ever happened to Montreal. He will be missed. Please learn a little bit of halachah today in his memory, it’s what would of made him happy. And could someone also tell me where his family will be sitting shivah?
A co-worker
Rabbi Wenger ZL has such Yiros Shamoyim! He was a dogma choya.
We should learn from him! What a lost! Montreal get up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we miss you
very sad. he was an incredible man.
rosen
baruch dayan haemes
for shiva address: 5176 Bourret
Scott Seldowitz
Boruch Dayan HaEmes.
I just exchanged some correspondence with Rabbi Eliezer Wenger zal about the laws of itar yad yemino according to the Alter Rebbe and the Tzemach Tedek. He related that he spoke to Rabbi Bistritzski of Tzfas zal about it, as the latter wrote on the topic.
Rabbi Wenger was a powerhouse in halacha and warm mensch.
I remember him from the days in Miami Beach. When a shaliach in Eisham wanted him to leave to go there and be the principal of the schoolo, the local head shaliach wrote the Rebbe: “We need him too much here”.
Aiberster, we need him too much here.
–Shlome Seldowitz
Eli Feldman - Sydney
He was a very special man and someone who I admired greatly and looked up to.
I used to go to his Shul every Shabbos afternoon to Chazer a Sichah and noticed that he was dearly loved by his congregants…
In addition to being a Talmid Chochom he was also a Vareme Mensch.
“Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Bsoch Shaar Aveilei Tzion VYerushalayim”
MR. A.
Boruch Dayan Emes
RABBI WENGER HELPED ME LEARN HOW TO ARTICULATE DAVENING CLEARLY AT THE HEBREW ACADEMY
MAY HIS SOUL BE BLESSED TO BE AMONG CHADISDIM AND TZADIKIM