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Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Reb Dovid Malka OBM

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the untimely passing of longtime Crown Heights resident and beloved culinarian Reb Dovid Malka OBM.

There is hardly a heart in Crown Heights that hasn’t been warmed by Reb Dovid’s delicious kugel or his world famous cholent: be they bochurim in Oholei Torah who were fed three hot meals meals every day, hungry beggars who appreciated his warm generosity or mispallelim who enjoyed his catering at their kiddush table Shabbos after Shabbos.

He will be sorely missed, and we send our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

Reb Dovid is survived by his wife Chana, children; Rabbi Yossi Malka (Tarzana, CA), Nechami Deutsch (Crown Heights), Esti Klein (Florida), Rochel Druk (Cancun, Mexico) and Zisi Malka (Crown Heights), as well as grandchildren.

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Monday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapels at 10:00am and passing by 770 at around 10:45am.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

The Kitchen on Carroll St. from which Reb Dovid fed thousands.

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37 Comments

  • customer

    Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’Yerushalaim. He made the best food. He should come back and prepare the livyason and the shor habor.

  • CH Mourns!

    BD”H may the family only have joy!!
    such a special man who fed so many peope for so many years he will truly never be forgotten!!!!
    AD MOSAI!

  • Schwei Family

    B”DE- May his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Yerushalaym….

  • the Lewis family

    Dear Rochel,

    We are deeply saddened by this news. Such a special man. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.

  • Out-of-Town Customer

    Saddened to hear. Our Chabad House was an early customer of his. He was always
    pleasant and accommodating. BDE.

  • A Good Friend

    DEAR DOVID.

    I WILL MISS YOU DEARLY,

    THE SHINE YOUR EYES MADE EVERY TIME YOU GREETED ME
    THE WORDS OF CARING AND SHARRING THAT YOU ALWAYS SAID TO ME
    THE GREAT FOOD YOU ALWAYS OFFERED ME
    THE TIMELESS HOURS YOU GAVE TO THE PEOPLE OF CROWN HEIGHTS,
    THE HOURS, WEEKS, MONTHS, YEAR, YOU SPEND KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS.

    YOUR GOODNESS SHOULD NOT GO UNMENTIONED.
    YOUR KINDNESS SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
    YOUR GREAT FOOD SHOULD CONTINUE BRINGING HAPPINESS TO CROWN HEIGHTS SHABOS TABLES FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

    YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN IN MY HEART.

    YOUR FRIEND,BENZION TURK

  • Moishe Wendel

    Dovid, when nobody believed in me, you did,& looked out for me. Im going to miss you.

  • G.

    Dovid Malka brought Oneg Shabbos to countless homes, Geshmak to Kidushim, and delight to Simchos. May he work up a recipe for the Shor Habor and Liviyatam NOW!

  • We Will Miss You.

    BDE. Go up to Shamayim and Storm the Heavens and Demand for Moshiach to Finally Reveal Himself to us.

  • Miriam-s cleaning Service

    very very sad about your leaving us, Thanks for everything and I’m sure you will be looking after us from above. We will miss you. You were a wonderful person and a friend to everyone in CH
    we all expected you to be there forever we can’t believe your passing we will always remember you. I remember you with your white van driving always to deliver food to the bochurim to Oholei Torah and I remember the many times I used to go to get last minute stuff because I was either tired or running late from work and had everything ready to pick up from your store even last minute stuff.
    I am very sad,we lost a very good compassionate person and I am crying because he was a person who made this world a better place and if we could only see more people to care how he cared for others and the level of Ahavas Yisrael he had…the world,oh! the world would be a much more better place to live…

    To his daughters and wife:May Hashem give them the strength to move forward and know of no more sorrow. We are Deeply saddened.

  • Reb dovid = very big Baal chesed

    I have experienced reb dovid daniels chesed. Unbelievable

  • KNOWN YOU FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE

    BARUCH DAYEN EMES!!
    HASHEM AD MASOI!!! WE NEED THE GEULA NOW!!

  • AB

    why, why, why!!!

    Please aibeshter, give the family the strength to go through this.

    So many young Righteous people dying, aibeshter please except our teshuvah.

    Never learned in ot but i know Yossi and sat near you rh and yk. A nice aidel man. This hurts, I feel your pain, crying with you.

  • How to end this insidious MAGEIFA

    according to the Lubavicher Rebbe (to increase safety against all harm including untimely death R”L) the top 3 concrete steps the public can do:
    1) Annual checks on Tfilin & Mezuzos
    2) Jewish self respect, in the form of adherence to jewish-law in modesty
    3) Daily study of Chitas & Rambam

    as the Rebbe put it: “the above has an impact on the safety of the whole family & collective safety of the entire community”

    the Rebbe’s only motivation (in telling us this SEGULOS for safety) is bec he cares for our own best interest, its NOT ABOUT SELLING RELIGION, but rather how best we can live in this world & be happy healthy & safe!

    remember these tips were said to us for our own benefit! by our dear Rebbe! we can trust him!

  • Sinai and Chana Julian

    Boruch HaDayan HaEmes …….. Reb Dovid catered our very quiet chasuna at National Committee’s Hadar HaTorah Yeshiva almost 22 years ago, even though he had barely a week in which to prepare. He gave us a wonderful banquet, fit for royalty, one not to forget. His mitzvos will speak for him at Beis Din shel Ma’alah and will pave his way to a mansion in Gan Eden. May he be a meilitzer yosher for those of us who are left and may his memory be for a blessing. HaMakom Yinachem Eschem…

  • To Yossi from Aaron

    Hello Yossi,

    I’m really sorry to hear of your loss.

    המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

    Best wishes,

    Aaron

  • Meira Warshauer

    I am so sorry to hear this.

    I was thinking, last week, of all the people he fed with his delicious food, and the dedication that required. What a mitzvah he performed with his devoted service. He lasted through all the chaggim. And fed everyone who needed this year. May his soul be blessed with a million fold the oneg he gave to others.

    Meira Warshauer
    Columbia, SC

  • so sad

    When my husband died A”H, he was so kind when I made the shloshim. without asking he gave me a very good price and threw in so many extras.
    he was a very nice man.

  • Chicken

    So sad to hear it. He was a wonderful person. May he be a gooter better for us and may we all soon be reunited when Moshiach comes.
    Many times he and his wife fed my family and many others when we had no money.
    We have moved to Israel, but I still miss your warmth and your food.

  • tico

    every week in my house, something about Dovid Malka was mentioned… the salads, the cholent, the family…
    it is hard to let go someone, who is part of our family, (he didn’t know how present he was but he was always there…)
    We will miss you Dovid, all the ones who has the chance to meet you will miss you.
    your always friend,
    Tico

  • your classmate mendy

    may we all be more careful in making mayah (100) brochos daly with kavana intent, it is stated that tefila prayer w/o kavana, is like a body w/o a soul, in King David’s time there was a magayfa plague 100 people died every day, and to stop it King David instituted that we make 100 blessings daily with kavana,

    MAY WE TAKE A RESOLUTION FOR KING DAVID (Dovid Malka)
    that we go King David’s ways and be extra careful to make 100 blessings daily.

    to yossi and the entire family
    May you be comforted among the avalim of zion and Jerusalem speedily.

  • c.l.

    so sorry to hear of the loss of such a special outstanding member of our community. May Hashem comfort the family. Moshiach Now

  • Anonymous

    For the last ten years I’d receive a box every friday from him. He knew my financial situation and refused to take payment. There was enough to feed my family for the rest of the week. Of course nobody knew. Oh, well. Now I guess I won’t be getting the food delivaries anymore.

  • Josh

    Who remembers how Dovid sounded Shofar at the Rebbes Minyan with the Rebbe present in Chodesh Elul upstairs in the zaal back in the late 70’s.

    He was a true Ohev Yisrael and Bal Middos Tovos.

    Strength to the entire Malkah family