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With great sadness and pain we bring you the shocking news of the sudden passing of Rabbi Aharon Peretz Stawky, Shliach in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rabbi Stawsky was building a Sukkah on the balcony of his apartment, when he tragically fell to his death from the height of two stories.

Tragedy: Father of Seven Dies Building Sukkah

With great sadness and pain we bring you the shocking news of the sudden passing of Rabbi Aharon Peretz Stawky, Shliach in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rabbi Stawsky was building a Sukkah on the balcony of his apartment, when he tragically fell to his death from the height of two stories.

The news of his death was withheld from the public pending the notification of one of his daughters, who is attending seminary in Israel.

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, in Argentina.

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27 Comments

  • shocking!! yet one question

    watever happened to not getting harmed on ur way to do a mitzvha

  • monteuru

    Oy! I remember R’ Aharon Peretz (Arnesto) when he was becoming frum! BDE. What a loss!

  • An argentinian living in Crown Heights

    I can’t believe it. How can we understand something like that?
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  • anonymous

    Baruch Dayan HaEmes. A similar case happens in the gemara which is why it is considered that Acher possibly went off the derech, except the truth is that in a case of Sarcona in the natural order we do not rely on just the protection of a mitzvah as exemplified by Shmuel HaNavi’s telling Hashem that Saul HaMelech would kill him for going to anoint David HaMelech. May all this Torah be a z’chus to Rabbi Aharon’s memory and to all kol HaNeshamot. Baruch Dayan HaEmes, may his family be comforted amongst all the the mourner’s of Zion. Moshiach NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hashem You must build your Beit HaMikdash in order to save the lives of Your Children bikarov mamash and bring Your Moshiach and redeem Your Children.

  • oy!

    its so sad because its so practical
    imagine, it could happen to anyone of us. we can relate to it so much!

  • In response

    If one’s time is up then the best way to go is while doing a Mitzva. There’s a Sicha from the Rebbe re the issue.

  • Shabsi & Yehudit Teguer

    No se puede creer!!!!
    Tan buena persona, nuestro corazon esta con Uds.
    Todavia estamos en shock !!!

    Shoshi: Sin estar a tu lado estate segura que tanto corazon como mente estan con vos.

    Shabsi no lo puede creer su amigo, uruguayo, que siempre hablaba de el en todo momento,
    Es un grito al NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

    AD MOZAI!!! AD MOZAI!!!! AD MOOOZAAAAÄIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    HASHEM : POR FAVOR HAS QUE EL MOSHIAJ SE REVELE AHORA MISMO, TUS HIJOS! TUS BUENOS HIJOS NO DEBEN IRSE, DEBEN QUEDARSE A AYUDARTE EN TU TRABAJO DIARIO, ESTE GRAN HOMBRE, HACIENDO UNA MITZVE HASTA SU ULTIMO SUSPIRO CON TU NOMBRE SAGRADO SE HA IDO, UN GRAN AMIGO,

    Es cierto que quien sufre mas es el que se queda, pero gente como el hace falta en este mundo. TRAENOS AL MOSHIAJ, EL REBEE, MELEJ HA MOSHIAJ LE OLAM VOED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    QUE SE REVELE AHORA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    TE QUEREMOS MUCHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    COMO UN GRAN TZODIK QUE SOS, ESTAS CON EL REBEE DONDE VAYA POR ESO ESTARAS AYUDANDO, HACIENDO PARA QUE LA REVELACION SEA AUN MAS RAPIDA DE LO QUE ENTENDEMOS, COMO GRAN JOSID NO TE MUEVAS DE SU LADO, ASI HASHEM VERA CUAN IMPORTANTE ES PARA NOSOTROSEL REBEE, Y CON ELLO EL MOSHIAJ.

    SHOSHI : ESTAMOS, ESTUVIMOS, Y SIEMPRE ESTAREMOS.
    UNA VERDADERA AMISTAD NO SE ROMPE POR LA DISTANCIA PORQUE NUESTROS CORAZONES SIGUEN ESTANDO JUNTOS POR SIEMPRE.
    Mi e-mail : yehudit.teguer@gmail.com celular :(972) 050-770-33-17 yehudit
    celular :(972) 050-7-223-608 shabsi

    PD : COMO YA SABIAS SEGUIMOS VIVIENDO EN EILAT.
    SI TU HIJA NECESITA UN LUGAR EN SHABBOS SE QUE SUS TIOS ADOPTIVOS LA QUIEREN MUCHO Y LA ESPERAN CON LOS BAZOS ABIERTOS.

  • to #1

    could be, acccoring to the gemorroh, that he had done building it. still very sad, but still, n0o-one will get hurt while on the way to doing a mitzva

  • Yosef

    He was a chavrusa of mine back in Kollel, and a friend. I’ll miss him. Baruch Dayan haEmes.

  • Are we allowed to rely on a ness?

    BDE. I would like to think that Rabbi Stawky did all that was expected so as not to get into harms way. Nevertheless, some people seem to think that you can cut a few safety precautions, relying on a ness, that because you are doing a Mitzvah, you will not get hurt. I think this is wrong!
    Kind of like an incident, many years ago, when a Chasid was rushing to catch a farbrengen. He darted across Eastern Parkway, apparently carelessly, and, nebach, got hit. I think he recovered, B”H.

  • Yakov B.

    The Gemara qotes a story where a young boy was comanded by his fagther to climb a ladder and fulfil the Mitzvah of Shiluach Hakein. In both these Mitzvot the Toah promisses long life. On the his way down the ladder the boy slipped to his death. The gemara concludes; “long life” must be refering to “olam Haba” the world to come!
    perhaps in this case too we can say “protecttion while doing a mitzvah” will be in his “olam haba” he will enter the world to come with no harm!

  • to Number 6 &8 &12

    To number 6 and 8 I’ll bet this tragedy is the result not of his carelessness but of the sinas chinam that is going on in Kan tzivah Hashem es Habracha! Starting from the top! to Number 12 you can say what you said when it happens to YOU CHAS VEsholom. But when such a tragedy happens to someone else it should hurt you and you should be compasionate. Hashem should protect us!

  • Ushmartem

    There is a Mitzvah of Ushmartem Meod Es Nafshoisechem. There has been a lot of arguing in this forum regarding how could this happen to a pure Jew while doing a Mitzvah. We should NEVER rely on a Ness, even while performing a Mitzvah. Always take safety precautions. Doing a Mitzvah while transgressing the Mitzvah of Ushmartem Meod Es Nafhoisechem is a Mitzvah Habah Al Y’dei Aveirah. I am quite sure that if there would have been a competent rabbi around at the moment he would have exempted him from building the Sukka, as long as he doesn’t risk his life.

  • The Rebbe-s typical response t tragedies

    The Rebbe always linked such untimely tragedies to a need for our community to strengthen our divine protection!!

    we all know how to re-attract Hashems protection against tragedies…. lets all unite & take hachlatos to improve Hashem’s brachos & protection to our kehilos!!

    Geulah Now!!!!!

    (Chitas, Gmilus chasodim, Tznius, Checking Tfilin Mezuzos)

  • hurt friend

    number 16. you are making me want to punch in the face right now. shame on you./

  • Izzy B

    I remember Aaron when I learned in Morristown. He was very very nice. A great guy.
    I saw him afrer Yeshiva in crown heights. Always friendly and with a smile.
    I feel bad for his family. I wish I could’ve hung out with him or spoken to him. I havn’t seen him in many years.
    .

  • I-ll do it for you

    To 22:

    If you can give me a good reason why I deserve to be punched, I’ll punch myself for you. How’s that?