BDE: Rabbi Yehuda Refson, OBM

With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yehuda Refson OBM, a veteran Chabad Shliach in Leeds England. He passed away Sunday night, the 27th of Adar, 5780 after contracting the COVID-19 virus.

Rabbi Refson served as a shliach of the Rebbe in Leeds England for many years, becoming a prominent Rabbi in the Leeds Jewish community where he served on the regional Beis Din since 1976.

He is survived by his wife, Ettel, and his children Rabbi Abba Refson (Queens, NY), Rabbi Yossi Refson (Charlston, SC), Rabbi Michoel Refson (Athens, GA), Rabbi Sholom Dovber Refson (Oceanside, NY), Rabbi Zalman Refson (Savannah, GA), Saroleh Jaffe (Whitefield, England), Leah Wolf (Melbourne, Australia), and Chavi Steiner (Minneapolis, Minnesota).

He is also survived by his brother Rabbi Dovid Refson of Jarusalem, Israel.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes