Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Sarah Light OBM

With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Sara Light of Fair Lawn, New Jersey, on Thursday Night.

She is survived by her husband, Berl, sons Yossi (Crown Heights), Nachi (Crown Heights), Chaim (Far Rockaway), and Levi (Fair Lawn).

The family is sitting Shiva until Thursday Morning at 804 Susan Place, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Davening times are as follows: Shacharis – 2 minyanim: 6:30am Mincha – 2 minyanim: 5:05pm Maariv – 2 minyanim: b’zmana

e-mail: yossilight@gmail.com

The family asks to not visit after 10:00pm.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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The New York Times

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