Jerusalem – MK Rabbi Avraham Ravitz (United Torah Judaism) passed away overnight Sunday, succumbing to an illness which had him hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital since the beginning of January.
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Ravitz, 74, who had served in the Knesset for 21 years, had held a number of positions during that time, among them deputy housing minister, deputy education minister, deputy welfare minister, and chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee. In November 2008, he announced that he would not be seeking reelection in the Febuary 2009, and would be retiring from politics.
Prior to his career as an MK, he was the head of a Yishiva. He had also served in both the IDF, and the pre-independence Lehi militia.
Ravitz, who lived in Jerusalem, was hospitalized after losing consciousness in his house at the beginning of the month. He is survived by his wife, 12 children, and 77 grandchildren.
His funeral will begin at his house in the capital at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
Boruch dayan Ha-emes
Served in kneset? Well, I believe he did a lot of good to outweigh his 21 years in the BAIS KFIRA, so ZICHROINOI LIVRUCHU, ומחה השם דמעה מעל כל פנים ויאמר לצרותינו די
Baruch Dayan haEmes
is he the one that had a kidney transplant?
I hope isreal will give him an honorable funarel . (maybe have his aron carved from his desk in the kneset) after all he was a true partiot for the medinah and a bridge to zionism . and helped a lot to unite all yiden. a state funarel would realy show the apriciation he deserves
Remember when he had a Din-Torah with his children?
He needed a kidney transplant. The children were fighting he should take one of theirs, but he refused, He said a father needs to give to children and not take from them.
I think the children won and he received the kidnet from one of them.
Baruch Dayan HaEmet.
I had the pleasure of being a Shabbos guest a number of times at R’ Avraham & Avigayil’s home many years ago when I was in Yeshiva in Bayit Vegan. They were wonderful hosts & made me very comfortable.
TNZBZ”H
I believe he was a Rosh Yeshiva at Ohr Sameiach, running the program for Israeli baalei teshuva and had hundreds of talmidim who became bnei Torah and ehrliche yiden!