Shiva Information

We regret to inform you of the passing of 
Melvin Gross z"l,
beloved father of our member,

Jay Gross. 

The levaya took place earlier today.

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Burial will follow in Israel at Eretz HaChaim Cemetery in Beit Shemesh area on Friday October 17, approximately @ 1:00 pm (2 hours after El Al flight # LY2 lands.)

For updated time on Friday morning, click here.

Shiva hours, locations and minyan times as follows:

Motzei Shabbat, October 18th - Monday Evening, October 20th
Derech Beit Lechem 94, Apt. 4 (Floor minus 1), Jerusalem
Shiva Hours: Motzei Shabbat: From the end of Shabbat until 10pm, Sunday: 8:15am–12pm, 1-7:30pm, 8-10pm, Monday: 8:15am–12pm, 1pm–7pm
Minyan Times: Shacharit: 7:30am, Mincha, Mishnayot learning & Ma’ariv: 5:50pm, Arvit (Motzei Shabbat): 6:40pm

Tuesday, October 21st
260 Central Ave, Apt. 333, Lawrence, NY
Shiva Hours: 8:15am-12pm, 1-7:30pm, 8-10pm

Minyan Times: Shacharit: 8am, Mincha/Ma’ariv: 5:50pm

To send a condolence card through Nerot, please contact Carrie Cooper at   CandSCooper@gmail.com or click here. If you would like to honor the memory of a loved one with a siddur, click here.


May the Gross family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

Rinat Yisrael Aveilut Committee

To send a condolence card through Nerot, please contact Carrie Cooper at   CandSCooper@gmail.com or click here. If you would like to honor the memory of a loved one with a siddur, click here.


May the Gross family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

Rinat Yisrael Aveilut Committee

We regret to inform you of the passing of
Melvin Gross z"l
beloved father of our member 
Jay Gross.

The levaya will take place tomorrow, Thursday, October 16, at noon, at Bais Tefila of Inwood, 259 Doughty Blvd, Inwood, NY 11096.

Kevura will take place in Israel at the Eretz Hachayim Cemetery in Beit Shemesh at approximately 1:00 PM on Friday October 17.

Jay can be reached at 1 (718) 530-5668.

Shiva details to follow.

To send a condolence card through Nerot, please contact Carrie Cooper at   CandSCooper@gmail.com or click here. If you would like to honor the memory of a loved one with a siddur, click here.


May the Gross family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

Rinat Yisrael Aveilut Committee

We regret to inform you of the passing of
Barbara Lozner, z”l, 
beloved mother of our affiliate member Stacy Kaplan, mother in law of Keith Kaplan and grandmother of Abigail, Liliana and Eleanor. 

The funeral took place graveside on October 10, in the Berkshires, MA. 

Stacy will sit shiva at 343 Winthrop Road in Teaneck starting on Thursday, October 16. Visiting hours are as follows:

Thursday: 12 pm - 4 pm
Friday: 10 am - 12 pm
Sunday: 2 pm - 6 pm
Monday: 10 am - 12 pm

To send a condolence card through Nerot, please contact Carrie Cooper at   CandSCooper@gmail.com or click here. If you would like to honor the memory of a loved one with a siddur, click here.


May the Kaplan and Lozner families be comforted among the mourners of Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

Rinat Yisrael Aveilut Committee

We regret to inform you of the passing of
Prof. Jordan S. Penkower z”l
beloved brother of our member

Sharon Penkower Kaplan.

The funeral took place earlier today.

Sharon will sit shiva at 110 Riverside Dr., NY, NY (entrance on 83rd St.), Apt. 8F.

Shiva and davening hours are as follows:
Friday: 9am-4pm (Please do not visit between 12-1pm), Motzei Shabbat: 8pm-10pm, Sunday: 9am-10pm, with Mincha/Ma’ariv at 6:40pm (Please do not visit between 12:00-1:00pm and 5:00-6:00pm). Monday: 9:00am-2:00pm
Sharon can be reached at 201-745-4400.

To provide a meal, https://takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=CSID2719

To send a condolence card through Nerot, please contact Carrie Cooper at   CandSCooper@gmail.com or click here. If you would like to honor the memory of a loved one with a siddur, click here.

May the Penkower and Kaplan families be comforted among the mourners of Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

Rinat Yisrael Aveilut Committee