A his'orerus rally was held last week n commemoration
of the first yahrtzeit of HaRav Mordechai Shakovitzki,
who had been the rav of Jerusalem's Arzei Habirah
neighborhood. The rally was held in Arzei Habirah's beis
medrash.
HaRav Shakovitzki had served as rav of the neighborhood for
twenty years, and led his community until his final day. He
founded the Pischei Teshuvah Kollel and remained at its helm.
This kollel, where scores of avreichim from the
baal teshuvah community studied, was situated in the
Arzei Habirah beis medrash. Previously he made very
important contributions to the Torah community of South
Africa.
At the rally, speeches were delivered by HaRav Arye Finkel,
one of the roshei yeshiva of Mir; by Rav Shakovitzki's
cousin, HaRav Mordechai Cohen, a ram in the Slobodke
yeshiva in Bnei Brak; and by Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz, who was
Rabbi Shakovitzki's boyhood friend.
On Friday morning, family and close friends visited his grave
on Har Hamenuchos.
