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NEWS
Shlomo Karlinsky, z"l
by Betzalel Kahn
Shlomo Karlinsky, z"l, the son of HaRav Yaakov
Karlinsky shlita of Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood,
was killed in a car accident on the 5th night of Chol Hamoed
Sukkos on his way to perform a devar mitzvah and while
carrying a gemora in his hand.
Shlomo was born on 26 Shevat 5743 (1983) and despite his
relatively young age he reached rare levels of excellence in
Torah and yiras Shomayim. He left behind numerous
writings, including sugyos on the Shas and yiras
Hashem, very few of which he was able to print during his
lifetime.
Rosh Yeshivas Tifrach HaRav Aviezer Piltz opened the
levaya with divrei his'orerus on what is
demanded us at this time. Later Shlomo's father parted from
him and asked his forgiveness before the mittoh was
taken out. Following stimas hagolel HaRav Don Segal
spoke about the Succos holiday, saying during Chag Haasif,
the gathering festival, a ben aliyoh who had reached a
state of wholeness was gathered in. Citing HaRav Dovid
Povarsky he noted that a deceased person being accompanied by
the public dressed in Yom Tov attire, and although
"mitzta'er pottur min hasuccah," there is no such
exemption from joy on the festival, demonstrating there is no
distinction between sorrow and the joy of Yom Tov.
Since the deceased was found with a note in his pocket
outlining a private resolution made by all the members of his
chaburah on erev Yom Kippur to increase mussar
learning and to strengthen the mussar session at
the yeshiva, his friends and family were inspired to increase
their mussar study le'ilui neshomoh of Shlomo
Karlinsky, z"l, and to make a commitment to study a
mussar sefer from start to finish by the
yahrtzeit on the 20th of Tishrei.
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