Prominent Rabbi's Widow, Simcha Traub, Laid to Rest in Jerusalem

The community mourned the passing of Rebbetzin Simcha Traub, wife of the late Rabbi Yaakov HaCohen Traub, who served as the rabbi of the Tel Aviv neighborhood of Hatikva. She died at the age of 85.

Born in Jerusalem in 1941, Rebbetzin Traub was the daughter of Rabbi Amram Azulai and the granddaughter of Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Azulai, a prominent rabbinical judge. She married Rabbi Yaakov Traub in 1960, and they initially lived in Jerusalem.

In 1962, following the death of her father-in-law, Rabbi Ezra HaCohen Traub, who was the rabbi of Hatikva, her husband was asked to assume the rabbinate of the neighborhood. The couple then moved to Tel Aviv.

Rebbetzin Traub served faithfully for many years as the supervisor of the mikvahs (ritual baths) in Tel Aviv. She was a strong supporter of her husband's rabbinical work, including the establishment of a kollel (post-graduate rabbinical study center) and outreach initiatives.

She was widowed 33 years ago. In recent decades, her health declined, and she experienced prolonged illness. She is survived by her sons, who are all rabbis and educators, and her daughters.

The funeral procession departed from the Eliyahu HaNavi synagogue in Tel Aviv and proceeded to the Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem for burial. The family is observing the traditional seven-day mourning period at the synagogue in Tel Aviv.