Chabad Rabbi Tuvia Beloy Passes Away in Jerusalem at 90

Rabbi Tuvia Beloy, a revered elder rabbi of Chabad in Israel and leader of the Chabad community in Jerusalem's Neve Yaakov neighborhood, passed away at age 90 on Wednesday, 23 Tammuz. His death comes just weeks after the passing of his wife, Rebbetzin Chana Fromet Beloy, who died on 2 Tammuz while both were hospitalized in serious condition.

Born in Jerusalem in 1936 to Rabbi Baruch Yehuda Beloy, a leader of the Pagi movement, Rabbi Beloy was the grandson of Rabbi Moshe Beloy, a legendary Agudat Yisrael leader. He studied in Jerusalem's top Torah institutions, including the Etz Chaim Yeshiva, and developed a deep connection to Chabad Hasidism and the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

In 1966, he was appointed by Rabbi Israel Leibov to lead the activities division of Chabad youth in Israel, serving for over 20 years and spearheading major expansions in Chabad outreach. In 1972, he was personally selected by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to join the prestigious "Committee of Seventy Institutions," which established numerous educational centers worldwide.

Rabbi Beloy’s lifelong educational leadership was most prominent as head of the renowned Chabad girls' seminary "Beit Chana" in Jerusalem, a position he held from 1975 for more than 40 years. He was a spiritual mentor to thousands of students, mothers, and educators, embodying unwavering faith and devotion to Hasidic teachings.

Besides his educational work, he was a prominent Chabad publicist and thinker, contributing hundreds of articles to the official Chabad weekly "Kfar Chabad" from its founding in 1980. For decades, he served as the spiritual leader of the Neve Yaakov Chabad community, offering Torah classes and halachic guidance.

In recent months, Rabbi Beloy’s health declined, and despite prayers for his recovery, he passed away this morning. He is survived by a large family continuing his legacy, including his son Rabbi Peretz Uriel Beloy, and sons-in-law Rabbis Mordechai Menashe Laufer and Aharon Halperin. The funeral will take place today at 2 p.m. from Jerusalem’s Shamgar funeral home to the Chabad section on the Mount of Olives, where he will be buried beside his wife. May his soul be bound in the bond of life.