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Legendary Chabad cantor Berel Zaltzman dies in New Jersey at 92
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What happened
Rabbi Berel Zaltzman, the legendary Chabad cantor and prayer leader, died overnight in New Jersey at 92. Born in Soviet Ukraine, he became a prominent underground religious figure, later serving Jewish communities in Israel and North America. His funeral was to pass 770 in Brooklyn before burial in Queens.
- 01Berel Zaltzman died in New Jersey at age 92.
- 02He was a prominent Chabad cantor under Soviet rule and later in North America.
- 03He emigrated from the USSR in 1971 with his wife and six children.
- 04He led Musaf at 770 on Rosh Hashanah by the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s instruction.
- 05His funeral was set for Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. before burial in Queens.
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