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Rabbi Avraham Menachem, Esteemed Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Migdal HaEmek, Passes Away at 79
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 3 hours ago
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Rabbi Avraham Menachem, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Migdal HaEmek and founder of key Torah institutions, died at 79. Born in Morocco, he immigrated to Israel in 1962 and became a leading Torah educator and community leader in northern Israel. He established extensive educational frameworks and served as the city's Sephardic Chief Rabbi for decades.
- 01Rabbi Avraham Menachem, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Migdal HaEmek, died at age 79.
- 02He was born in Casablanca, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel in 1962.
- 03He founded the "Ner HaTzafon" institutions and the "Nezer HaTorah" yeshiva.
- 04He helped many immigrant children pursue Torah studies in top yeshivas.
- 05He served as acting and then official Sephardic Chief Rabbi after Rabbi Meir Yona.
- 06His funeral was held in Migdal HaEmek, where he was buried.
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