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Rebbetzin Rivka Rubashkin, Matriarch of a Chabad Family, Dies in New York
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 15, 2026
What happened
Rebbetzin Rivka Rubashkin, the mother of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, died in New York at about age 98 or 99. She was remembered as the matriarch of a Chabad family, a major figure in Borough Park charity, and the force behind Crown’s Deli and the Rubashkin family business. Her funeral was set for Monday with stops in Borough Park and Crown Heights before burial near the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s ohel.
- 01Rivka Rubashkin died in New York on Sunday at age 98 or 99.
- 02She was the mother of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin and a Chabad matriarch.
- 03She and Rabbi Avraham Aaron Rubashkin built a major kosher meat and charity enterprise.
- 04Crown’s Deli served needy customers and functioned as a hidden charity operation.
- 05Her funeral was scheduled Monday with stops in Borough Park and Crown Heights.
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