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Beloved Rabbi Dies at 37 After Battle With Illness, Leaving Five Young Orphans

Rabbi Refael Binyamin Shisha, a 37-year-old teacher from Beit Shemesh, died in the US after a lifelong battle with illness, leaving behind a wife and five young children. His death follows multiple complex medical procedures and a recent severe infection.

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What happened

  1. 01Rabbi Refael Binyamin Shisha died at 37 in the US.
  2. 02He leaves behind a wife and five young orphans.
  3. 03His life was marked by a childhood liver transplant.
  4. 04He underwent another liver transplant recently in New York.
  5. 05A severe infection led to his death.
  6. 06An appeal has been launched to support his family.
Translated and summarized by baba from Kikar HaShabbat, the latest report. Read Kikar HaShabbat’s original

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