The Funeral of the Important Young Man Shmuel Kosovsky z"l

The funeral of the important young man Shmuel Kosovsky z"l (of blessed memory), who belonged to one of the veteran and prominent families in the holy Breslov community of Shuvu Banim, departed today, Tuesday of the week of Parshat Behaalotecha 5779, from the Sanhedria Funeral Home located on Levi Eshkol Blvd., at the corner of Shmuel HaNavi Street in Jerusalem.

[caption id="attachment_16129" align="alignnone" width="482"] The important young man Shmuel Kosovsky z"l (of blessed memory)[/caption]

As is known, in Jerusalem, great efforts are made not to delay the burial of the deceased overnight, and they even bury at night to prevent the suffering of the soul. However, in light of the circumstances of the death, which we will detail later, state authorities attempted to perform an autopsy on the body. This was ultimately prevented through the intervention of Rabbi Ben Zion Oyring, the commander of ZAKA (emergency response and body identification organization), thank Hashem.

[caption id="attachment_16127" align="alignnone" width="482"] The important young man Shmuel Kosovsky z"l (of blessed memory) at the Tziyun (tomb) of Rebbe Nachman in Uman[/caption]

The bitter accident occurred last night around 8:00 PM on Kolitz Road in Jerusalem. According to the evidence gathered so far, the motorcycle ridden by Shmuel z"l and the young man Shlomo Shimon Regev struck a female pedestrian approximately 49 years old. The young man Shlomo Shimon Regev ben Amalia was also moderately injured and is in need of many prayers.

[caption id="attachment_16130" align="alignnone" width="482"] The young man Shlomo Shimon Regev ben Amalia with his father and family[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16128" align="alignnone" width="482"] The motorcycle on which the important young man Shmuel Kosovsky z"l (of blessed memory) was killed[/caption]

Medics from United Hatzalah's Jerusalem branch provided initial medical treatment at the scene to the pedestrian who was moderately injured. However, to our great sorrow, they could do nothing more than pronounce the death of Shmuel z"l, due to the nature of the severe injuries he sustained.

As mentioned above, the funeral of the young man Shmuel Kosovsky z"l began today at 1:00 PM at the Sanhedria Funeral Home. From there, the procession began toward the Breslov section of Har HaZeitim (Mount of Olives). Around 1:55 PM, the funeral passed through HaChoma HaShlishit Street, in front of the home of our teacher, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a. After moving words of eulogy and the recitation of Kaddish (mourner's prayer) by the Rav shlit"a, the funeral continued to Har HaZeitim, where the important young man Shmuel Kosovsky was laid to his eternal rest.

May his soul be bound in the bond of life.

[caption id="attachment_16126" align="alignnone" width="482"] The funeral of Shmuel Kosovsky z"l departing from Sanhedria[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16131" align="alignnone" width="482"] The funeral procession stops on HaChoma HaShlishit Street at the home of our teacher, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a[/caption]

Photos courtesy of Shachar Eliyahu