Rabbi Yechiel Yerachmiel Naparstek, a respected Chossid and veteran resident of Kfar Chabad, Israel, passed away Monday of Chol Hamoed Pesach, 19 Nissan 5786.
He was 92.
R’ Yechiel, son of R’ Reuven Dovber a”h, was among the longtime and prominent figures of Kfar Chabad. For many years, he served as the secretary of the Bais Rivkah Seminary in the village, a role he carried out with dedication and responsibility.
He was born in 5693 (1933) in Poland. As a child, he endured the hardships of World War II and was orphaned from his mother. Following the war, he was among the first to legally leave Russia and immigrated with his family to Eretz Yisroel, becoming one of the early pioneers who settled in Kfar Chabad in its formative years.
In his youth, he studied in the Tomchei Temimim yeshivos in several locations, including Pocking, Paris, Tel Aviv, and Lod, where he absorbed the derech of Chassidus and yeshiva life.
Upon reaching marriageable age, he married his wife, Mrs. Leah, and together they established a Chassidishe home in Kfar Chabad.
Over the years, he was actively involved in Chassidishe activities and took part in the Rebbe’s mivtzoim, particularly Mivtza Tefillin and the spread of Yiddishkeit.
R’ Yechiel merited to build a large family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who follow in the ways of Torah and Chassidus.
He is survived by his sons, R’ Shmuel Yaakov Naparstek – California, R’ Shlomo Dovid Naparstek – Brazil, R’ Yisroel Naparstek – Australia, and R’ Yosef Yitzchak Naparstek – California; and his daughters, Chaya Blau – Kfar Chabad, Chani Alperin – Brazil, Devory Wineberg – Kansas and Nechamie Palace – Crown Heights.
The levaya will take place today (Monday) at 1:00 PM from his home at 19 Toras Shmuel Street in Kfar Chabad, continuing at 3:30 PM from Shamgar Funeral Home in Yerushalayim, en route to Har Hazeisim, where he will be laid to rest in the Chabad chelka.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
