A 52-year-old avreich was murdered while learning with his son inside Kollel Chazon Ish on HaAri Street in Bnei Brak.

He was initially in critical condition, but doctors were forced to pronounce his death in the hospital an hour or two later. He was identified as Reb Yishai Por, z’l, one of the chashuve avreichim in the kollel.

He was stabbed with a knife by a mentally disturbed man while learning with his only son, 13, who was born after many years of marriage. The murderer then fled the scene.

The niftar learned for over 20 years at the Chazon Ish kollel with extraordinary hasmadah. He is survived by his wife and only son.

Emergency responders and police forces were dispatched to the scene and administered emergency medical treatment. The victim was then evacuated by intensive care ambulance to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer while continuing to receive life-saving treatment.

The police, who said that the incident was criminally motivated, launched a manhunt to locate the assailant.

MDA emergency medic Elchanan Rosenstein said: “The victim was lying there semi-conscious and suffering from penetrating injuries to his body. We provided medical treatment, including stopping the bleeding and administering medication, and evacuated him in an MDA intensive care ambulance to the hospital in serious condition.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)