BDE: Reb Yitzchok Aaron Perlstein, z"l, Master of Chessed

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BoroPark24 is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Reb Yitzchok Aaron Persltein, a personality from the Boro Park community who embodied chessed in the extreme. He was 74 years of age, and suffered from illness before his passing late Tuesday night. 

The niftar hailed from the legendary Perlstein family of Munkatch. His father, Reb Volf, was a Holocaust survivor, and Reb Yitzchok Aaron represented that first generation following the Holocaust. In his youth, he learned in the Lakewood Yeshiva, and was an ardent talmid of Rav Shenur Kotler, zt"l, who is said to have been deeply dissappointed when he left Lakewood to join his father's business. In addition to his incredible chessed, he was a lifelong Talmid Chochom who loved Torah and loved to support Torah. 

Reb Yitzchok Aaron became wealthy, but he didn't keep his wealth for himself. He understood that he was a shaliach to support Torah and his fellow Yidden. Volumes could be filled with his works of chessed, both with his money and with his personal actions. 

He was always running around to help this almanah, this poor person, or another person in the hospital, even as he was struggling with his own health--in additions to the millions that he doled out to Yeshivos, organizations, and the needy in the community. 

After suffering a fire in his home, Reb Yitzchok Aaron, and tbl"ch, his wife, moved in with his mother in law, who had recently been widowed. Thus, he spent his last years living in a small apartment, only to keep an almanah company. 

In addition, he and his wife welcomed many guests to their shabbos and Yom Tov table. Everyone was welcome in their home. 

As noted, he was diagnosed with an illness in recent years, but nevertheless continued with his works of chessed and tzeddakah. 

The levaya will take place at 10:00 this morning in front of the Munktacher Beis Medrash. 

Yehi zichro baruch.