A tragedy struck the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem on Tuesday night, when one of the students was found lifeless in the Jerusalem dormitory.
Emergency medical teams were called to the dorm, located in the Beit Yisrael neighborhood, and performed prolonged resuscitation attempts. However, they were ultimately forced to pronounce the young man dead at the scene.
The young bochur was identified as Shlomo Aryeh Ribakow z”l, a beloved talmid of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, he was a choshuveh ben Torah who was currently learning in Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim.
Shlomo Aryeh was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ribakow, and a brother to Dovid, Yehoshua, Yaakov, Daniel, Aaron, Moshe Ribakow, Ilana (Chesky) Finkelstein, Adina (Chezky) Kosman, and Shira Ribakow.
Known for his warmth, sincerity, and dedication to learning, Shlomo Aryeh exemplified a life of emes and avodas Hashem.
The levaya will took place on Wednesday afternoon at Eretz HaChaim Cemetery in Beit Shemesh, where kevurah took place.
Shiva will begin in Eretz Yisroel and continue in Baltimore, beginning Friday morning, October 24, at the Ribakow home, located 3316 Olympia Avenue, and will continue until Tuesday morning, October 28.
Police and medical professionals have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the tragic incident.
No further details have been released.
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