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Jewish News 24 · Sep 20, 2026

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BDE: Chacham Leon Gindi, a longtime rabbi in Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish community and a respected Torah scholar, died Saturday at age 79 after suffering a heart attack while delivering a speech at Shaare Zion. The levaya is scheduled for Sunday at 10 a.m. at Magen David, 2021 67th St. in Brooklyn.

BDE: Chacham Leon Gindi, a longtime rabbi in Brooklyn’s Syrian Jewish community and a respected Torah scholar, died Saturday at age 79 after suffering a heart attack while delivering a speech at Shaare Zion. The levaya is scheduled for Sunday at 10 a.m. at Magen David, 2021 67th St. in Brooklyn.

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