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Jewish News 24 · Aug 27, 2026

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BDE: Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Alfasi, a giant of Chasidic scholarship who spent more than seven decades documenting the lives and teachings of Rebbes and Chasidim, died Thursday in Israel at age 96. Alfasi, a historian, author and rabbi, served as rabbi of the Goren Synagogue, also known as Komemiyut Avraham, in Tel Aviv. He authored more than 90 books, including the monumental Encyclopedia of Chasidus, which became a major reference work on Chasidic history.

BDE: Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Alfasi, a giant of Chasidic scholarship who spent more than seven decades documenting the lives and teachings of Rebbes and Chasidim, died Thursday in Israel at age 96. Alfasi, a historian, author and rabbi, served as rabbi of the Goren Synagogue, also known as Komemiyut Avraham, in Tel Aviv. He authored more than 90 books, including the monumental Encyclopedia of Chasidus, which became a major reference work on Chasidic history.

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