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Kol Haolam · Sep 16, 2026

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Tanchum Gershon Portnoy z”l, a Five Towns resident who composed one of the most widely sung niggunim of the Jewish world, “Eitz Chaim Hi,” was niftar at age 75. The poignant niggun, composed in 1975, has for over 50 years uplifted Yidden and is widely used when returning the Sefer Torah to the Aron Kodesh. Portnoy was just 22 when he composed it for his album, Tanchumim. Yehi zichro boruch. *Read more on our WhatsApp group* https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

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