בשיא פריחתו: מנהיג הדור מרן הגר"ד לנדו שליט"א בהספד מרטיט על הגאון רבי יוסף שלמה ליסיצין זצוק"ל

 

Following is a "translation" of the article from "BaHadrei" 

https://www.bhol.co.il/news/1738750

A huge loss in the world of Torah: the extraordinary gaon Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Lisitsin zt"l 

The extraordinary gaon Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Lisitsin zt"l passed away at the age of 55 after contracting a terrible illness | One of the most prominent students of the Ponivez Yeshiva, head of expertise at the 'Beit Midrash Elyon' yeshiva, and head of the 'Moresha Ve'daat' kollel | In the month of Tevet 5785, he mourned his son Abraach, who passed away suddenly

Baruch Dayan Ha'amat: From the 'Ma'eni Hayeshua' hospital in Bnei Brak comes the sad and terrible news of the passing of the extraordinary gaon Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Lisitsin, zt"l, head of the 'Beit Midrash Elyon' yeshiva in Bnei Brak, whose condition recently worsened due to a terrible illness, and he was 55 years old at the time of his passing. 

 The funeral procession will take place tonight at 9:00 PM from his home at 8 Rashbam Street in Bnei Brak to the Ponevezh Funeral Home, where he will be buried. The late zt"l was born on 21 Tammuz 5771 to his father, the Gaon Rabbi Zvi Yaakov Lisitsin zt"l, head of the kollel of the 'Heichal Talmud', and to his mother, Mrs. Mina Miriam, may she live. In his youth he studied at the Ponivzh Yeshiva, where he learned his Torah from the yeshiva's leaders and rabbis, and he remained a Ponivzh student until his last day. 

When he reached his peak, he married his wife, Mrs. Tzirel, the daughter of Rabbi Chaim Noah Cohen of Bnei Brak. Chef Meir Barel will lead the culinary line of the boutique hotel in Tiberias Chef Meir Barel will lead the culinary line of the boutique hotel in Tiberias Yair Fried Previous article 09:51 He studied his Talmud with all his might and was an outstanding scholar, who would study his Talmud and never take his eyes off the Gemara. 

A terrible constant, all Torah. In Ponibase and Beit Midrash Elyon, they tell of a great man in his own right, who was destined to light up the skies of the Torah world with his genius, and this is a huge loss to an entire generation in his wonderful books, and in the tents, with vast knowledge from all parts of the Torah, and it is not clear whether there is anyone like him in this great order of remote knowledge that is very difficult to reach in a normal way, a wonderful humility, a warm and pleasant attitude towards everyone. 

 He studied Torah at the Beit Midrash Elyon yeshiva, where he served as the head of the yeshiva's expertise. He was also the head of the Kollel 'Moresha Ve'Daat' - Gertler in Bnei Brak. Even in his interwar years, he never left the Beit Midrash, and would sit and study from morning until night without taking breaks He authored the pamphlets "Yefa Mera" on the Shas with the words of the first and last and the poskim. 

 One of his acquaintances wrote: " In his proficiency in Torah in all the Shas seders, it is comparable to that of even the greatest and most eloquent, he was unique and most prominent, as reflected in his many books and the vast harvest he left behind for blessing. With extraordinary diligence from the dawn of his youth, until his last day and very last breath. He also recited lessons to the kollel elders and yeshiva students from his sickbed, while being in real danger of death at every moment, with depth and proficiency as if he were in the court of law, until the last moment before he lost consciousness in his last days." 

 "His brisk walking down the street was like that of the most extraordinary worshipers of God, with his eyes closed and fearing sin, with his eyes on the small Gemara or in his writings. His prayer service was with all his senses, all his days within the walls of the K. Yeshiva in Ponivez, and he never prayed at random in another place. He was so young, and so witnessing to greatness, he was one of the truly unique greats of his generation." 

 In the month of Tevet 5785, he mourned his son, the young Abraha, the late Rabbi Chaim Noah Lisitsyn , one of the most prominent Abraha of the Ponivez Kollel, who passed away suddenly after not getting up from his sleep, and was only 28 years old at the time of his death. Just about two weeks ago, our son Sheikhi came to the engagement ceremony, and even got down from his sickbed to take part in the joy. May his soul be bound in the bundle of life.