BDE: The Lizensker Rebbe, zt”l

By: Rockland Daily Staff

We are deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of the Lizensker Rebbe, Rav Yosef Meir Mayer, zt”l, who headed the Lizensker yeshiva in Monsey for decades.

He was 75 years of age, and had been battling an illness.

He was born to in Budapest following the war to his father, Rav Shem Tov Mayer, a descendants of great rabbonim. The home was permeated with chessed for all.

From the youngest age, it was clear that he was destined for greatness; his entire conduct was elevated, and he spent most of his time learning. In America he learned under the Divrei Yoel of Satmar, becoming his prize talmid.

Unsurprisingly, the Tosher Rebbe, zt”l, chose him as a son in law—and cherished him all of his life. 

He opened Yeshiva No’am Elimelech in Monsey, where he shaped thousands of talmidim over the decades, and amassed a sizable following.

The Rebbe struggled with an illness in recent year, and traveled to Eretz Yisroel recently, where he was niftar in a sudden manner Tuesday afternoon He was interred in the Tzefas cemetery.