The roshei yeshivos of Yeshivas Kol Torah and Yeshivas
Ponovezh headed the grief-stricken bnei Torah laying
to rest Rav Binyomin Zeev Bollack zt"l, a 27-year-old
avreich who returned his soul to his Maker on Friday
morning, Erev Shabbos Parshas Pinchos, two weeks after
sustaining serious injuries in a car accident in
Jerusalem.
Born on 5 Nisan 5739, Binyomin Zeev Bollack was the eldest
son of HaRav Meir Bollack, who has been giving shiurim
in Bnei Brak for years and serves as the manager of Yeshivas
Ponovezh, and Mrs. Yehudis Bollack (nee Markowitz) of Petach
Tikva.
After studying at Talmud Torah Tashbar in Bnei Brak, he
joined Yeshivas Ponovezh Letze'irim and then went on to study
at Yeshivas Kol Torah in Jerusalem, where he set an example
with his earnest tefillos and hasmodoh. A
regular participant in mussar talks and vaadim,
his fellow yeshiva members recall his exemplary middos
and painstaking adherence to halochoh.
Three months ago he married the daughter of HaRav Chaim
Yaakov Levy, one of the roshei kollel of Kollel Ateres
Shlomo in Beit Shemesh. After the wedding, R' Binyomin Zeev
began learning at the kollel run by Yeshivas Kol Torah
and his ambition was to build a home of Torah and yiras
Shomayim.
On Friday several weeks ago (4 Tammuz) he sustained a serious
head injury when he was hit by a car while crossing the
street on his way home from kollel in Bayit Vegan. He
lost consciousness immediately and was hospitalized at
Hadassah Ein Karem. For two weeks his family members and
friends did not leave his bedside and special tefillos
for his recovery were held at various Torah centers. After
showing slight signs of improvement he suddenly returned his
soul to his Maker, to the anguish of his family and
acquaintances.
Before the levayoh set out from Yeshivas Kol Torah the
rosh yeshiva, HaRav Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger, spoke of the
great loss of a ben aliyoh destined for greatness.
HaRav Boruch Dov Povarsky, one of the roshei yeshivos of
Yeshivas Ponovezh, said the niftar was a korbon
tzibbur and the owners of the korbon are the
members of the esteemed Bollack family.
HaRav Moshe Shternbuch, ravad of the Eida Chareidis of
Jerusalem, said that according to the Gra, commenting on the
verse "Veyeish nispeh belo mishpot" (Mishlei 13:23),
sometimes HaKodosh Boruch Hu sets aside the normal
guidelines for judgment. Therefore the public must awaken
following the many recent tragedies to insure they are not
akin to zevach resho'im to'eivoh.
Hespeidim were also delivered by HaRav Boruch Shmuel
Deutsch, one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas Kol
Torah, HaRav Yitzchok Yeruchom Borodiansky, the menahel
ruchani at Yeshivas Kol Torah, and the widow's uncle,
HaRav Meir Kott, one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas
Kol Torah high school.
At Har Hamenuchos Cemetery he was eulogized by his father-in-
law. After the grave was covered over shortly before Shabbos
the participants rushed to their respective homes in a state
of grief over the void left with the petiroh of an
exceptional ben aliyoh in his prime.
