Gavriel Holtzberg

Rabbi
Gavriel Noach Holtzberg
גבריאל נח הולצברג
Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg
Personal
Born9 June 1979
Died26 November 2008(2008-11-26) (aged 29)[1]
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican and Israeli
SpouseRivka Rosenberg
Children
  • Menachem Mendel (2003–2006)
  • Dov Ber (2004–2008)
  • Moshe Tzvi (b. November 2006)
Parent(s)Nachman and Freida Holtzberg
OccupationRabbi of Mumbai Chabad House
Buried2 December 2008
Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel[2]
ResidenceMumbai, India

Gavriel Noach Holtzberg (Hebrew: גבריאל נח הולצברג; June 9, 1979 – November 26, 2008 (1st of Kislev, 5769) was an Israeli American Orthodox rabbi and the Chabad emissary to Mumbai, India, where he and his wife Rivka ran the Mumbai Chabad House. He was also a religious leader and community builder for the local Jewish Indian community,[3][4][5] and led the Friday-night Shabbat services at the Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue.[6] Holtzberg and his wife were murdered during the 2008 Mumbai attacks perpetrated by the Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

  1. ^ Lavie, Mark (1 December 2008). "Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel". Associated Press.
  2. ^ ""Jerusalem funeral of Mumbai rabbi", Australian Jewish News, 3 December 2008". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference JTA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Questions churn about attackers". The Commercial Appeal. 30 November 2008.
  5. ^ Morton, Michael (27 November 2008). "Ashland man worries for friend in Mumbai". The MetroWest Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  6. ^ Kahn, Jeremy (3 December 2008). "Jews of Mumbai, a Tiny and Eclectic Group, Suddenly Reconsider Their Serene Existence". The New York Times. p. A16.