Posted on 12/22/18
| News Source: MATZAV
It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rav Kalman Krohn zt”l. He was 67 years old.
Rav Kalman battled illness for the last period, enduring immense yissurim with fortitude and bitachon.
Rav Kalman was a tzaddik who devoted his life to Torah and avodas Hashem. Much of the chesedhe performed was conducted under the radar, as he raised money for those in need without fanfare.
Rav Kalman was a powerful mashpiah, whose shmuessen and shiurim were compelling and penetrating, moving his listeners to raise their level of avodas Hashem, avodas hamiddos and limud haTorah.
Rav Kalman delivered a weekly vaad to yungeleit and bochurim, imbuing in them pure hashkafahand imparting life lessons that remained with them for years after.
For decades, Rav Kalman delivered a multi-hour shiur at Bais Medrash Govoah on the night of Shavuos to hundreds of youth. For 5 hours straight, first in the dining room of Bais Medrash Govoah and later in Bais Medrash Ateres Brocha, Rav Kalman kept the youth enraptured with chiddushim, vertlach, stories and insights, also drawing older, seasoned talmidei chachomim and yungeleit, who wished to drink from his wellsprings of knowledge and overflowing yirasShomayim.
The passing of Rav Kalman leaves a gaping void in the hearts of Lakewood residents and those beyond who were inspired and touched by Rav Kalman’s purity, his love of Hashem and his Torah, and his boundless ahavah for other Yidden.
Rav Kalman is survived by his rebbetzin, Mrs. Naomi Krohn, and their wonderful family.
Yehi zichro boruch.