Prominent Kabbalist Rabbi David Batzri dies at 85 after collapsing at home

Batzri served as the head of Yeshivat Hashalom in Jerusalem.

Rabbi David Batzri as he delivers a Jewish biblical and rabbinic literature at the Shalom Yeshiva in Jerusalem, on Sunday, January 2, 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 11:16

Rabbi David Shlomo Batzri, a prominent Kabbalist, died at the age of 85 on Friday after collapsing in his home in Bnei Brak.

Batzri served as the head of Yeshivat Hashalom in Jerusalem.

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