About Rabbi Shlomo & Rebbetzin Pessia Matusof OBM
Pessy Matusof, a longtime Chabad-Lubavitch emissary who as director of the Jewish girls high school in Casablanca influenced the educational and spiritual development of thousands of Moroccans, passed away Oct. 11 at the age of 86.
Mohamed Karmoune, the Moroccan consul in New York, called the Matusof family who are sitting Shiva for their mother, who passed away early last week at the age of 86.
By Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie
In this exclusive excerpt from Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie's upcoming new book, the author recalls his meeing with Pessia Matusof (nee Karasik), one of the pioneering Shluchos who passed away last week.
Printed for the Bris of Shlome'le Matusof
18 Chesvan 5770 - November 5th 2009
18 Chesvan 5770 - November 5th 2009
Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, who established a system of Jewish schools in Morocco at the behest of the Lubavitcher Rebbe died Saturday night.
In a visit with the family of the late Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, the Moroccan consul in New York praised him and Chabad-Lubavitch for building a network of schools in the North African country.