Rabbi Noah Weinberg, of blessed memory

I am not sure if Rav Weinberg knew how much Aish meant to me. I also am not sure he knew how he personally brought me back to my Jewish roots, even when many doubted my sincerity. I do not believe he knew how Aish sutained me in my time away from the army, or how it became the loving Jewish family for me as I was a lone soldier. I know that I said thank you many times, but I feel so sad that I do not think I conveyed the depth and sincerity of my gratitude. Today I dedicate myself to working with small Jewish Communities in far corners of the World. I hope I can do in some small way for others what Rav Weinberg did for me. I say once again thank you.

Dear Rabbi Noah Weinberg with much love, i am writing you now, from the heart of Romania, even it is a bit later... as i would loved to have been able to write you maybe a couple of months ago when i got to know of You and listen to your classes. I am not a Jew. Neither is my beloved wife Lidia and our 3 beloved teenagers, two boys and a girl. But we are determined to love Ha-Shem and we do love His people. Mostly because of Him and His Torah. And then because of special people such as You. We would like to thank Him that we came to listen to your classes and got inspired and could feel more from His love and we became more responsible for how to live our lives in front of Him. We also feel so indebted to the L-rd for His spiritual support and Torah instruction given to us through You. And even it is late now, we would just like to express our most sincere and deepest thanks for what You mean to us, as well as you mean for so many others. We just wanted to let You know that You were having also at least a couple of devoted pupils among goyim. Prove that the Almighty indeed was with You and blessed Your vision and the fire in Your heart. And even it is too late for You to read these rows, it is not yet too late for us to tell: WE LOVE YOU!... Silvian and Lidia Guranda, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Dear Rebbetzin Weinberg, Though we have never met and I only met the Rosh Yeshiva once or twice, the impact you have had on our family is profound. Over 20 years ago, my brother Yoel Labell was tapped ont the shoulder by Rav Meir Shuster and the rest, as they say, is history...My sister and her husband subsequently took the Discovery program, followed by my younger brother who has been at Aish ever since. He is Rabbi Gidon Labell who has been teaching a beginner level gemara shiur for many years.We were the last in our family to take the Discovery Program and in 1988 began our journey. We now live in the wonderful communtiy of Passaic and have five children who are FFBs. Our oldest daughter went to Bnos Chava and is now married to a wonderful boy and will, im yirtzeh Hashem, continue the mesora in the next generation. I tell you all this to give you the nachas and chizuk you so richly deserve and to express my/our hakaras hatov to you and the late Rosh Yeshiva for all of your mesiras nefesh on behalf of all of the souls whom you impacted. I can't bear to think of where I would be today without the vision and foresight of Rav Noach, zt"l. My husband, children, & I are grateful for this opportunity to thank you for always being there for your husband so that he could carry on his holy mission and enable so many of us to come back to authentic Torah Judaism. May you and your family be blessed with continued siyata D'shmaya in all of your future endeavors and may you have nechama in the recognition of just how many lives you have touched and inspired...Sincerely, Alison Sage & family

It has been a year since my first encounter and experience with Aish HaTorah. As I understand this is a man whom I never met, but whom inspired many of those which has inspired and changed me in the program. May you rejoice in the afterlife, and eternity. Lekolam Israel, I shall return in the name and with my own vision and purpose. - Simcha

Dear Rosh Yeshivah, I'm writing this on behalf of my whole family. We are so greatful for all that you have instilled into us. Aba would not be who he is today without you. All of Aba's inspiration, ahavas Hashem, and ability to see things so clearly, comes from you. You've made all of us realize what life is about, what Torah's about, and most importantly, what our relationship to Hashem is about. You've always and will always be an inspiration in my life. Thank you for always being there for Aba, our family, and myself. Thank you, Sarah Pollock (Rabinowitz)

I have just become aware of the sad news of Rabbi Noah Weinberg's Passing. I would like to share with you and with Rabbi Weinberg's wife and family my deepest sympathy and condolences. Words cannot express te magnitude of the loss of this great man. This is no less true for those multitudes of us who never had the joy of knowing or studying under his mentorship in person. I became aware of Rabbi Weinberg through the AISH website sometime in the early to mid 1990s. I read and printed out his lectures that had been posted on the site. I purchased his entire tape series of the "48 ways". I studied and made notes through all the tapes at least twice, then have revisited them since. I underlined page after page of sentences from Rabbi WeinbergS book "What the Angel Taught You". During the mid 90's through 2001 my wife and I lived in Hawaii. I drove about 30 or so minutes daily to Pearl Harbor Navy Base where I worked as an active duty Navy Medical Oficer. Rabbi Weinberg's voice accompanied me to and from work daily with a powerful 58 way lesson. Through the magic of his tapes I was sitting among his students attending the master's classes in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem. Rabbi Weinberg's teaching inspired me to look locally for a Torah Teacher. So I began attending weekly adult Torah study classes at Temple Emanue-El in Honolulu, taught then by now the late Rabbi Morris Goldfarb. My only other contact with Rabbi Weinberg was an answer to an email that I sent him January 15, 2001 with his answer. He said that he had learned the five levels of pleasure from the Sefer Hachinuch, but he cautioned that it could only be understood "through our manner of study". I am sure he could sense I was a neophyte. But then he went on for an entire page in a very loving, scholarly and fatherly like manner detailing step by step how he developed the very practical and beautiful widom of the five pleasures that he derived from a specific writing of the Chinuch. I found an incredible beauty in his explanation and felt the power of his giving personality reaching out to me from so far away. I genuinely felt so moved that he would take time to respond at all that I was compelled to print out and save a hardcopy of his comments in a file folder that I have and treasure to this day. What a giving man. In closing his email comments to me, he add a P.S. saying "You should also get the Essentials tapes!" Who could refuse the master's advice? So of course I did. In his loving memory I just watnted to share with you and his family the aboce as a small example of the transcending power of his presence, and the positive and life changing impact of his wisdom and teachings on me and my family. Because of Rabbi Weinberg I am a better man, husband, and father. Because of Rabbi Weinberg I am more. Because of Rabbi Weinberg I work to help others be more. No one will ever know that many distant and unknown shores that Rabbi Weinberg's words will continue to break upon, bring ripples of life changing inspiration, wisdom and joy. How gracious, humble and inspiring a man. Please accept my heartfelt and deepest sympathies at the loss of so gracious and great a man. Please feel free to pass this letter to Rabbi Weinberg's wife and family if you feel its appropriate.

Thank you Rabbi Weinberg for creating such a wonderful organization and for all of your tireless work for the Jewish people. If it were not for Aish, my husband and I would not have the wonderful life we do today or be religious. May your memory continue your great work. Our condolences to your family and friends.

May the Blessed Lord comfort the hearts of all those who loved him, and misses him. God Bless You, Sandra.

Rav Noach, Where do I start! I know that I'am not alone when I say that Rav Noach inspired,touched, helped & above all changed thousands of peoples lives. Rabbi Weinberg created new curriculums to teach the fundamentals of Jewish belief and practice to Jews unaware of their heritage and responsiblitiy. The Rav was an Incredible teacher and a scholer of Torah, He will be in quote "taught by the angels" in bliss and harmony. The world will not be the same without him. His name will not be forgotten nor will his teachings be in vain, we can commend his memory by passing on his teaching to the world & making it a better place. Thanks to Rav Noach & Aish Hatorah I'am here today livving my dream.

Dear Rebbetzin Weinberg and family, Rav Noach's passing leaves a hole in our hearts and yearning to follow his noble holy work. But, how will we do nwithout him? Hashem, please comfort us with all of the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim. I'm soooo sad and sorry. With love to the Rebbetzin. Gila

Rabbi Weinberg zatzal is really one of the most profound people I ever met. I first heard him on tape in 1988 about 2 years later my older brother had the zechus of marrying his daughter,I'm just so saddened by his passing, My thoughts and prayers go forth to the whole family(everyone he met became an extension),to all his students and all of Klal Yisroel. May we each really do our own part in keeping his teachings and his memory alive. Also especially to Rebbitzen Dina Weinberg and Family and to Tamar Rubin and Family,Hamakom yunachem eschem bisoch Aveiley Tzion B'Yerushalayim.

Dear Aunt Dina and family Amoosh There are no words to express the loss our family and Klal Yisroel are experiencing. Uncle Noach was a tremendous human being. He was a giant. In his ambitions, in his strength, in his crystal clear clarity of what Hashem wants of us every minute of the day. I'll never forget speaking to him once a number of years ago. He had just spoken in the Agudah of Avenue L in Flatbush, about Sara Schenierer and the need to support Kiruv. It was a Friday night. I had been involved in some Kiruv and had some questions for him. He put as much emphasis into answering my questions as he had put into speaking. And this was after him giving his speech. I was awed by his drive. I wasn't working for him, but he never for a moment lessened the urgency he felt to bring home Jews. I remember how my Savta loved to listen to his tapes. She would be resting in bed listening to them and then get up and tell us, "My brother Reb Noach says", and proceed to tell us what she heard. The loss is tremendous and I know as he said in Mishpacha magazine last year, that he took his cues and inspiration for his Avodas Hakodesh from you, Aunt Dina. Hamakom Yimachem Eschem B'soch Shear Aveilei Tzion B'Yerushalaim Ayala (Rabinowitz) Kutcher (Surkey's daughter)

I would like to express my deepest condolences to Rabbi Weinberg's family and friends,my heart,thoughts and prayers are with you and all Jewish people around the world as this is a loss for the world. I was so inspired by Rabbi's insightful and wise teachings. Although I only new him through Aish.com, he has a special place in my heart and I hold great respect and admiration for him. I feel blessed to have had the privilege of learning from him.I am very grateful.May he rest in peace, he is greatly missed.

Ow Ow ow my heart is tearing. I just found out. Oh my G-d, take good care of him. Let even a piece of glory for this man that lives in my heart light up the whole world. Dear Rabbi Noach's family, and dear family of all of the rest of us of us whom this man touched and moved so deeply - my love goes to you. I sit here in California, right there with you all, crying and holding onto my heart that is tearing into pieces right now. Rabbi Weinberg was and always will be my beacon. One day I walked in, a kid, into his office, and was never the same again. He made me a real Jew. He turned on the lights. Oh I've had teachers. A fantastic family. I've had Psychology. I've had education. I even had a guru. I've had a lot of things in life through which I searched. But no one. No one ever reached in like he did, stuck his hand down into me and grabbed my by the organs, and tugged up the string that goes all the way back down through our people to the living Jewish soul. He did that. In one sit down he did that. My dear Rabbi, I bless you, I thank you, I so deeply honor you for what you have done, even through this one guy within whom the soul of the Jewish people lives. Dear family and family of students and friends, even as I just sit here completely cracking up and losing it in tears, please take my prayer for strength and that the love, dedication, and unrelenting strength and quality of this amazing teacher and man be honored by all of us in our thoughts and dedication to G-d forever.

Thank you Rav Noach for NEVER giving up. We hope you can enjoy and get some rest now. We will miss you. We love you.

Rabbi Noah Weinberg will be always great inspiration and someone to look up to. I'm grateful that Rabbi's work and teachings are accessible to us. Blessings

Please accept my heartfelt condolences for both your personal loss and for the loss to Klal Yisrael. Rabbi Weinberg was a giant in his time. His light will on in all of us whom he touched on bothe a personal level and through his wise teachings. May he rest in eternal peace. May you and all Israel be comforted.

Thank You For The LIGHT :)

I wish I would had the opportunity to meet Rabbi Weinberg. I will treasure his writings and wisdom.

Thank you Rabbi for your magnificent spirit and legacy. My sincerely condolences to the family, May the Omnipresent comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem VeLo tosifu LeDaava od.

my son Natanel just by looking at rabbi's photo, yehi zichro baruch, picture of our dear Rabbi, world giving 'light' rabbi, on medinat Isr. said, "oh how i pray that there will be another soul like his in our world." just glancing at the light of his face. Rabbitsen Weinberg my love and thanks for haderech you and Rabbi have given me. I love you forever. Hug and condolances to you and your children, and grandchildren,all the family, and Aish for loosing inspiration number one. Please god may aish have the ability to continue rabbi's way of reaching out to all jews around the world and openning their way for alliyah. What a big loss. my love, Romina Rothschild

I MET THE RAV IN BROOKLYN WHERE I ASKED HIM FOR A BLESSING BEFORE HE LEFT FOR ISRAEL. HE WAS QUITE AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN AND TEACHER. MAY HIS LEGACY LIVE ON.

Blessed is this would for having been touched by such a great person.
Recently,on 11/10/08 my daughter Naomi had a new son Noah Michael that I just found out about. In tribute and respect I hope that my grandson will be blessed to be as great as his names sake.

I first Rabbi Weinberg in 1975. Although a moving encounter, one thing he said to me has been a constant reminder in the last 34 years. He said "If you are willing to die for the Jewish people, you might as well live for them." It has been a motto of my life. G-d bless his memory

Our prayers go to the family.

"It is clear that one who loves another cannot remain passive when he sees his friend insulted, and he will surely come to his defense. Similarly, one who loves G-d will not be able to tolerate seeing a chillul (desecration) of His Name and His mitzvos violated. This is the intensity of the love that one who truly loves his Creator should be able to display. . . A person should serve the Almighty only so that His kavod (glory) will be recognized and magnified. This will happen after one deepens his love for the Creator and he longs and yearns for kavod shamayim (the glorification of His Name). . . and he desires that the whole of mankind be motivated accordingly. . . The Creator loves those who love His people, and to the extent that one increases his love for His people G-d increases His love for that person. . . These are the true leaders of the Jewish people- those who sacrifice themselves for His People, laboring on behalf of their peace and well-being in all possible ways." (Mesilas Yesharim, ch 18, Chassidus) This was the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Noach, a true 'chassid'.

Rabbi Noah Weinberg is and will be forever alive in this website and his teachings to Jews all around the world from the most religious to the most secular.

On behalf of Aish Chile I join in the expressed grief on the petirah of R. Noach zt'l, the most inspiring, motivational, and irresistable jew that I (we) have ever known. I also wanted to humbly sumbit my feelings of personal loss in perhaps a different light. I was zoche to be somewhat of a talmid of R. Yaakov and his passing soon after moving to Chile to start Aish Hatorah here, left me feeling especially bereft. But I always took great comfort in the fact that R. Noach was still with us. All those who knew them also know that there was great mutual respect and love between them. R. Noach, as he himself said at his older brother's levaya, considered himself a talmid of R. Yaakov, and indeed, much of the basic fundamentals of R. Noach's thought and subsequent Aish Musar was inspired, if not derived, from R. Yaakov's clarity of thought and intelllectual force. R. Yaakov on the other hand, always spoke to us of his brother's open heart and incredible wisdom in dealing with people, which he likened to the wisdom of Shlomo Hamelech i.e. the understanding of how to see inside of a person. I couldn't help but feel that they were part of one whole. We all knew how R. Yaakov reveled in his brother's success and loved to visit Aish in Yerushalayim as well as other branches to help out as much as he could. It seemed like he became so much more animated when he talked to a room of those who were initially seeking out G-d and Torah that I could just not help thinking that he seemed to have felt that the work of his brother of being "machazir biteshuva" was so much more essencial and important then what one could do in a typical Yeshiva. So, in short, on the passing of the great R. Noach, such a beautiful yid, a neeman beiso of Hkb'H, it is doubly painful. May Hashem send his nechama of understanding to his family and talmidim.

We were a group of guys who would never have dreamed we would be in an orthodox yeshiva. We were students from top colleges, law schools and I was headed to medical school. We were inspired and touched by the Reb Noach's wisdom and insights that he shared through his legendary course, the 48 Ways to Wisdom . We would work as groups to discuss what we were learning and do the assignments. It was a fabulous growing experience and an exciting time for us. We all wanted to defer and postpone our plans in the States to stay a year and get the background we now knew we needed. All the time we heard Reb Noach's messages on how to connect with our potential, connect to the Almighty and to realize that we, as Jews, have to commit to the Jewish people to help them as well. Many of us went back home and some came back to Aish in Israel to continue to learn. I was fortunate to make it back. I continued to learn and grow, and all along I new that I would become observant, and that Reb Noach's insights about the state of the Jewish people was right on. We who knew how little we knew before coming to Aish -- and worse we knew what we thought of "orthodox" Jews and Torah that we had strong negative opinions with almost no knowledge to formulate those opinions. This was the beginning for me. Over the next 29 years my friends and I under the inspiration, vision and unrelenting drive for greatness and thinking big that were constantly nurtured by the Rosh HaYeshiva we built aish as a force in kiruv. the Rosh HaYeshiva was always a step way ahead of the rest of us. No matter what we accomplished and thought was the breakthrough direction he invariable showed us that we were small in our expectations and did not grasp the real potential. We grew and so did teh Rosh HaYeshiva. He developed classes to teach us the 6 constant mitzvot, how to be a thinker, how to be a leader, how top learn chumash, how to learn shas and more. As in everything he did they were totally clear ideas, totally practical and extremely relevant and they were the ideas a Jew (or human being) essentially needs. He was a father, rebbe and teacher to his talmidim. It didn't stop there. He was like a father and grandfather to my children. In times of need he was totally there for us. There wasn't anything he wouldn't do for us and often did. It is a profound loss for us.

I first met Rav Noach Dec.24 1974. I was on a Kibbutz trip to Bethlehem for Xmas. I was never in a church in Toronto, but this is where the kibbutz was going. I met Rav Noach and in his office he challenged me to stay. I said, "Many people have told me that religious people like you have no choice, they don't know any other way..." He smiled and answered back. "That's where you are wrong. We know everything that's out there. But you – you don't have a choice. Do you know anything about your heritage?" That's when I knew I had to look into it. Reb Noach came with his family Shabbat night and again invited me into a debate. He was so passionate and so concerned. I returned a couple of months later for Purim, a great experience, and was invited to stay for Passover in Rav Noach's home. The love he gave for each child was so moving, he gave more attention to all of his kids than many parents who have only two kids. Whenever I had a question the Rosh Yeshiva had an answer. I would phone before Rosh Hashana asking advice on how to raise kids. In Dec.2006 I finally brought a group of 14 to meet the Rosh Yeshiva. For many it was the hi-light of their trip. We were fortunate enough to know him, it is up to us now to spread his legacy. With love Gedalia ( Gary ) Zweig

I am gratefull that I learned so much from Rabbi Weinberg (and I still continue to do so) His work will live on forever. He was a great man and I will never forget the things I learned from him.

I am a gentile who has been influenced tremendously by the teachings of the Rabbi.I do not go to bed unless I listen to one of his audios from the 48 Ways to Wisdom.My heartfelt condolences goes out to his family,his students and the people of Israel.

Baruch Dayan Hamemes.

Rabbi Weinberg was truly a great man of G-d. Though I am a Christian I have learned a great deal from the teachings on this website. I love the land of Israel and the Jewish people very much. This news makes me very sad. I will keep Rabbi Weinberg's family in my prayers. He will be truly missed by all. Love and Blessings, Marie

Though I did not know Rabbi Weinberg personally he has had a profound impact on my life and I am grateful to him and to all the teachers who have learned with him for what you have given me through the work of Aish HaTorah. Many years ago, as I was becoming observant, aish.com became one of my lifelines in how to do that and get closer to Hashem, and it still is. I eagerly await reading the weekly newsletter articles and taking advantage of all the other vast Torah resources you offer. I pray to learn from Rabbi Weinberg's example and everyday do what Hashem is asking of me and to help bring others close to Him and our klal too. My deepest condolences to his family. HAMAKOM YENACHEM ETCHEM B'SOCH SHAR AVLEI TZION V'YERUSHALAYIM

Though I did not know Rabbi Weinberg personally, I can only imagine what an immmensely special person he must be. Aish.com has always been my source of my spirituality and thousands of others. Hamakom Yinachem eschem bisoch she'ar aveilei tzion yerushalayim.

It's absolutely beyond us to fully appreciate what R. Noah Weinberg ZTz'L generated in this world and the loss we now have to live with. As R. Feldman I believe said in the hesped for R. Weinberg, A tzadik lives by his faith - and R. Weinberg's faith continues to live through us - all the ones that he touched and affected. We have to live with this loss with the strengh we cam build from our emunah - learned from R. Weinberg himself. If we exercise just a little of the emunah that he had and do with it what is right - to further such aims as R. Noach envisioned for Kllal Yisroel, such tremendous things can be acccomplished. May we be zocher, and R. Weinberg, and may he have much nachas with what hopefully will be further accomplished in his zechus May Hashem comfort us all, especially to his wife, children and family.

It is a very great loss to not have his pious pressence in our time any more, he had been a great inspiration to the nation of Israle and the Noahides of the world. May his blessed soul keep helping us drom the Shama'im. Elinor Bat Noah Iran

Heartfelt condolences. Rebbe helped so many people they are uncountable.

I am deeply sadden that Rabbi Weinberg as passed. He greatly touch my life. He brought many basic truths of life to light....I enjoy listening to his many many teaching wished I had the opertunity to me him. I am christian...but his teachings brought so so so much of Torah to light.... Truly a blessed man... Thank You Rabbi for all your lifes work...my prayer is I could be half as wise...

HAMAKOM YENACHEM ETCHEM B'SOCH SHAR AVLEI TZION V'YERUSHALAYIM

I wouldnt want to think about what could have been if HAKADOSH BARUCH HU had not placed you in my life and the life of all of Klal Yisroel. I owe to a unlimited amount of hacaras hatov for all you have done for my parents and family. In your merit we should see in our days the geula shelaima.

I first met Reb Noach in 1978, when I was a student of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein in Yeshivat Har Etzion. I was inroduced by a friend who was studying with Reb Noach and couldn't stop talking about him. I would frequently go to Yerushlayim for Shabbos and made it a point to stop at Aish Hatorah to hear Reb Noach teach The 48 Ways to Wisdom. The invigorated me. It gave me a new framework for teaching Judaism to Jews who hadn't much Jewish educational background. When I returned to the States, I taught 48 Ways on campus in Ann Arbor and in Evanston. It was a powerful magnet for Jews who wanted to learn. Some of my student have themselves gone on to teaching Torah for decades, and the credit is Reb Noach's. Reb Noach was completely dedicated to Am Yisrael. He challenged everyone he met to be a better Jew, to do something about assimilation and ignorance. His imeasurable impact on Yiddishkeit throughout the world serves as a lesson to us all of what incredible achievements one human is capable. None of us is another Reb Noach, but with extraordinary effort, each of us can accomplish in extaordinary ways. Reb Noach understood this about all of us. We all need to understand this about ourselves. Y'hei zichro baruch. Elisha Prero Rabbi, Young Israel of W. Rogers Park

Though I never knew Rabbi Weinberg of blessed memory personally, I studied with his student Rabbi Michael Stern at Aish Philly. Rabbi Stern quoted his rebbe and taught me with much love and sincerity for many years. I remember verbatum his lectures on Parsha Noach, Loshen Hora, and the beauty of bringing in Shabbat. Because of this my son just returned from Israel on an Aish Birthright trip and he returned the human being that Rabbbi Weinberg wants us all to become. My sincere thank you for Jewish outreach and welcoming me to a terrific family.

Rebbe never liked the word "faith". Faith, he would say, is for the secularist. I am going to use it anyway, in this writing, just because it soundns better. Rebbe showed us that miracles do not create faith but rather faith creates miracles. That is the Mishna that he so often quoted, "make God's Will your will..." I feel like Rip Van Winkle or rather our own Choni haMa'agal, who woke up so many years later to discover a new world. While I have sonambulated, plugged along, done my bit, complained, been up and been down, Rebbe has ploughed through without waiver. I look up and am hit by the enormity of what one man can and has done. "Lo baKoach v'lo b'chayal, key im b'ruchi..." God's Will will not be implemented by force, nor by armies of believers running around. God's Will will be done by the individual who dedicates him or herself solely to the task of doing the Will of the Almighty. Rebbe has been a living example of that. But now he is gone. It is up to us, his students, his students students and all Jews who have benefited from Aish, to carry on. After we have seen the possibility of the impossible, there is no way we can ever rest, unless we make ourselves numb. After being students of our Rebbe there is no way we can find sollice without following through with his vision. In his death Rebbe has brought me more clarity that I have ever had. He taught me once that if you don't succeed in conveying the lesson, the lesson must be taught through you. I am so sorry to say that my thick headedness stopped me from hearing the lesson until now. Now, in your death, it is clear. May we all be comforted amougst all who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.

This letter is impossible to write, but I am making myself write something because there is an awesome debt of gratitude to the Rosh Yeshiva zt’l, the Rebbetzin and all of there children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rosh Yeshiva zt’l thank you for loving us. Thank you for repeating yourself thousands of times with patience and sincerity. Thank you for allowing me to taste the richness and truth of Torah through your genius and simplicity. Thank you for being an ‘extremist’ in your commitment to fighting assimilation. Thank you for filling my home with kavod Torah and limud Torah. Thank you for all of my ‘assignments’. Thank you for pushing me to use free will even when I was asking you a question. Thank you for making G-d real and constant. Thank you for changing impossible situations into opportunities. Thank you for a very close and supportive Aish family, Thank you for sharing in our simchas. Thank you for teaching “I can’t” is avoda zora. Thank you for hashgacha stories. Thank you for the daily ‘thank you Hashems’. Thank you for teaching us not only to daven to Hashem, but also to listen to Hashem. Thank you for teaching about karbonos and why it is so important to daven for the karbonos in the Beis Hamikdash because we don’t want ‘human karbonos’ to wake us up. Thank you for teaching that ‘G-d means business’. Thank you for teaching humility. Thank you for teaching Ahavas Hashem, Ahavas Torah and Ahavas Klall Yisroel. Thank you for teaching about ‘the angel’. Thank you for the 48 ways to wisdom, the six constant mitzvos , the five levels of pleasure, five finger clarity…….thank you for the insights into the parshas, shabbos and yom tov. Thank you for teaching that my job is never done both in learning and working. Thank you for teaching us what it means to love G-d with all your heart, with all your SOUL, and with all your possessions. Thank you for an incredibly meaningful life. I could stop here, but there is much much much more. Thank you for my husband and the hashgafa to support him 100% in his work for Klall Yisroel. Thank you for my children and the wisdom to want them to be a Kiddush Hashem first and foremost. Thank you for your Talmidim and their Rebbetzins who taught and continue to teach me wisdom from the Rosh Yeshiva. Thank you for making your family part of the Aish Family. Thank you for teaching me Hashem loves me even more. Thank you, and MAY YOU BE COMFORTED AMONGST THE MOURNERS OF ZION AND JERUSALEM. (May the Rebbetzin have good health and strength to continue their mission.)

Though I may not have known Rabbi Weinberg personally, I feel that I had been moved by a great man when I had visited Aish HaTorah and when I had participated in the discovery seminars and such. His presence alone was one that brought a smile to everyone's face. My deepest sympathy goes out to Rabbi Weinberg's family and all at Aish HaTorah. Ilana Koyfman

Years ago a very sacred male child was born-When becoming very sick the whole Jewish world did mourn. Rabbi Noah Weinberg was blessed with a memorable name-The world was better for him- it’s never been the same. By planting seeds of kindness he made our world a gentler, kinder place- Extreme kindness exudes through him because it’s written all over his face. Knowing his hospitable charitable work that he always did do- Made all our lives better for me and the rest of you.

Dear Aunt Dena and children, We are all saddened over the terrible loss of our most beloved uncle Noach. We were most privileged having him stay at our house, when in Toronto, for so many years.One of my earliest memories of Uncle Noach is when I was a youg child and I went to the White shul with him on a Friday night. After davening I asked him why he was the only one in the entire shul that screamed out the words Shema Yisroel. His reply conveyed his true essence- "When you grow up and understand the true meaning of the words Shema Yisroel, you too will scream out these holy words. Are there sufficient words to truly describe a life filled with total Avodas Hashem? How he strived his entire life to be Mamlich Hashem and bring all of the children of Israel to the recognition of Hashem Who Haelokim, Ein Ode Levado. My children are filled with the most warm and fondest memories. He taught us to care and appreciate each and every member of Klal Yisroel-to inspire and love-not to judge. Uncle Noach touched countless of people and I am repeatedly told how many people owe their lives to this holy man. Tzadikim B'mesasom Nikraim Chaim! Hamakom Yinachem Eschem B,soch shaor Aveilei Zion VaYerushalayim. Love,Moish and Elaine and family

It is stunning to lose such a giant of Yehudim.I, a baal tschuva gained inspiration and yiras Shamaiim from his life.A part of me died with the learning of Rav Noach,s passing.The mitzvah of being holy and ahavas Hashem were realized through tzaddik Noach Weinberg.

My deepest sympathy to all at Aish HaTorah and Rabbi Weinburg's family at this sad time. What a loving heart and tremendous passion this treasure to Israel had! No wonder he is and always will be, sorely missed by so many. May the Almighty comfort you in the midst of your pain. About 18 months ago it was Aish HaTorah's website that initially helped me to "reconnect" to my Jewish roots and become one of the countless, thankful multitudes that make up just part of this remarkable rabbi's huge legacy.

Rabbi Noah Weinberg taught us, "By reaching others, you'll reach yourself." This is what I have in mind every moment and I have learnt so much effectively through teaching and sharing with others. I was so blessed that his "48 ways to Wisdom" had reached me deeply when, oneday, I felt so hopeless and in so much "pain"..I can recall,"Way 25-No Pain No Gain" was the first that I read..and I was so blessed to learn that "accepting pain" was also a way to wisdom..and now I've learnt how to deal with it and grow from it. Rabbi Noah Weinberg, I thank you so much. You've truly reached us and I'll continue to analyze and learn what you've taught us over and over again...and I'll teach, and not preach (as you have reminded us that preaching is brainwashing. And that's totally not the Jewish way).. I'd not try to convince others but myself how I, chinese, can effectively learn so much and appreciate whatever I have through Jewish wisdom. But i must reach others if I have to reach myself. "48 ways to Wisdom" will always be the guildlines. Rabbi Noah Weinberg will always be remembered and forever in my heart.

I am Chinese. Because of Rabbi Noah Weinberg, my life has changed entirely. Wisdom has become the only thing I crave for everyday since I read his "48 ways to Wisdom". And through that, I've become increasingly curious about Judaism. He once said, "Acknowledge your gifts and be grateful to the source. Because if you know from whom you're receiving, you can always go back for more...........If you are living with Jewish wisdom, know it, quote it, and give credit." And yes, this is what I've been doing when I share his teachings of wisdom with my chinese friends and kids. I have mentioned his name hundreds times. I will continue to do that and forever. Rabbi Noah Weinberg will be in my heart forever. His teachings of Wisdom will live on forever.

I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Rabbi Noah Weinberg. My deepest condolences to his family & friends. Aish.com & his multitude of readers will miss him greatly but his work & memory will long live on. May Aish.com continue to publish its diverse & most welcomed articles while at the same time maintaining it's high quality of investigative journalism so much appreciated, by what if I may say, a captive audience .

I can't even express my feeling for such a big lost to all Klal Yisroel.Rabbi N.Weinberg wiil be miss so much.He'll always have a special place in the HEART of Everyone.May Hashem comfort the entire Mishpacha & all Klal Yisroel.Betoch Shar Avlei Tzion Veyerushalaim.May We be Zoche Bimera legeula Shleima Bimera Beiameinu!Amen!

In deep gratitude for all the wondorous gifts you gave us. Your legacy will burn forever in our hearts, in our children's hearts and ccontinue from generation to generation. You are missed and treasured always...thank you for giving so many of us lost in the diaspora wings to fly back to our heritage.... back to our people back to our land back to our city Jerusalem into the arms of HaShema!

I send my condolences to the family and friends of Rabbi Noah Weinberg of blessed memory. I have gained so much from Aish HaTorah for the past few years.

Dear Rebbitzen Weinberg, It is with sadness and sorrow that I write to you on the petirah of your beloved husband, the Rosh HaYeshivah.After finding out yesterday, a state of stillness enveloped me, taking me back to memories that influenced who I and my children are today. Attending EYAHT over 20 years ago, I remember you taught us that if you just watch a Gadol B'Torah, a tzadick, you may be able to learn great lessons for yourself. From peeling vegetables in your kitchen, L'kavode Shabbos, to washing out garbage cans, L'kavode Pesach, to sharing meals with his cousins in their Boro Park home with the Rosh HaYeshivah,you, and my children, the Rosh HaYeshivah was always welcoming, friendly, concerned, and connected on a relatable level with any age. He gave us that gift within himself: to care about each Jew, each person, with what was good for them. He lived what he taught me love means: appreciating and taking pleasure in the virtues of others. You also taught me that, along with the concept that each Jew is like a part of my own body, but a spouse is that much closer, with a spiritual connection like no other. I am so sorry for your loss, for our loss. Yet, what the Rosh HaYeshivah gave to all of us is timeless, the ultimate act of love: Giving Torah and Torah values that are timeless, for each generation, to build upon, for the betterment of our families, our communities, and the world. HaMakom Yinachem Eschem B'toch Sharei Aveylim B'Tzion V'Yirushalayim.

My condolences to the Weinberg family. I was priviledged to study at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem in 1976-77. Everyone has so eloquently described the Rabbi and I will not attempt to do so. I just want to remark how Rabbi Weinberg changed my life by reminding me of what was important,and how I have tried to live my life accordingly. I consider myself blessed to have met him and studied with him. Thornhill,Ontario

This is very sad news. I learnt a lot from him and will continue to do so.

To honour this man who was a great inspiration, we must continue his important work. WE cannot allow the evil doers to get away with their lies.

His wisdom and spirituality along all his lectures had touched and transformed my life completely. I'm a new human being since the first time I heard his teachings.

I was at an Aish Kiruv Training and the Rabbi mentioned that "one who teaches a Ben Am Ha'aretz Torah has the power to change decrees". I thought to myself that Rabbi Weinberg would be just the person I would love to go to for a Blessing since he tought so many people Torah. I am so sorry to hear about this great loss.I was very inspired by AISH Hatorahs out reach and I hope I will continue to reach out to others all my future outreach work should give Rabbi Weinberg's sole many more merrits!

If it were not for Rabbi and Mrs. Weinberg my son and my self would not be frum. Need I say more!! please make sure she gets this message

It is with a heavy heart that I write this email.As a young man, arriving in Eretz Yisroel in the early 60's, from Baltimore, it was Reb Noach, and his aishes chail who took me under their wing.I will never forget those years with Reb Noach who practiced what he preached.Many evenings I would pass by his study at 3,4 AM.and could hear Reb Noach learning.Shabos night, at the Weinberg table, some of the quests had verbal bets as to how long Reb Noach could stay awake.As we all knew Reb Noach was away the entire weekday doing Kiruv work.Ill never forget the PASSION that he put into everything he did.I can only imagine all the Malachin greating him in Gan Eden. May he be a Mailitz Yasher for all of Klal Yisroel.Please pass this on to the Weinberg Family. Reb

My friend Zeev Rabinowitz and I sat in Rabbi Weinberg's class at Midnight, Shavuos, 2006, at Jerusalem. The inspiration and honor I felt just being in his presence are indescribable. He shook our hands and even asked us a few questions relating to his droush. Never, ever will I again feel such respect, emotion and awe! He will be in my heart always.

I was once sitting in the Rosh Hayeshiva's office in a personal meeting. The phone rang, and with his secretary away, he took the call. I heard him say in an animated voice, "Hello, how are you? So nice to hear from you. So good to get your call. I am with someone right now but speak to my secretary and we can arrange a proper time to chat." I remarked to him that this must be a close associate, and that I could wait if he wanted to talk to him now. He said, that he actually didnt know him that well at all! So I asked him, why were you so friendly, it seemed as if he was a really close friend. He responded that Pirkei Avos, Ethics of Our Fathers, teaches us that we must great everyone with a happy face. Likewise on the phone, we should great people with a warm voice. I bet that peson who spoke to Rav Noach, felt like a million dollars. I do part time work for my mother's pain relief business. We sell TENS units, which are electronic pain relief devices. I heard the Rosh Hayeshiva was in pain, so when I visited him in hospital, I brought a long a TENS unit. He seemed so happy to get it. He beamed a smile of gratitude. I was sure he was going to use it to ease his sickness induced back pain. A few days later, I spoke to his son Yehudah. I wanted to know if the device was helping him. He explained that his father was not so into the idea of placing electrodes on his back. I realised that he was never going to use it. He had smiled at me in gratitude for my sake, so that I could get the pleasure of helping him. He loved individuals and was sensitive to their needs and to their emotions. The other side of Rav Noach was his dedication to world Jewry as a whole. He constantly devised schemes to save us from the dangers that face us, be it assimilation, Iran or terrorism. It was the Rosh Hayeshiva that inspired the films Obsession and The Third Jihad, as well as countless ideas that were simply to big for his students to deal with. He was like Moses in that he fought for the entire Jewish Nation in the face of adversity. He was like Joseph in that he was not only interested in their spritual welfare but also their physical existence, and his passing is like that of Jacob, in that there is no replacement. On Jacob's deathbed, he told his 12 sons (the tribes), that they had to unite to survive in Egypt or face oblivion, likewise those who carry his torch will work together. Rav Noach is the irreplaceable Yaakov Avinu (Jacob) and together we will act as a team to carry on his love for others. I once asked him the question that many wanted to ask, "Why dont you teach more in the beis medrash (learning hall)?" He put his hands in a sprinking motion to his mouth and said "because I have to eat." It took me a few seconds and then I got what he was saying. His food was torah. When he wasn't busying himself with the needs of the Jewish Nation he was learning torah for himself. Rav Noach was being responsible, he knew that Torah is food, without it, he could not exist. Without Rav Noach, I would not be married with two children, living in Jerusalem, growing as a person and with a life of meaning. Rav Noach, our Rosh Hayeshiva taught me responsibility - that a human being can live an ordinary life, watching tv or he can reach out and spend time taking responsibility for himself and others. I don't want to let him down. I can see his face and I hear his words and I know if I start to waste time, he will shout at me from Shemayim - "you bum, you want 5th class pleasure, you know what you are willing to die for, so live for it, take responsibility and enjoy it."

Rab Noah kept a pocket notebook where he entered what he did in 15 minute (or more) increments. At the end of the day he would review any time that he was wasted and would try to improve himself the next day. I once spoke to Rab Yaakov (his brother, Rosh Yeshiva of Ner Israel) 45 years ago and asked how could the yeshiva take in people who had bad medos. He said that because so few wanted to learn at that time they could not refuse anyone. I met that problem bochur 30 years later and he had a long beard and wore a bekasha and was a Rebbe at an Israeli yeshiva-the power of learning Torah!

I don't know what I Would say.

Within a few weeks of arriving at Aish, I convinced my friend, who had already been at the yeshiva for awhile, to go to the Rosh HaYeshiva's home for Shabbos. It was arranged for us, but my friend opted out, saying he was too embarrassed to go to such a great man's house. I wasn't sure what he meant, and I went with someone else. I expected the "head rabbi" to just speak philosophy and talk about the Torah the whole time, like in the Yeshiva. Instead, I saw a loving family man who spent the whole meal hugging his children and bouncing his grandchildren on his knees. He was real. Now I understood what my friend meant. Over a year later, I decided to return to my home for a few weeks. The Rosh HaYeshiva called me to his home the evening before, and spent nearly two hours with me, going through each family member, and what I would say to each one of them. Now it was my turn to be embarrassed at taking up so much of his time. Afterwards, he then insisted on driving me back to the Yeshiva! But that wasn't all. On the way back, he informed me that he needed to briefly make a stop, and pulled up his car alongside a huge dumpster. He said that he believed his son lost a retainer, and he wanted to search for it. All of my offers to go through the dumpster instead were ignored as he sifted through all types of garbage. I couldn't watch. (In the end, I think he found it.) Years later when I saw the Rosh HaYeshiva in Brooklyn, he would each time ask me the same question: "Did you memorize the Taryag Mitzvos yet?" He always felt it was a person's job to know what we're supposed to do in this world. Because of this, when I later taught a 5th grade Misnah class, we put aside the last ten minutes of each period to learn the mitzvahs (a novel idea in some schools). There were too many for them to memorize, but by late May, we had finished them all, and we made a siyim with the families of the students. The devestation now is real. My personal picture of the guelah had always automatically included the Rosh HaYeshiva. Of course he'll be there, I thought. My picture has been shattered. This is part of the devestation. My most sincere condolences to the family.

For the last 6 years I've benefitted from the Aish.com website, and I know that this is because of Rabbi Weinberg's passion for reaching out to every Jew. While I never met Rabbi Weinberg, through the Rav's ability to mekarev so many Jewish people and bring them to the Torah, I feel that I have missed an opportunity to say thank you to the Rav for what he did for me and the rest of the Jewish people, and learn from a Torah giant who truely embodied the Mitzvah of Ahavat Yisrael. The outpouring of sorrow is a testament to the countless lives that Rav Weinberg touched. To the Weinberg family and the entire Aish community, may H' comfort you all, and may you and the entire Jewish people only know simcha from now on.

Baruch Dayan Haemet. His Torah teachings will live on forever

We have lost a true hero to our Torah world.

I'll never forget the summer of 1989. It was really hot, we were in the old Beis Midrash, and the air conditioning wasn't working. It was hard to learn, stay focused and not complain or whine. Then the ice bags came. Every day a bag of ice was sent to the coffee team room to be put in the freezer. Ice? Whoever got ice in Israel? Wasn't that an American luxury? We were thrilled, excited and most of all refreshed. No one knew who was sending it. A week later we discovered that it was the Rosh HaYeshiva. We were amazed and touched. It was such a kind, thoughtful, and personal gesture of care. I can still hear the enthusiastic conversations with some other students about how great the Rosh Hayeshiva is, for sending us the ice. We were truly grateful. Later on it hit me. Ice? For ice I can my open my heart and feel the Rosh HaYeshiva's kindness? For ice, I can be effusive in my gratitude to the Rosh HaYeshiva? For ice, I can acknowledge that my days been transformed, because of the coolness of a drink in a warm Israeli summer? How about all the gratitude for the eight years that preceded that summer, when I had been transformed by the Rosh HaYeshiva's vision, his reaching out, and inspiration to come spend a year in Israel to learn? Where were my thanks for the wisdom, the clarity and confidence he instilled within me that I too can make a difference? Where was my heartfelt gratitude for teaching me Torah, connecting me with Hashem, and giving me a Jewish identity with roots all the way back to Sinai? Whoa!!!!!!! How tricky can the heart be to ignore the avalanche of an impact the Rosh HaYeshiva made on my life while managing to squeak by with a thank you for a cube of ice? Why was it so hard to acknowledge the magnificent depth and pervasive nature of the Rosh HaYeshiva's contribution to my life? It's been twenty seven years since the Rosh HaYeshiva dramatically changed the direction of my life and yet up until last week, I somehow moved forward not truly thankful for all that he has blessed me with. All that has changed. These past few days, since the passing of my beloved Rosh HaYeshiva, I've been walking around in a daze. I'm emotionally overwhelmed in my realization that all that I see at every turn is what the Rosh HaYeshiva gave me. My remarkable wife and beautiful children, our holy home and way of life. The books, the siddurim, the mezuzas, tefillin and Shabbos. My closest friends, and outstanding colleagues. The learning, the lessons, the Rabbis and Jewish communities I've thrived in and enjoyed. My yearning, my hope, my vision and contribution. His signature is on everything I care about and do. If he hadn't reached out to me, then everything I now cherish and hold dear would have disappeared because I wouldn't have been taught that they even existed. One thing I've learned from the Rosh HaYeshiva's passing is that while some people will get by thinking they made a difference by offering a cool drink, our real opportunity is to give mankind a new and better world to live in. The world I live in is the one he gave me. Thank you Rosh HaYeshiva. I'll miss you forever but I’ll see and appreciate every blessing you gave me, every day.

About 10 years ago, Rav Noah was having a serious health problem and needed surgery. My 11 year old daughter Tali heard about it and sent him a get well card. Soon after she sent him the card, I received a phone call in my office. The receptionist announced, “Rabbi Weinberg is calling for you” I had no idea why the Rosh HaYeshiva would be calling me! I picked up the phone. “Marc, it’s Rabbi Weinberg. I just wanted to call to say thank you for the beautiful card Tali sent me. Please tell her thank you and I love her.” My daughter will never forget the call of the Rosh HaYeshiva. We’re all so busy, but somehow Rav Noah made time for the “little big things.”

Each time I walked away from Rav Noach’s presence, I was inspired and uplifted. It may have been a chiddush in p’shat, an insight into living or just a kind loving word from him. I am constantly amazed at how the Rosh Yeshiva was able to give me an insight into Torah, that was staring me in the face, and I had never seen it before. Afterwards, I would say, “It’s right there in the Possuk, how could I have missed it?” I don’t know if the Olam HaTorah is even aware, what a profound impact the Rosh Yeshiva had on them!! Rabbi Yaakov Meyer Aish Denver

There was no way to be prepared for this flood of emotions this morning. I feel orphaned in a way. The bottom line is that the Rosh Yeshiva and Aish HaTorah are responsible for my life. We just celebrated our oldest son's Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel and are about to celebrate another one. Every simcha we have is thanks to the Rosh Yeshiva. My career in Jewish music is thanks to the Rosh Yesihva. My brothers who have become rabbis got their start and got their smicha at Aish. The list goes on and on. Imagine my father's nachas having 13 frum grandkids. Imagine Rav Noach's schus just based on our families growth and yidden that we touch. What a profound loss for the Jewish people. I told my kids in their bedtime story tonight the saga of his life and how one person can change the world. We knew a man who changed the world. We are so blessed.

To Rebbitzen Weinberg and children (among them, Yehudah whom we know), It is with much more than a heavy heart that we heard the sad news of Reb Noach's passing. We go back a long way with him, although from a different vantage point than many. We were one of the places he'd come with his latest ideas, his most recent passion, to try to get us to join him in his efforts to rescue Jews and Judaism. Our children remember well the time, more than 20 years ago, he spent a Friday night meal with us and challenged our son with a very direct, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" Our son was not used to being asked that question, as he was only 10. When he answered that he didn't know, Reb Noach looked him in the eyes , holding his gaze strong, and assured him he could be whatever he chose, whatever he wanted to be- he just needed to make the decision and then go for it. He told us all about the Marines and his vision of the world- how we all needed to be a Marine who takes the hill. He taught us the importance of not shirking the responsibility we were given. He insisted we, and all frume yidden, had a Mission. The enthusiasm he projected for each of his ideas was as if it had been his first one. Each one made us feel we would be part of saving the world with the smartest and most committed man around. He made us want to be his partner- who would want less of life? His life force always managed to reach us and propel us. He was irresistible, not because he was charming and convincing--- though that he was -- but because his level of caring for his/our people was so inspiring. He carried us along and inspired us unabashedly. We feel privileged to have been among those he came to and counted on. It was an honor to be one of his small partners and indeed it was an honor to be part of his Revolution. Though he has left us now, his many teachings will stay with us forever. We will try to continue to honor him by pursuing the goals he stood for. His presence loomed so large that we never thought the moment would come when the Eibershter would come to take him away. How fortunate for him to leave behind so many devoted, committed followers - children. talmidim, ordinary people whose lives were touched by him. How fortunate for him to have made a difference! We will all miss him so much. We will need to be much more. Dov and Nancy Friedberg

To Rebbe: How can I begin to thank you for giving me Olam Habah? An Aishes Chayil? Jewish children who are frum? A derech in which to live? A meaningful life helping Hashem's children? The words "Thank you" almost sound insulting due to their deficiency. Thank you is what one says when one is served some food, receives a gift, or helped in any basic manner. What I and my family have received from Rebbe is a different dargah of receiving all together. It is beyond receiving in many ways. The gift you have given us is more of an entirely different life - a hischadshus of briah - a ruchnius briah - a birth of some sort. I know I am one of tens of thousands who have been given this transformation from Rebbe. So many worlds have a new life because of Rebbe. You have given us a birth and a derech in which to be a Tzelem Elokim. So I, my Aishes Chayil, my kinder, our students - we all say "Thank you" for giving us LIFE! In this world and the next! There is no way to repay this - perhaps emulation is the highest form of thanking you! With the deepest love, kavod and teffillos tears in our eyes - we will always be grateful! Yakov, Nili, Tzudi, Esti, Moishe, Rivka, Bracha & Yosef Davod Couzens

I discovered Aish.Com only in recent years and it has been the most important source in my journey of Jewish learning. Rabbi Weinberg had a great impact on my life as a Jew.

What a tremendous loss for Klal Yisroel, but what a zechus that we had his leadership & inspiration for so long. He changed my life for the better.

I was intensely grieved to hear about the loss of one of the great Jewish leaders and educators of our time, Rav Noach Weinberg zt"l. In every sense he was larger than life. He dominated any room by his presence. He created Aish Hatorah as his Archimedean lever through which to move the Jewish world. He practiced outreach, and inspired many others to do so, in ways few others have ever achieved. He was madlik mi-ner le-ner, he used the fire of Torah to light the flame of many souls. His love of Torah and Am Yisrael were contagious. His speciality was doing the impossible. If you thought it could not be done, he would show you how to do it. He was a leader who created leadership in others, and he led by personal example. He was a man of faith who, through his life and teachings, showed the power of faith to change the world by changing us. I will miss him deeply, but his blessings will remain in the lives of the thousands he inspired. Yehi zikhro barukh. Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks

when the rosh yeshiva was alive we had someone who cared for every person alive, who cared for the world. when the rosh yeshiva was alive we had someone who would stand and shout for the ideals the torah and judaism held very dear. when the rosh yeshiva was alive we had someone who was so acutely aware of our troubles he truely could not fall asleep without shedding a tear. when the rosh yeshiva was alive we had a leader who led us faithfully, fearlessly and through the night. the rosh yeshiva is no longer here, the truest of judges decided his time was over, where do we go, who can fill his shoes. who has the vision, the fire, the will to change the world. who is the conscience of the world. who has the foresight to name the biggest crises facing the jews and the world long before anyone wakes up to them, crises such as sderot and iran. who will be our leader through the good times and the bad. each and everyone of us knows the rosh yeshiva said we can change the world, but how many of us are real with the fact it CAN be done. we need to find the rosh yeshivas fire in each of us, its there somewhere, all we need to do is define our terms and gain five finger clarity. then the impossible becomes possible.

My favorite site on the Internet is www.aish.com. bar none. It lead to an examination of my soul and my purpose in life. It resulted in me leaving Galut and making Israel my home now over a year. It has raised me both spirtually since I arrived and gave me the tools to touch many lives since I have arrived. This is what the Rabbi taught me to keep reaching you would be amaized at what potential lies inside each of us.

In spirit and purpose.

Such a tradety this happened to such a wonderful person, I'd like to thank him for his wonderous insight and the lessons learnt from histeachings.

May the heilige neshama of Rav Weinberg zt'l have an aliyah. We can all learn from this great human being what one person can accomplish.

a loss to the world!!!!!!!!1

It is not just the Jewish world who misses this great great man. I am one who belongs to a different faith and can testify to the greatness of this remarkable man. With many tears you will be missed. You were the wisest man I've ever listened to and the greatest contribution to humanity I have ever witnessed. May the almighty HASHEM comfort us at this very difficult time dear Sir.

The person that I am today is because of the Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Noach. He was my spiritual father. The fact that I am married with six amazing children, dedicating my life in the rabbinate, doing my best to change the world and make it a better place, is all because of him. Every major, and most minor decisions that I have made in the past 25 years, were influenced in some way by this incredible mentor. He taught me how to view the world, and then he set me free on it. Until the last few months, he was always available for a check up, just to make sure I was on the right path. (Upon reflection, I probably would have done myself a great service if I checked up a little more often!) When I was 16 yrs old, I was a happy kid who believed in G-d and wanted to have a positive influence on people’s lives. The “angel” had taught me that. I met Rav Noach in 1984 when I was still 17. This was the beginning of and incubation period that would last 7 and 1/2 years. I grew up “spiritually” in the old city of Jerusalem. The Rosh HaYeshiva and some of his greatest students would be my rabbis, teachers and friends. I learned so many things from the Rosh HaYeshiva, it would be impossible to recount and record them all. Some of them were intuitive impressions that are abstract, yet influential in my life. I will do my best to share some of the highlights of wisdom that he taught me. When I first arrived at Aish, Rav Noach was teaching the “48 Ways to Wisdom” class. It was for beginners. One of the wisest men on the planet would spend his time with the rookies who know nothing about Judaism! Rav Noach taught that everyone has a role in the Jewish People, and each person should know what their role is. In a war there are medics who triage in the field and there are surgeons in the hospital. In the eyes of people it might be more prestigious to be the surgeon, but what counts is how we look in the eyes of the Almighty. The Jewish people are at war with assimilation, there is nothing wrong with doing triage in the field if you are fighting for the Jewish people. If that is where you can help the most and that is the need of the Jewish People that is what you MUST do! The topic of these classes moved on to the concept that there is nothing we can do for G-d, and that He created us for our pleasure. (Wait! I have always known that was true, but I never heard anyone say it.) The class continued that the opposite of pain was not pleasure but no pain, or comfort. The most meaningful things in life require effort, translate “pain” in order to accomplish them. (I didn’t, and I still don’t like that one, but it is true.) Rav Noach was a real example of someone who lived every moment with ambition, meaning, and purpose. The result was a man who was joyfully connected with the Almighty at every moment. Rav Noach taught me that if I was going to be strict on any Mitzvah, it should be to be happy at all times. Through this, one can achieve true love of G-d and that is the ultimate point of life and the greatest pleasure. To fear G-d means to look forward to the rewards of doing the commandments, not just to be afraid of the smacks that Hashem will send us when we are negligent. He taught me. That the mitzvahs are tools and the Torah is a road map to how to get the most out of life. The Rosh HaYeshiva taught me to look at people as souls, not as bodies. See their inner potential and show them how to achieve their greatness. There were so many stories and sayings that were short and incredibly meaningful like: “If you don’t know what you are willing to die for you have not yet begun to live!, “Clarity or death!” , “Nobody wants to be mediocre.” , “Life is filled with opportunities, strive for greatness.”, and of course, “A Happy wife is a Happy Life!” He taught me that the answers to all of life’s questions are found in the Torah and you have to know what you know and be clear on what you don’t know. Then Rav Noach shared that the first step to being an intellectual is to define your terms. And there are so many things to define! For example, a definition for love: Love is an emotion one feels when they identify and appreciate the virtues in another human being. Definition of happiness: the emotional state one achieves when they appreciate what they have. or joy: the feeling when one anticipates future good. And that, love and happiness are not happenings, but obligations! But Rav Noach didn’t stop there, he taught me how to fulfill these obligations. The happiness game and the love game have become part of my personality. The five levels of pleasure, five levels of prayer and the 6 constant mitzvahs work their way into my thoughts and conversations every day. The Rosh HaYeshiva gave me the tools and inspiration not to be judgmental, to search for humility and flee from anger. (I’m still working on implementing these!) He gave me the value that I and my children should know all of the Torah, starting with the 613 mitzvahs and continuing on. (Still working on these too!) And perhaps most importantly, the Rosh HaYeshiva taught me never to give up trying. That if you do the right thing you can’t lose. With the Almighty’s help, you can accomplish anything! He even taught me how to put my children to bed: “Does Abbie love you? Does Mommy love you? And so on through the family until. . . Who loves you most of all? Hashem!” And when I asked Rav Noach “How can I pass these values and pieces of wisdom to my children?”, he responded, “Have them say every night, ”Thank you Hashem for loving me so much, and please help me become a great Jew!” In trying to imbue me with a sense of taking responsibility for the Jewish people, the Rosh HaYeshiva imprinted on my soul, “If you take care of the Almighty’s children, He will take care of your children!” and finally “The Almighty loves you, more that you could possibly love your own children.” Wow!, If he only taught me that last thing, Dyanu! My life would have been incredibly enriched, but the flow of wisdom and love never ceased. Again, my children, students and I, are the people we are today, because of Rav Noach. The realization that there will be no more check ups in this world from my dear rebbie, is causing me to feel a sadness that is extremely profound and foreign to me. I do know that he would want me and all of his students to do our absolute best to continue to live meaningful lives, fight the war of assimilation, live with joy, and bask in the splendor of the Almighty. The example set by the Rosh HaYeshiva continues to be my role model and inspiration. Thank you Hashem, for giving us Rav Noach, he showed us how to recognize your love, and was your agent to teach us how to become great Jews!

may we all find comfort from ashem after rabbi Weinberg's passing. he may be a melitz yosher for the klahal for the speedy avent of moshiach.

Rabbi Weinberg not only blessed his own people with his outreach, but he has blessed me, a gentile, with his warm writing style and his deep wisdom that has brought me closer to G-d. My condolences to his family, friends,and students. May he rest in peace.

May Hashem bring a nechama to the Weinbergs and to the entire aish family. My involvement with Aish for the past 2 years has brought more meaning to my life than anything has up until that point. I'm more commited to torah growth and to inspiring others in Yiddishkeit than I have ever been. Thank you for this wonderful revolution that you've begun. May it continue to grow exponentially.

It was a marvelous experience to learn about Rabbi Weinberg's teaching a few years ago. He gave true meaning to life and helped cultivate people's character by teaching us to express out loud what we feel and to value the smallest details about the people who love us. He taught how to reverence the beauty of heart and soul. He will be saddly missed.

Just 2 weeks ago I found this website and began listening to the 48 ways to wisdom. I had noticed that the studies were dedicated to his recovery. He is totally in my heart, I love his teachings, his voice, and his face. To find such a safe place to visit on the internet and receive so much. It was an honor to find him, my thoughts and prayers to those that knew him, it must be very hard to be without him.

The Rosh Yeshiva of Aish Hatorah exemplified the power that one person can have on our world. As significant as Ghandi He was the peaceful warrior of spiritual change for the Jewish People. He was an inspirational force that enlightened a generation of Jewish youth who might otherwise be studying yoga in India, buddhism in Thailand or Tm in Tibet. Thank you for your dedication to Klal Yisrael. May your students carry on with the great passion that you taught them. Every day of your Shloshim I will learn in your honour.

I am grateful for this man of learning and wisdom whose teachings I only recently became aware of. Those he leaves behind be blessed and comforted!

Dearest Rebbetzin, I wanted to share my heartfelt condolences with you, your family and the Aish family. A little over twenty years ago, as a student of yours at EYAHT, I was very fortunate to spend much time in your home and to bask in the special kedusha that permeated your mikdash me'at. One particular incident that comes to mind was during Aseres Yemai Teshuva that year. We went to Har Menuchos to daven and we came upon Reb Moshe Feinstein's ZTZ"L kever who was niftar a short time earlier. I'll never forget those powerful feelings you shared with us when we came upon his kever. Such a tremendous pillar of our generation was gone...how will we move forward and fill the void that this incredible tzaddik has left? That moment is frozen in time...it feels like it happened yesterday, and I am experiencing those strong emotions all over again with the petira of Reb Noach ZTZ"L. Hamakom yenachem eschem, besoch shaar aveilei tzion V'Yerushalyim.

Rabbi Wienberg, You reached out to me during a difficult time of life when I was just 18 and changing from a boy to a man and gave me a most important message not to forget about Yiddiskeit or my responsibilities as a Jew. I forever am in your debt. Thank you and G-d bless your memory.

I first came to know Reb Noach in 1979 when my younger brother Harvey , now known as Rabbi Tzvi Nightingale of Aish South Florida decided to learn at Aish Hatorah in Jerusalem. What our family thought was a one summer learning opportunity for the youngest member of our family has become a 29 years and counting relationship with Aish Hatorah and Reb Noach which grows more impactful each year. In the early years I stood quietly on the sidelines watching my little brother grow and stand up for what he believed in, fending off well meaning entreaties by those who loved but missed him and wished him to come home. When Aish Hatorah opened up a branch in my home town of Toronto I began to attend classes in 1982. The warmth of Rabbis Hoch and Mandel and the wisdom of Reb Noach slowly began to effect me and by the time I finished my university studies I knew that I had to study at Aish Hatorah, Jerusalem to learn how to be an observant Jew. My brother and I became roommates once again and the next 18 months changed my life in ways I could have never imagined. I returned to Toronto hoping to return to a normal life of career and family and soon moved to the young growing Jewish community of Thornhill. Two of my Aish friends Michael Kirzner and Alex Pister lived in the neighbourhood as well as Rabbi Mandel and the Aish executive director Boruch Rabinowitz. One Shabbos Boruch turned to us and said: "Do you think this is what Reb Noach wants us to be doing? Lets start an Aish branch in Thornhill!". And so we did. We rented a gymnasium and classroom in a local public school. Within a year we outgrew the premises and with the Aish Toronto backing we moved on to space in a local mall but that too soon became too small. Leslie Dan and his family generously offered to fund a permanent building. I was the lawyer in the group so I was put in charge of negotiating the land purchase and I worked with some exceptional people like Joe Berman ztl to build our current location. During all these years Reb Noach would come to Toronto from time to time and every time he saw us he would beam with pride at what we were doing. We were like his children and he was shepping nachus and we were thrilled to be doing what he would want every Aish graduate to do. We miss you Rav Noach so very much. You inspired me and my friends to be your partners in the holy and most pleasurable task to bring Jews home. You gave us meaning and eternal life. Amen.

May his ideas...his feelings...his insights and his greatness lead the way into the future.

you have irrevocably changed my families' lives for the better. We will always remember listening to you

I know Rabbi Weinberg was a good man, and will be missed. God bless you all there and during his services. My heart loves Isreal. Sarah

Baruch Dayan HaHemet

May the Rabbi of blessed memory find his eternal place with Hashem.

I am very much moved by the petiro of the rosh yeshiva. He was a father of the kiruv movement. We should all continue with our work so that we can continue to be mezake him with zechuyos. the nishmoso tseruro bitsror hachaim

Following the teachings of Rav Weinberg made me a better person.Through his spirit and teachings he will live forever all the days of our lives.

There no words to express the profound loss that we felt upon hearing the petira of Reb Noah Weinberg z"l. He has touched the lives of many and especially our own family. Many Shabbos's my husband, Yerachmiel, would tell of his experinece of meeting Reb Noach Weinberg z"l in the 80's on his first trip to Israel. He was sent from Sartoga Springs to Reb Noach's office in Jerusleum to find out the answers to his questions. There my husband connected to to Reb Noah Weinberg z"l and Rabbi Ephriam Greenberg, who were links in the chain to helping him become a Torah Observent Jew. There have been many times that our entire family have sat around listening and watching Reb Noah speak. We were especially moved by his trip to Aushweitz. Baruch Hashem, he has done so much for so many. The Village Shul is a testimony to his dream. A special place that welcomes everyone. My non-observant family said at my youngest son Bar Mitzah last June, that if there was a place like the Village Shul where they lived they would go every Shabbos. Another cousin said that he would return to the "other side". Meaning become Torah observant again. So Reb Noah Weinberg's z"l dream and vision lives on at the Village Shul touching the souls of all who come to shul. To Rebbetzin Weinberg and the entire family-Thank you for all you have done to support your husband in his vision-Your support and love allowed Reb Noach to make a difference in so many people's lives. Hakros Hatov to you. May you find comfort in knowing that you have touched so many lives and brought so many people back to Yiddishkeit--Reconnecting the link -Bringing back future generations to Yiddishkeit. May the Almighty Bless you and your entire family and may Reb Noah be an advocate for you and your entire family and all the Jewish People. Amy Perlow and family

I am not Jewish, but I read Aish.com every day. I came across Aish.com when a son was in treatment for substance abuse. One of the therapists shared Rabbi Pliskin's "Daily Lifts" with our family, and I became a regular reader of those pearls, along with "Growing Each Day". They have formed a part of my daily meditations for several years now. Although I am a devout Catholic, and there are some matters with which we obviously disagree, the powerful spirituality and common sense rules for living that appear on this site speak universally. I honor Rabbi Weinberg for the gift of Aish.com, a gift I will always cherish. May he rest in peace.

I celebrate the wisdom of this great man of the world who taught G-d words. Rabbi Weinberg is not gone, but will live on in our hears until we meet again.

When one comes and brings his light, The Light of Hashem, it casts away all darkness. When that person's body, the Kli or vessel, comes to rest, the content, The Light that it held, is spread even greater. This Light becomes more powerful and dispells more darkness. We, who are here, still in the dark, need that Light, however, we are to know that it is now everywhere around us. I send my condoloences to the Aish HaTorah family. Everyone at One World Blue, is honored that Rabbi Weinberg, has been a part of their lives. Thank you Rabbi Weinberg for what you have given us.

Recevez toute ma sympathie (sun-pathos) pour le départ de Rabbi Weinberg,Homme que je ne connaissais pas mais dont parfois je lisais ses pensées...Homme de bien...Homme aimé...Homme tout simplement...Merci pour ce que vous avez donné à l'humanité,soyez en Béni. Shalom à Vous.

We attend Aish in Toronto, Ontario. We have never met the Rabbi but the profound sadness that we feel at his passing is overwhelming. It was because of Aish that we have gone on the journey of rediscovery of our heritage. The last five years have enriched our lives. If not for Rabbi Weinberg's dedication to reach out to people like us, our lives would have been much different. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to him and to Aish and to our own Rabbi Hoch who trained under Rabbi Weinberg. May we honour Rabbi Weinberg's memory by continuing his wonderful organization and its goals.

I myself never met the great Rav but did meet many Rabbis and Rebbetzins of Aish. I spent Simchat Torah last year in the Old City and I went to Aish to daven. Watching the Hakafot was very inspirational. The joy and achdut I was able to see... and then being able to talk with some of the girls who were also there was just amazing. Also, being able to spend Shabbos in the Old City with one of the Aish Rabbis was unbelievable. His work will continue with those who were inspired by him. May we all live up to his expectations of us.

The passing of this most special neshama HaRav Yisrael Noach (zt"l) ben Yitzchak Mattisyahu Weinberg (zt"l) is a "tsunami" to the Jewish world. Thank you haRav for the wonderful book "What The Angel Taught You". Your vibrancy lives on in my heart, mind and soul.

We have become a dor yasom with the petirah of Harav Noach Weinberg Shlita. Who could posibbly even begin to fill the shoes of this kiruv giant that brought so many Jews closer to yiddishkeit and Hashems Torah. May the Rosh Yeshiva be a meliz yosher for us and for all of klal yisroel

the jewish people have lost a truly insperational man

Our condolences are sent to the entire Weinberg extended family. Your loss is our loss. Rabbi Weinberg of blessed memory, accomplished so much that it's unfathomable. May his good works here be continued and may they all be merits for him in the world to come.

My heart and soulfelt condolences to the Weinberg Family. memories will be for a Blessing and Nechama. Rav Weinberg was a source of whatever a Yid needed. The source has returned home. The imprint stays forever with the, Please G-D, coming of Moshiach. Soon. Very very Soon. Amen.

Any loss of one who loves so much is a loss that can not be replaced. In a world full of division and lack of understanding, no one can doubt how much this loss means. "Look Mommy, Its santa Clause", said the little girl Instead of projecting a lesson, or correcting the child the Rabbi said, "Ho Ho Ho" Sums up so much of what his life meant. No need to project. So much need to protect the humanity between us. There is no dilution in kindness to a brother or sister. No matter what faith or background or level of understanding. You will be missed by a world that could use your willingness to overcome boundaries and over projected ideals of what life should mean. No comment will be worthy of the life you have lived. May all the light and love of this world warm the hearts of those you left behind. Djtwin

Do we only see love through tear filled eyes ? And only come to know the child of our soul, when it is nourished, on bitter depression ? He will be missed .

I will certainly be in prayer for Rabbi Weinberg's loved ones that are left behind and will keep his work in my memory.

I never met R'Noah personally but I have heard and I am influenced by his teachings continuously. I am left bereft and grieving over such a giant of Torah and its teachings. We wonder who will teach us now ...but it is for us to remember R' Noah's teachings which made the Torah so alive, relevant,true and everlasting. This is why he brought so many back. This is how we will continue being taught. May his love for all Jews continue to be a Zechut for us all - especially at times like these. May his family be comforted amongst the other mourners for Zion and Jerusalem

thanks to rab weinberg and his legacy, who brings light into people lives, help my tshuva indirectly by his books and learnings. may he have a great place in olam haba, and we jews have to make extra effort in tshuva tefilla, because we have lost a tzadik of our generation. mashiaj come soon, beezrat hashem

Rabbi Weinberg, opened my mind,changed my study habits, and brought me deeper into Judaism, and closer to Hashem. He will be missed greatly.

Thanks All Mighty Supreme Creator, for having loaned us a Divine Messenger. Heavenly Love was his message. Till Then, our Brother, Till Then. ART

Hamokom Yinachem Eschem BiSoich Shiar Ovalei Tzion Vi Yerushalayim. May we see the Tchiah with Rav Noach imminently. Let his legacy of Toirah commitment like his brother's Rav Yacov Z'L grow commited Toirah yidden. Chizku Vi Emtzu, E-li-y-o-hu

How fitting that Rav Weinberg zt"l was a Noach.Noach who brought all the animals into the Taiva, to save them from destruction. How even more fitting that Rav Weinberg zt"l was a Yisrael, the spiritual name and power of our father Yakov, who raised the jewish people to be an Am Kadosh.May all the people associated with Aish Hatorah be comforted. May the Geula come in the blink of an eye and end all pain and suffering.

We met Rabbi and Rebbetzin Weinberg about 20 years ago when they came to San Diego to learn with their talmidim, the members of the San Diego Kollel. Rabbi Weinberg, Z"TZ"LB, with a gleam in his eyes and warm smile, endeared us all to him. The Rebbetzin, she should live and be well to 120 years, gave a beautiful shiur to the women of our community, and spent private time with the Kollel wives. They left an indellible imprint. Our shul, Cong. Beth Jacob, hosted many Discovery Seminars. More recently, in videos shown on Tisha B'Av, the Rav's love of Klal Yisroel shone forth in every word, every gesture, and constant smile. When he looked into the camera, it was as if he was speaking to each person individually, and in a way, he did. He personified menschlichkeit, the essence of a human being. He was certainly one of the lamed vavnik's of this generation. Through Ohr Samayach and Aish Hatorah he enhanced Torah learning in a meaningful way. May he be a meilitz yoisher for his family and Klal Yisroel. Hamakom yenachem eschem b'soch sha'ar aveilei Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

I would like to express my sadness in hearing of the passing of The Rosh Yeshiva. I feel sad for his family (both biological and 'spritual') and for all the boys that will not have the chance to know Rabbi Weinberg and learn from him personally. The Rosh Yeshiva changed the Jewish world in a magnificient and profound manner. Because of Rabbi Weinberg, there are thousands of people who are keeping Torah with tremendous love and devotion towards Hashem and Klal Yisroel. I am one of those people. In the sechus of The Rosh Yeshiva, I will try very hard to spend my entire life learning what The Ribono Shel Olom wants from me and sharing that knowledge with as many Yidden as I possibly can. To Rebbitzin Weinberg and family: Hamakom yenechem betoch avlei tzion veyerushalayim. My heart and prayers are with you. Rebbitzin Weinberg I am very grateful for all The Rebbitzin did for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We are very sorry and sad about the passing of Rabbi Weinberg.But what are the important things are that he did his duty in saving many Jewish souls from assimilation. He ignited the light that we have and now its is our duty to keep our torch still on fire and continue passing the light from generation to generation with ever increasing light. Like the Ner Tamid always burning and will never be extingusihed. May Moshiach come soon.

May your family be comforted to know that your contributions and innovations to Jewish Adult Education in this century are a legacy for the future.

Hamakom Yenachem etchem betog sha'arei Tzion V'Yerushalayim velo tosifu ledavoo od. MR from Zurich, Switzerland

A giant of Yiddishkeit has passed. The mitzvoth he performed in his lifetime, directly and indirectly, are immeasurable. May we all have the courage and strength to continue his works in every way. Am Yisrael Chai! The Feder family

I did not have the privilege to met Rabbi Weinberg, but his teachings and legacy had change my life. Aish Torah is an essence element in our community. I'm glad his thinking was out of the box. We need to be strong and keep the VISION. Rabbi's time in this earth was just the sparkle of the GREAT purpose Ha Shem has. I know his soul is rejoicing in the arms of Ha Shem.

Herewith I express my condolences to the family/friends/Aish.com workers worldwide. A true 'mensch' has passed away but will never be forgotten. Let us do our outmost to go in his 'footsteps' may I say concerning Tora im Derech Eretz...May his soul be bundled in the bundel of eternal life.

I remember when Rav Weinberg (Z"L) had has first office in the Rova. He shared it with Rav Uri Zohar. Rachel, his secretary was on maternity leave and I took over from her. I watched the Yeshiva grow by leaps and bounds. I was privledged in hosting many of the Aish boys throughout the years and watching them grow, both spiritually and physically. What an experience! I will always remember the Rabbi for his warmth, caring and passion for Yahadut. May his soul dwell with the gadolim in Gan Eden. Sara

Thanks for all Rabbi Weinberg !! Hashem and you change my life for life with Torah and mitzvot My condolences Mordechai Bucay Mexico City

When a teacher departs, his teachings live on in the lives of his students. Howard Flomberg Affiliate Professor of Management Metropolitan State College of Denver

A true luminary who touched hundreds of thousands and whose example and teachings continue to ripple throughout the world...even to the Pacific Northwest, where those in my home were affected and saddened. Reb Noach...A loss that cannot be recovered, but a contribution that will ever persevere.

The spirit of this holly Rabi will show over the Aish HaTorah works. My deep condolenses to his family and to Aish team.

I did not know Rabbi Weinberg. But have seen the video where he is seen as a great Jewish leader. As being a friend of the Jewish people I condolate all those whom knew him and to whom he has been very special. I pray for the peace of Jerusalem for the childeren of Abraham, Izac and Jacob, whom I love as I believe the Almighty has a plan with the Jewish people. "I will bless those that bless thee and I will curse those whom curse you". Words of the Almighty that I take very serious. Blessings to you all.

We have been direct beneficiaries of Rabbi Weinberg's ztzl dedication and vision. I have never met him, but I knew he was there. I have never met him but I miss him deeply. I have never met him but he changed my life, the life of my family members and the lives all Jews. May he be an advocate on high to bring Moshiach just as he was here on earth.

His ways are my ways and I don't think I could live another way. Hope WE all will be able to live up to his legacy and continue it. Iheje zichro baroch.

R' Noah Weinberg has effected more people that anyone will ever know and I truly believe that our generation has truly lost a great, great tsadik, Z'L

The Jewish People have shed a multitude of tears at the very tragic news of Rav Noah Weinberg's passing, but I know that Rav Noah's greatness will echo generations into the future. I can personally attest to this, having moved to Israel almost a decade ago with my now five children that we have Rav Noah and Aish HaTorah to thank for the vibrant Jewish present and future my children will know and experience.

My son is a student in Aish's Hesder program, currently serving in the IDF. This small program has made a major impact on my son. From when I first heard of the Hesder in Aish, I became exposed to Rabbi Weinberg's ability to see the big picture in implementing a program a bit off the traditional Aish beat and track. As my son learned there I understood that this track was an additional avenue to influence the broader community. I will forever have hakarat hatov for Rabbi Weinberg. Yehi zichro baruch.

Sadly missed by all

It was wonderful being at the Kotel on a Shabbos evening last February singing and dancing with the students from Aish HaTorah. May the founder and leader of this superior institution rest in peace knowing his talmidim will continue to bring Klal Yisrael closer to Hashem.

the corporal body may go but his teachinhgs and spirit lives one with us, his students

When I visited the Kotel, having come to visit Israel the first time, I looked up at Aish's buildings and immediately thought of how great is Hashem for giving that place to Aish and its great founder and leader H'Rav Noah Weinberg. I have learned and continue to learn and look forward to learning from this great torah institution for many years to come. May Hashem comfort his family and all whom he touched and taught.

Rabbi Weinberg z'tl changed my life, my destiny, and my eternity. He will be missed every day by all who knew him and loved him.

R. Weinberg helped in many ways including with non-Jews and mixed families. This is a very important part of the peace process and he united many that were not able to do so without his teachings. Mezrat Hashem, may his memory be blessed.

If it wasn't for this great man, I wouldn't be married today and have two lovely children. He changed my life and I love him for it. Thank you, Rabbi Weinberg.

Sending my condolences to his family and everyone who thought of Rabbi Weinberg as a father.
In this time of tribulation, of pain, of crisis for Israel and the world, I would like to bring to everbody''s attention the fact that what Rabbi Noah was trying to do was bringing us closer to God, to show us His Love and good purpose for us all, etc.
I want to encourage everybody to not feel abandoned, but to remember we have a Father of ligths who delights in His children, in whom we can trust and who will fight for us. God has done this for us in the past, and He will do again if we turn our hearts to Him. So, please, we are not orphans if we believe God is with us. No disbelief. We believe!

My deepest condolences to the family and all students of Rabbi Weinberg. This world may have lost a great teacher but his words of wisdom, inspiration and leadership will live on.

Once in a while God sends to this world a great man, to help us to be better persons. Rabbi Weinberg was an uncommon person. I owe him a lot.

Motzie Shabbos Parshat Beshalach
To my brothers and sisters of the Aish HaTorah Family
It''''s late at night and everyone left the house already. And I can not stop thinking about you – my brothers and sisters who can not be here, with me.
My heart is with you and I know that you are feeling pain not any less than us and your pain is huge.
My heart is broken and I can not stop crying because our great father left us and I''''m sure you feel the same. But I don''''t know who is going to comfort you.
You were all like my fathers real children and he loved you so much in his heart and soul. When he was sick, you were worried just like us and you prayed just like us. You were all hoping that Abba will get back to his strength quickly. You were his family that he was so proud off and I was also privileged to be part of this family. But today we are all orphans and all of you should be with us in this house sitting on the floor.
I don''''t know how you are holding up and how we will stop crying. But I know that you will be very strong and trust the Almighty and His justice: Hashem gave and Hashem took: May Hashem''''s name be blessed from now and for ever…
I just wanted to tell you that I am with you and you should continue being strong because this is what Hashem wants from us and this is, of course, what our father expects of us.
I asked one of the leading rabbis who came to visit us here yesterday how can I comfort all of you – the students who are exactly like sons. One of the things he said was the story regarding Elisha that had to part from his great rabbi, Eliyahu the prophet. Elisha asked Eliyahu to give him twice the amount of his spirit. The Rabbi told me that the explanation is that when a student is a good one he also remembers his rabbi, and for each action he takes and each thing he says he always thinks ''''what would my Rabbi say **or** do. '''' So this is how he becomes double in spirit -- because it''''s also his spirit and also his Rabbi''''s spirit.
You will always remember my father, our Rabbi, and will be strong and so automatically you will be double in spirit. And with the help of God, we will do many more significant things together and carry on his legacy.
May the Omnipresent comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem V''''lo tusifu of LeDaava.
With a broken heart -
Your brother who loves you forever – Yehuda Weinberg

Because of Rabbi Noah Weinberg of blessed memory, I am so very much closer to HaShem than I would have been. My son is now a Torah Rabbi because of the Discovery seminars. I am immeasurably grateful to HaShem for giving Rabbi Weinberg ZT"L to us - the world is a much better place because he was here. His leaving is a true loss for all of us and the world.

One could feel not only his intellect but his loving heart. May Aish HaTorah continue "to go from strength to strength" by continuing his holy work in his & His way.

Aish has changed my life in so many wonderful ways. Just reading about Rabbi Weinberg Z'L fills one with awe. He seemed like a ginat of a man. May he continue to help world Jewry wherever he is B'H

I had the honour of meeting him once and seeing him speak just before his sad parting . He was the foremost inspiration in the world of the meaning of outreach to lost or unafiliated young jews . He identified the crucial issue that we were doomed if we didnt give our people the chance to see first hand what they were loosing . Without knowing what judaism was about how could people make an informed choice .? He provided that opportunity to gain that knowledge and as such make judaism a living , meaningfull and most of all a modern way of life for many previously unaffiliated jews . His memory will live on as a source of inspiration to all mankind

i am not jewish, but through his lessons and teaching just through aish.com, i have been able to find g*d, and a deep appreciation for judaism and the life that is given to us all. my condolences for your loss.

This site owes itself largely to the work and heart of a great soul. I send my condolences to his family because he has surely put his heart on the line, and between the lines, because there is so much to be learned in life, about being Jewish and loving that which is Created. His words, this love, is so evident, each time I open to read another story, about love. He lives here and will continue to live in the hearts and minds of so many who have been touched by his life and his words.

One of the greatest of the generation, this was Rabbi Weinberg. I never met him, but I listened to his lectures on cassettes, I loved his voice, his message and humanity, especially his love for the Jewish people. As I said, a great loss. May he intercede for us with HaShem through his merits.

We've lost a powerhouse, the inspiration behind arguably the most successful Kiruv movement in our lifetime. He understood how best to move each individual closer to Hashem using the best method possible tailored to that person. Baruch Dayan Emes. he will be sorely missed, but he leaves a legacy which can only be the envy of all of us.

May his memory be for a blessing.

Rabbi Noah Weinberg is now with God The father he shall be remembered by me and others always Blessed be his name always God Blessyou always from Stephen Rimington

I never really met the Rabbi,but by looking at his face and always smiling May he watch over you and comfort you

There is no words for such dedication in Torah teaching. Aish Hatorah reaches every jewish home all over the world.
My condolences to the family. Rabbi Weinberg''s teachings will always guide our lives.

To the Rebbetzen and the entire Weinberg family please permit me to express my sincere condolences. My own Rebbe once taught me that the reason the name of HaShem that is used in the condolence of "Ha Makom enachem..." is that we are all in HaShem's place, both those living in this world and those living in the next. Rav Noach, due to the incredible work that he performed in this world, is actually alive in both. May the Omnipresent comfort you amongst the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim

Shalom. I have met Rabbi Weinberg of blessed memory personally and learned so very much from him and Aish on the net. Nafal Keter Rosheinu! May his memory be for a blessing on all Israel.

Dear Ones, Please accept my heartfelt condolences on such an irreplaceable loss. My heart goes out particularly to the dear Wife and Family of Rabbi Weinber. An exemplary life of dedicated service to God and His people such as this is surely a great inspiration and example to us all. May our studies bring us to the resounding truths of God's Holy Torah and to the fervent expectation of Messiah. Love and blessings. Lawrence Zupan Vermont, USA

Our sincere condolences to Rebetzin Weinberg, his children, grand children and all the Aish Ha Torah Rabbis and Families around the world. Our family was deeply touched and changed by the work that Aish hatorah has done over the last 20 years. They brought us back and thus enable us to raise 2 beautiful Bas-Israel that will carry the flame of Torah to the next generations. Thanks Aish haTorah for guiding us and giving us truth in our lives. Rabbi Weinberg is in Olam Habah, we all the Aish Ha Torah families will carry his legacy for ever.

Our dear Rebbe what you have done for us and all of Klal Israel is of unimaginable proportions. May we continue in your legacy, may we never forget, may we continue to be inspired by you. We will continue to ask Hashem for the rope to save his children. We miss you so much

My condolences...

BS"D - Rabbi Weinberg gave me the first step into the door of Torah life when I walked into an Aish Ha'Torah office in Jerusalem in February 1988. Thank you and G-d bless you Rabbi Weinberg!!!! May you have a lichter gan eden and join with the all the great tzaddikim to urge the Heavenly Court to send us Moshiach NOW!

To the Rebbetzin Weinberg and other family members. My deepest condolences. Your Husband had a great gift of teaching and inspiring with his brand of humour he kept his listeners engaged. His legacy will live on through his teachings and lectures. To the Aish family thank you and condolencs to you as well.

My one line summary expresses my feelings. Dr Basil Sacks

I had the privilege of visiting Reb Noach a few weeks before his peteriah. Having just come home from an extended hospital stay he was frail and in considerable pain. He was almost unrecognizable as the loving Rebbe I knew for 25 years. Yet, his eyes were the same, piercing and determined to do more for the Jewish people. He spoke about the last year, the frustration he felt about not being able to accomplish more, about how much more there was to do and about all Aish did do. He reminisced about the early days. He was clearly not done with his work. I knew he was sick, very sick but when we got the call that he was gone it was still a shock. I'm still in shock..., but what I'll miss most about Reb Noach is his smile, his big, beautiful smile that said to me "You know the Almighty loves you, don't you? and I would answer the only correct answer "sure, I know." He was always there for me and my family and the void is tremendous.

Rabbi Baars, I would like to express my sincerest condolences to you for the loss of your Rabbi and Teacher, Rabbi Weinberg. I can't even imagine the loss you must feel. The last time we corresponded, I told you that I did not know anything about Aish HaTorah. Since that time I have listened to more than 60 hours of teaching from Rabbi Weinberg and his many students (including you). I have to be completely honest in saying that in such a short time (about 2 months) that Rabbi Weinberg directly and through his students at Aish HaTorah has had a massive impact on my life. If I could have an impact on one person's life that is equal to the impact that Rabbi Weinberg has had on mine, I would consider it a life well spent. With that knowledge, the magnitude of the man's spiritual accomplishments are completely unfathomable. I take comfort in the fact that I will continue to be able to learn from Rabbi Weinberg through his recorded lectures and his students. Bless you and thank you for your work.

My heart and soul is with you Rebbetzin Weinberg,your immediate family and your vast spiritual family of which I am grateful to be a part of. My tears flowed rivers as I realized just how deeply you have positively affected my life and the lives of generations of yidden, past present and future, in your tireless efforts to lead us towards Hashem. Thank you for illuminating the way. May Hashem comfort you amongst the mourners of Israel. Rabbi Weinberg will continue to live on in

I made a siyum today leiluy nishmato, ha has impacted my lfe in a unique way i will be forever in doubt with him

My deepest condolences to Rebbetzin Weinberg and family as well as the entire Aish Family.

I am not Jewish, but my life has been profoundly enriched by Aish Ha Torah and therefore by Rabbi Weinberg of blessed memory. The Roman poet Horace boasted that by writing his poetry, he had built a monument that would outlast bronze, and Shakespeare similarly claimed that neither "marble nor the gilded monuments of princes will outlive this powerful rhyme." But the Rabbi's achievement will outlast not only the bronze and stone but also the poetry of those great authors because it built up the spirits of the thousands of human beings touched by Aish Ha Torah and his many other programs, and that accomplishment will not be limited to the ages of this world but will extend into the World to Come. We owe it to him to make sure his efforts do not end with his life among us, we must continue to propagate their effects further and further in space and in time so that future generations in all parts of the world will benefit.

I was student on the One Year Program at Hebrew University in 1984-85. At the time, on Mt. Scopus, there was a Beit Midrash Program in which Aish HaTorah was heavily involved. Come Chanukah time, I attended a week-long program called the Israel Experience in Maale Amos, which was the 1st Discovery Seminar ever for English-speakers. While I was already interested in Yiddushkeit, the program and the follow-up in the yeshiva itself, greatly inspired me to pursue a Torah-observant lifestyle fully. I want to express my hakoras hatov to, HaRav Noach Weinberg, ZTZ"L, and his talmidim, Rabbis Raphael Shore and Eric Coopersmith and others, who impressed upon all of us that Judaism was full of vitality and highly relevant to our so-called sophisticated lifestyles. After yeshiva study, I returned to my home town of Philadelphia, where I have, B"H, a wonderful wife and six children, and am active in our vibrant kehilla. Further, I want to say that this is the finest website on the Internet, as it is THE place for inspiration on so many different levels. I read, email and print out articles every week to share with others--frum and non-frum Jews as well as non-Jews. Keep up the excellent work! May the Weinberg family be comforted among the other mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim.

I never had the privilege of meeting Rabbi Weinberg, but it is truly inspiring to see how one person can make worlds...to think of how many lives were affected by one person...and not only those who Rabbi Weinberg met, but their children, grandchildren, and generations to come...

32 years ago I got off the bus in Yerushalaim, 18 years old without any background in Yiddishkeit whatsoever. Within days, Reb Noach Weinberg had captivated my heart with his love and wisdom. His '48 Ways to Wisdom' lectures were a turning point in my life, opening my mind and heart to the depths of our heritage and starting me on a path towards observance. He seemed timeless then, so much so, that I was shocked to hear of his passing. It took a while to register that he too had aged 32 years since our first meeting, which seems like it was yesterday. What a full life he lead! May he inspire us all to live life as fully and passionately as he did.

aish.com is a vital tool in my life to help me become close to the almighty.....i thank you reb noah for this and all your wonderful deeds !!.condolences to the entire weinberg family....and our entire jewish nation on such a great loss .......may the four winds blow you safely !!!.......peace_ eg

Baruch Dayan Haemet. May Rav Noach Weinberg's legacy of ahavat yisrael be a lesson to us all. In his zchut we should take upon ourselves to improve in this area, bringing an aliya to his neshama and rebuild Bayit Shlishi speedily in our days.

Such a huge loss for the Jewish Community. May some of his students follow in his footsteps and help teach the rest of us.

B"H Baruch Dyan ha Emes We are grateful that we had the oppotunity to have awonderful young rabbi and his wife at that time come to a small city Winnipeg which is in in Canada and inspire, teach and instill yiddishkeit and torah to all of my families souls Our first true Pesach,Shabbbos were given with such devotion that Baruch Hashem today with help of Hashem and other Jewish outreach yidden we are proud frum jews who open our home and hearts to all yidden May Rabbi Noach Winebergs memory alway continue to be a blessing

Thank G-d for Reb Noach. Thank G-d for Aish. Thank G-d I was stopped at the Western Wall and asked to have Shabbos dinner and classes, and offered the opportunity to learn aboout my heritage and Judaism.

I never met Rabbi Weinberg in person, but anytime I need a spiritual boost, my finger know which website to type. Having attended Aishet during my seminary year, I heard directly the inspirational messages that his students relayed to us seminary girls. I am touched by the spiritual sensitivity, psychological ability, and vision that this one person had. May the families, students, friends, and all those affected by him be comforted and bring an Aliyah to his neshama by doing what he would want us to do-continue reaching out to our neighbors, relatives, friends, and co-workers, spreading inspiration, meaning, and love to all of the Jewish people and the whole world.

Dear Rosh Yeshiva, HaRav Weinberg, I have never met you but your efforts changed my life - were it not for your students who work in Aish Toronto locations and those who do discovery seminars I would not have seen the beauty of yiddishkait and probably stayed a public school kid. Now I am, Baruch Hashem, married to a Ben Torah and living in Lakewood with my family. I offer my sincere thank you for your efforts and hope your family and everyone who is mourning your loss is comforted. Your life's work and efforts will live on forever and im Yirtzeh Hashem should bring the Geulah soon!

BS"D I met Rabbi Noah Weinberg zt"l when he was sitting shiva at Ner Israel in Baltimore the day his brother, Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg zt"l died. Although I was a b'l teshuva for about 20 years then, I hadn't memorized the words of condolence so I said them in English: "May you be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem." For a moment, Rabbi Noah looked intently at me, and I knew he recognized that I was a b'l teshuva influenced by his older brother. Rabbi Noah sought out and respected every Jew. I enjoyed listening to his tapes. especially the 48 Ways. He was a humble man who sought for all Jews to get closer to Hashem. Rabbi Weinberg's work that produced Aish.com among many other achievements has influenced so many in our generation. May his influence continue to live on and expand. Now, two Weinberg Rosh Yeshivas are gone but to a better place while we are left to carry on their legacy. To Rabbi Noah Weinberg's rebettzin and chldren, I'll say in Hebrew what I said to him in English when his brother died: Hamokom y'nachaym eshem b'soch sh'or avaylay tziyon virusholoyim. May you know only simcha from now on.

Thank you for teaching all of us to love and to give from the heart!

Because of Rabbi Weinberg's lessons and insights available online to all turning to aish.com for knowledge, I am a kinder, more considerate woman who seeks the good in my family, friends and neighbors. I feel I have lost my teacher, my inspiration and shall continue to seek his words of wisdom through his printed words everyday on aish.com. Thank you, Rabbi Weinberg.

My great condolences for R.Weinberg. There is something in the Torah called "being on the way" read Deut. 6-7 Everything depends on the way . We are closer to the place we are going to when we are on the way.I beleive R. Weinberg reached to his destination. May his soul bound up in a boundle of life. R. Yitshak Benformas Bilman

What a harsh blow to all of us. This amazing friend and leader epitomises the nature of Aish Hatora. His leagacy,infinate. May hashem bless his family and all those from aish who devote their lives to change lives for the better.

Those who knew him were fortunate. Many who did not have the pleasure of knowing him directly, benefit from the work he so passionately carried out. God bless.

When I was struggling with my Judaism listening to him put life back into it. He inspired me with his words and I feel like I learnt how to live life as a real and happy Jew through him. He made me realize that we have something so precious and from there I took the lessons to try to inspire others as well. Without this I don't know where I would have been.

How can I summarize the enormous effect that R'Noach had on my life in a few words? From that moment that I entered his office in January 1976, like so many others, just a 'lost' soul,having been 'peeled' off the Kotel, R'Noach turned my life around. It must have been 10 minutes that we spent together, making me feel totally comfortable, in the presence of an obviously important Rabbi, and he asked me a simple question that made it all happen and made me start thinking. 'Do you belief that G-d gave the Jewish people on Mt Sinai?' he asked. Being aware of where I was, I gave the answer I assumed I was supposed to give...'Yes', I replied. But do you really believe that....what does that mean? he retorted... The rest is history. 33 years later. Finding my beautiful Aishit Chayil. Five wonderful children. Six fabulous grandchildren. Yes, my Aish Hatorah brothers and I are certainly orphans. Yet, it is our responsibility and legacy to ensure that the work of rescuing every Jewish soul continues. That is what he would have wanted. That is what he spent his life doing.

Since 1981 when I studied at Aish Hatorah, Rabbi Weinberger has inspired my life and helped me grow. May the Almighty in his mercy give him a place between the tzadikim at the kise hakavod, and from there continue help all of us, klal Israel to a geula shelema as a gutte beter, now that he is even closer to the Creator and ask HIm to give peace to Eretz Israel and the whole world with knowledge of His Unity, bimeira beyameinu soon in our days, and by this all of the mourners be given a true condolence, Hashem menachem etchem.

i am relativly new to Aish Hatorah thanks to this man behind the 'Aish Hatorah' logo on my laptop screen Rabbi Weinberg - whom wise words and short videos have got me hooked. now i am a subsriber and receive a number of emails each week of all sorts of teaching, stories and visual food fo thought. each time i open either of these tools, i feel i have learned somthing that had brough me even closer to Jewish understanding. for hours i sat with my headphone on listnign to his calming voice. i liked every word he said. He is a wise man and a humerouse one comes to think of it. on Fri 5, as usual i was at my laptop. i somehow felt the earge to open an Israeli news page to catch up with the news of Obama presidency and what Israel was thinking towards Obama and hoped that he will contribute to helping the Israelis to find the right solution to he Mid-East crisis, then my eye had cought the Rabbi Weinberg had died writing in blue, that name rang in my head and in aninstant said to myself, oh no, Rabbi Weinberg from Aish haTorah i said to mysef and hoped it want be him when i cliked on that blue-lined writing. wat can i say, i felt loss nd i know he is going to be missed! G-D bless him and look after him in Heaven, Amen!

Altho I was never blessed by being able to meet Rabbi Weinberg in person, I benefitted from his teachings and experienced his amazing love for the Jewish people through his words. I thank HaShem that he was here.

If you don't know what you are willing to die for, you don't know what is worth living for" These words of wisdom, together with so much of what the Rosh HaYeshiva taught direct and guide me and my family on this journey called life. May the Weinberg family and all those who mourn the passing of this giant amongst men be comforted among all the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim

Rabbi Weinberg saved my life. At a pivotal time, Aish Hatorah provided me with the necessary information for me to make the right choices and avoid taking a path that would have destroyed my life. Thank you Rabbi Weinberg and Aish Hatorah for being there when I needed you most. Shalom, Michael Deverett

Would just like to add my condolences to the loss of a great man, with truth in his heart, learning of logic & years and from his photo's fun in his eyes, what a character.

Rabbi Weinberg was a forward thinking man, ahead of his time. He foresaw the great use that technology could be put to, to aid, encourage, inspire & help "return" many unJewishly aware & many unaffliated Jews. Were it not for him, many people would have fallen by the assimilated wayside. His life MUST now serve as a catalyst for all of us still here, to reach out, find & help to restore more Jewish souls.

From the moment I first heard the rabbi give his weekly Dvar Torah, I understood that this great man was not the type who just spoke nicely, but who meant every word he said and consquentially went on to actualise them. Unfortunately I did not get a chance for a private session with him up in his office but like many others, I attended his lectures and occasional shiurim and listened to his penetrating words of wisdom and felt the warmth and kindness he exuded. For me, that told everything about the person he really was.

I truly cry for all Klal Yisrael for the loss is for us . As for Rabbi Weinberg - he has only begun to live and reap the rewards for his life of torah and mitzvot.

In the few short months since I discovered aish.com, Rabbi Weinberg's wisdom has become indispensable in my life. I am so grateful to have found him, even though I never met him. I am grateful that his work will live on through his great spirit and love though his corporeal body has left us. My heartfelt condolences to those who knew him personally. If my loss feels so great, I can only imagine how huge the loss must feel to family, friends and colleague of Reb Noah.

Words can't describe what the Rosh Hayeshiva ztz"l meant to me. He was my father, grandfater, Rebbe and best friend. He cared more about me that I cared about myself. Everything I have and all the blessings I will IY"H have in the future I owe to him. IY"H his petira should be a kapara for this Dor and in his zcuios we should metir to see the geula shlaima.

I never met Rabbi Weinberg, but just reading and learning about him and his dedication to G-d has blessed me and stirred me to do my part to make a positive contribution while I journey on this side of eternity. I very much enjoy learning about the Jewish people through the website Aish.com. My condolences to the family, and the Jewish people on the passing of this great Tzaddik. We have also suffered loss because the teachings of Torah are light to us as well. We owe the Jewish people a great debt. My deepest condolences.

If I could have an impact on one person's life that is equal to the impact that Rabbi Weinberg has had on mine, I would consider it a life well spent. With that knowledge, the magnitude of the man's spiritual accomplishments are completely unfathomable.

My sincere condolences to his entire family and friends. I learned of Rabbi Winberg through his 48 ways tapes. I have been tremendously inspired by his wisdom. I will listen again to his tapes starting today. The world has lost a giant. He will always be remembered and his teachings will help countless of people. Thank you!

Because of Aish.com I have become even more dedicated to the teachings of God...the wisdom imparted by Rabbi Weinberg widened my love of God and service. How blessed so many have been with the tangible touch of God shared through Rabbi Weinberg.

About 20 years ago I dragged my reluctant brother to a 48 ways class taught by Rav Noah. We happened to be the only students that morning, we thought Rav Noach would cancel class. Yea right !! My brother was transfixed... so now I teach the 48 Ways, they are truly the Windows to the World. Thankyou Rabbi and Rebitzin for giving Tzvi and I the tools to reach the Jewish people.

A beautiful light has been extinguished. It's glow remains in the teachings he left for us. The memory of the righteous is a blessing. Sincere and heartfelt condolences .

I wish I had been lucky enough to meet Rabbi Weinberg. While I may have never met him, my life has been changed through all the good that he has done for others, for aish, and the inspiring things I have heard about him.

To the Rebbetzin, and the Weinberg mishpacha - our deepest condolences on the passing of our dear Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Noach, ztz'l. In May 1991 I arrived in Yerushalayim on a 6-week trip which lasted 3 years and a lifetime later thanks to Rav Noach and the wonderful institution he created. From the Discovery seminar which captured my attention, to the 3-years of Bais Medrash limud HaTorah, to the mussar shmusim of Rav Noach which framed my hashkafos and which I have repeated to hundreds of people since leaving Israel, to meeting my wonderful Eishes Chayil, a graduate of HaRebetzin Weinberg's EYAHT, and with whom Rav Noach was our Mesadar Kiddushin in October 1993 - Rav Noach's legacy continues. We beg the Rosh HaYeshiva's mechilah for not doing more to help the Jewish people but we are recommitting ourselves to do more starting today, with the Project Inspired approach as a platform. I will end with the comment of my recently bar-mitzva'ed bachor upon hearing about the passing of Rav Noach, that Rav Noach was like the grandfather he never knew because if it was not for Rav Noach he and his four siblings would never be who they are today. I answered him by saying, Boruch Hashem - you and hundreds of thousands of children like you. Rav Noach we miss you, we cannot thank you enough for all that you have given to us and to our family. We hope to bring your message to all that we meet and to be more proactive in spreading the Emes for which you dedicated your life. To the Weinberg family and fellow Aish alumni, may we all be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim, and may we all do what we can to keep Rav Noach's message alive.

Who today doesn't know Aish Hatorah? Who today can claim that they haven't been touched positively by one of the innumerous programs developed by Aish? No one I suspect. Toda Rabbi Weinberg. We shall continue what you have started.

When we went to visit our son Mattis Cooper at Aish, we used to stay in the Rova. Among it's many blessings was the privilege of seeing Reb Noah, black garbed with his nimbus of white hair, walking back through the square on his way home. He would be swinging his arms and snapping his fingers to the rhythm of blessings, cadences of prayer and the weaving melodies of insight that would become part of that magnus opus he left us. As absorbed as he must have been, it never cut him off from the world. He was blessed with that uniqueness of mind and spirit that made him at once wholly apart in higher realms while grounding him fully and firmly on earth where he was never fully less than totally atuned. The warmth of his smile, the twinkle in his eye and the warmth that radiated from him made him totally accessible. To be in his presence was transformational: to listen to him was life changing. Our loss is grievous. May his memory be a blessing and his words and deeds be the continued inspiration for us all. Our condolences to the Rebbetzin and his family. Helen and Allan Cooper and family

Boruch dayan hoemes. A great person, who inspired so many to thora and yidishkeit. I know some of these personally and it's just amazing what he has done in his life. may he be a meiliz yosher for all of klal isroel.

I only met him once, but it is a Once I chrish. A letter in the Detroit Jewish News exposed my Jewishnes and the local Aish Rabbi Berger sought me out, starting a weekly Lunch and Learn at my law office, and I began listening to the 48 Ways. Rabbi Weinberg's use of the term "the Jewish People" still sends a chill up my spine. I just loved the intimacy of those tapes, he spoke to me. Rabbi Weinberg came to town for a Brunch that proceeded the Discovery Seminar. Rabbi Weinberg spoke at the Brunch starting with the words of the Declaration of Indepenence, incongrous as first but of course he made "We hold these truths to be self evident..." totally relevant and much more important then Thomas Jefferson in just a few powerful careful sentences. When the Seminar began I parked myself next to Rabbi Weinberg in the audience and we chit chatted, so I had plenty of time to get to know him and to feel his presence. He was "better then advertised". He left after an hour or two of the seminar apologozing for his busy schedule and a flight to his next stop. "Discovery" ended in a crescendo and was made incredibly important and powerful by his Presence. I truly loved this Great Wise and Gentle Man. I never met him again in person, but through this website and the many powerful medias I am continually touched. I mourn him yet I am so grateful to have him in our lives.

My heartfelt and sincerest condolences to Rebbetzin Weinberg, the entire Family and the entire Aish Family. May they all be comforted. While I am among those who never met Rabbi Weinberg in person, I am among all those whose lives he changed through his love of the Jewish People and his love and dedication and teachings of Torah. I recently heard a saying, "I missed you before I knew you", and that is exactly how my soul felt before Rabbi Weinberg and his beautiful teachings came into my life. I will forever be grateful to Hashem for bringing Rabbi Weinberg to me and my Family. The world is a sadder, emptier place without this holy Tzaddik, may his teachings and inspirations live on.

From what I understand, he was not only the founder of Aish HaTorah, but the founder of many yeshivas for adult beginners in Israel. As such, the Jewish world continues to be blessed by him for giving us so much, and will continue to be, through the righteous children of the young men and women he taught, until the coming of the messiah, when we shall have the opportunity to thank him!

May Rav Weinberg of blessed memory be at peace, rewarded for his lifetime of wonderful mitzvoth by Hashem. I only just discovered the Rav's 48 Ways two weeks ago, and was listening and praying for his healing with fervour. His way of teaching was full of life, he had unique ways of explaining, and enough enthusiasm to light up hearts all over the world. Condolences to his family and other loved ones. I know he travelled to Shamayim amidst thousands of loving prayers, mine included.

I recently went to visit Rav Weinberg after he had fallen and broken both hip and shoulder. As I walked into the room with a freind of mine, the rav put down his paper, turned to us and with a sparkle in his eye said, "Nu, what are we going to do for our people? They are coming to get us!" I am still amazed that through the pain that he was in, his focus on the bettering the Jewish people did not fade even one bit. I guess that is just who he was! May his great legacy live on.

I have been personally greatly helped by wisdom. May he rest in peace. His works will continue to bear fruit through his many students.

Baruach dayan haemet, Rav Weinberg ZS"L was truley a dimaon in the rough, his vision and heart ecompassed true "ahavat yisrael" we should be mourning intesively at such a loss, the impact he had on worl jewey is truly insurmountable, the fear i have is how and who could ever replace such a gadol, we are loosing our gedolim and we must latch on to his teaching and spread his vision of not leaving one jew unturned! i am heart broken, and pray to hashem to end this golus and bring teh geula today!

Thank you for caring enough to stand out, to make a change when one was obviously needed. Thank you for giving back in a world of takers. Thank you for trying over and over again. Thank you for making eyes open. Thank you for putting other before yourself. Thank you for my Rabbi my wife and my daughter. Thank you for giving me a purpose. Thank you for Aish Hatorah. I had the honour of meeting the Rosh Yeshiva, but even if we had never crossed paths I would feel just a close. When I woke up this morning and looked at my sleeping daughter, I could not help but feel such gratitude. When I went to shul and davened I could not help but smile at the fact that I was actually in a shul at all(I could even read the Hebrew) Thanking the person who gave you meaning is impossible, my only way or beginning to repay is to return the favour. Today I felt alone, but that feeling has already past, now I feel responsible. This is our job and we will succeed! Your name will be spoken like family in my home, my kids will all know why they are Jewish and how special that is. Today we do not mourn, today we remember the Life of our Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Noach Weinberg, he would not want it any other way.

There are no adequate words to express the loss nor the mind-boggling impact that this one special neshama had on the world, where hundreds of thousands of Jews continue to repair the broken chain in their family's religious observance. all due to one man seeing a dire need and executing on it. It's beyond inspirational to see what one person with boundless love for his Creator and his people can accomplish. May the zchus of Reb Noach Weinberg continue an endless legacy of his teachings, and inspire many others to follow in his path. Hamakon yenachem eschem b'soch sha'ar avelei Tzion v'Yerushalayim.

His Rebbitzen, Deena, was a driving force....we all know that with her support , love & dedication the Rav was able to reach out to so many neshamot!! I hope the Rebbitzen & her family are comforted by the knowledge that the Rav gave so much!!! He did exactly what Hashem asked us all to do, with complete clarity.....go & help your fellow Jew!! Give of yourself!!! Be happy!! Hopefully we can all learn from the Rabbi (z"l). Baruch Dayan Emet.

The news shocked and saddened me when i heard. Such a chashuv man, a great gadol b'yisrael. Rav Noach, you have touched hearts and changed lives. This website, the yeshiva, your projects, shiurim, etc. have all inspiried us in one way or another. WOW! It truely makes me sad to know that we have lost yet another gadol. You have brought us one step closer to bringing am yisrael back together as ONE and ever closer to Mashiach bz'H soon in our days!! Rav Noach, you have left a mark, a dent in this world. You didnt just live but you existed. Your teachings shall continue and your valuable lessons we shall pass on. I am blown away by the things you have created, the projects used to bring Jews back. I, myself am a baalet teshuva and have aish.com to thank for giving me more Jewish sources. I have you to thank, not just for me , for my friends, teachers, family, and all of am yisrael. Thank you! You have been a true shaliach of Hashem. Thank you! In your merit, more and even more Jews should come back and we should rejoice over the coming of Mashiach soon. Baruch Dayin He'Emet! My deepest condolences to the Rav's family, all of aish.com, Aish hatorah, and anyone else who Rav noach has touched. We should all be zoche to see the coming of Mashiach!!!

I just wanted to say, I wouldn't exsist here today without Reb Noach. He was my parents' Rebbe and he gave them Chizuk when they were childless for 5 years. He was my family's inspiration, our teacher. We grew up with Reb Noach's lessons. I feel I have lost a zaide. I am in shock. He was one of a kind. He had such a radiance. Such simchas hachaim. We are so blessed to have known him. Yehi zichro Baruch

I came to Aish in 1998 for six months. There was something incredible happening there. The walls of the building breathed Kidusha so that all who entered it were able to find their life's Chiddush. Many learned aboout the life that we had always wanted, but never knew how to reach. This place that the Rav created, helped us reach that new reality. We take is with us. We take some of the greatness that he gave to the world with us. No Words Can Express My Gratutide

I never met Rabbi Weinberg, but his impact on my life, and that of my husband, is immeasurable. Due, in significant part, to his efforts, through the Aish rabbis he trained, my husband and I are striving to live an authentic Torah lifestyle, growing in Torah and middos and passing the mesorah on to our children. I never met Rabbi Weinberg, but every mitzvah my husband and I do, and every mitzvah our children do, will be counted in his zchus in Shamayim. Thank you, Rabbi Weinberg.

BS"D As Balei Tchuva my wife and I have a tremendous HaKaras HaTov to the Rav, ZT"L, and the whole Aish Kiruv Organization, going back many years, which the Rav helped create and nurture. Baruch Dayan Emes.

I will miss the beauty of the Aish as I know it. However, I know that you made something such as Aish that will always continue in your name.

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I am forever blessed for having studied with Rabbi Weinberg. He taught me the definition of love (with a little help from Maimonides), for which I am forever thankful. What a beautiful life we celebrate with his passing. What joy I feel for having been touched so profoundly by such a beautiful man. I'm sure that's what he'd want to hear from those of us he left behind.

The world has lost one of its great pillars of truth. Many people dont know the true pillar that Rav Noach was. I am one of the very fortunate few who have been blessed to have spent some private time with this great gadol of a human being. Rav Noach has touched thousands and thousands of Jews with the light of Torah. He truly lived a life of truth and altruism, his purpose being to spread the light of truth. I cant even put into words what he has personally done for me. Rav Noach was a man of action, never spoke of things rather doing them, we usually never saw him at the yeshiva because he was so busy raising funds, teaching, inspiring and motivating others to action. He was one of the very few people I have ever met who truly acted, I was part of the yeshiva when we moved from the old to the new and to have witnessed some of Rav Noach's greatest accomplishments was a blessing. Many of us owe this man our lives in so many ways. I have been to his home and have eaten with the Rav and his family and have witnessed what true Torah devotees are like. He was a man above men, tough and blunt and sharp as a knife. His passing marks the passing of a generation of men who were giants, who took on the galut head on and did everything in their power to keep Torah alive. The Weinberg family is one vested completely in truth and mitzvot and the world is now a more confusing and empty place without Rav Noach. My heart weeps deeply with the loss. His passing can only be memorialized by the action of his students, those who were able to hear him speak, sit with him and see him in action. He was a true hero in a world convoluted with fake ones.

although it's not permitted to euligize on shabbos - i could not help saying a few words abour rav weinberg, and what he represented, from the pulpit this friday evening... i had to stop as the tears began to flow and crying is certainly not permitted on shabbos... just to stop, think and recognize rav noach's goals and accomplishments serves to focus, inspire and recommit oneself to their individual tikkun olam and one's part in bringing the light of g-d awareness into our dark world. zichro yagen alenu. Amen!

our rabbis teach its better to go to a mourner's home than to a wedding,&its understood to mean - bec. at a mourner's home its more likely we will conemplate & get Clarity on the meaning &our own purpose of life. it is now opportune time for us to do this leilui nishmat rav noach zt"l. to quote him "are u living to eat or eating to live"?!...then living for what..."?! "[give me]clarity or [give me] death"!!

May Hashem comfort the family and friends of Rav Weinberg along with all the mourners of Israel. He was such an ish tam--such a simple, straight-forward man, that every person could identify with him and listen to him and appreciate him and what he had to say. He was like a personal friend even though I only listened to his lectures and read some articles that he wrote. He cared enough about me and people like me to bother to try to get through to me--to help me to be a much better person and a much better Jew. I'm sorry I never wrote him a message wishing him a refuah slaima, but I did say a tfilla for him whenever I listened to his tapes and had only good wishes for this very kind man.

May Hashem comfort the immediate family in particular & the family of Aish in general. I thank him for his inspiring articles & for helping me to gain more faith in Hashem. Hashem will surely accept a true son of his Torah in Shamayim

Baruch Dayan HaEmes. It is hard to internalise the passing of such a gadol. Let us strive to take on the study of his 48 ways to Wisdom by subscribing to Aish Audio and listening to these life-changing shiurim or subscribe to receive these by email. May his legacy live on.

My life has been touched by Aish, his legacy, in so many ways, giving me learning, more understanding of Judaism, friends, teachers, even my wife. I was fortunate enough to visit Israel and hear him speak in person. I and my family are indebted to him, and the Jewish world has suffered a great loss, may his students and his yeshiva continue to give the world an even greater gain.

how does one offer comfort and support and love to a family grieving such a loss when all I can think of is all the times in which Rabbi Weinberg gave me much to think about, when I "should" have sent a message of thanks, and I did not. Rabbi, I DO hope you can hear me, even feel me now, with more than 48 thanks you's. signed, speechless

I'm very sorrowful after hearing about Rabbi Weinberg. I remember reading his articles and really enjoying some of the things he said. I will keep all of you in my prayers and pray that God will heal you all.

A great inspiration for Jews and for some of us not Jews. Thanks Hashem for his life and that he will live in all of us trough his wisdom and teaching. We all fell sorry for his lost.

bsd Through the wonderful Rabbi's and classes at Aish, I began to believe. My children have been born orthodox and know like I do that Hashem builds and controls this world. Rv Weinberg will be accompanied to shamayim with the merit of all the neshamas who now believe that Hashem is the one and only ruler of this world. May the almighty comfort those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem especially our wonderful friends and teachers Rv Y Cohen, Rv M Berger, Rv M Friedman, Rv A Saffer, Rv N Schiff, Rv T Meyer, Rv Bercowitz, Rv Z Pliskin, Rv Asher Wade, Prof G Schroeder.

You have opened my eyes as well as so many doors through the generosity and openness Aish offers. Thank you so much for all that you have impacted in my life. My thoughts are with your family, Aish and all that you have touched in your generosity and vision

I only just found you, now you're gone. . but what I learned in between will last forever.

Prayers for Rabbi Weinberg and his family.

My sincere condolences to Aish and to the Rabbi's family. May your good memories ease this difficult time. Ceci and family

Rabbi Weinberg has shown us how much we can accomplish if we live purposeful and directed life. His inspiring wisdom has touched my life. Thank you so much Rabbi "Wiseberg"!

It is true, there are no words...What a loss... The worlds Rav Noach created, the hundreds, thousands of lives he impacted. It is so painful to realize that he is no longer w/us. He is surely reaping his reward in shomayim but we are bereft.

It was Rabbi Weinberg's Yiddishkeit, dedication to Torah and the Jewish people, and love of HaShem that I have to thank for my religious lifestyle today. Aish HaTorah -- Rabbi Weinburg's vision -- has been an immeasurably important influence on my thinking and perspective on the world, on life. It is my opinion that his style and philosophy of Kiruv will be the mechanism by which, one day, G-d willing, Moshiach will come. Thank you, Rabbi.

I am so sorry for this loss. May Hashem bless his soul and May his name be remembered forever...He has truly inspired many people and without him thousands of Jews would be lost...

I feel like he is still with us, loved his style of teaching. Will be greatly missed.

BARUCH DAYAN HAEMET- I am also very sure the rav is so close to hashem- a true chayil of hashem a true servant of hashem - a true love for his people who he considered his close family- the rav will be missed in this world...

Thanks to Aish.com/Rabbi Weinberg, I am a better person, & a better Jew: The courses, teachings, lessons of love & generosity of Sprit via Aish.com abound & have nourished my life & soul just as food/water have fed my body. Thanks to Rabbi Weinberg's committment, I feel connected to all other Jews, wherever located, I also believe that all we do has consequences & matters--may I & all others so called/moved take-on Rabbi Weinberg's committment to spread the light, be the light & let nothing dim my will to be used as G-d needs me to be used, to let go & let Ha'Shem guide & direct every aspect of my life. In this way, Rabbi Weinberg will live on--in blessed memory--through the good that comes from our collective efforts, our tikkun ha'olam.

I was only priveleged to meet R' Weinberg once, but his smile, the warmth he exuded, and the bracha he gave me will always stay with me. This is an unbelievable loss.

Rabbi Weinberg's 48 ways to wisdom classes in Jerusalem and on tape were astounding to me 24 years ago. They were my doorway to a Torah life. I'm forever indebted to him.

Behind every great person is a Great WIFE. Noah saved himself, and NOACH and DENA saved thousands of lost Yiddisha neshomos.

My heart Cries in great pain and my cheaks tear at the loss of this great giant in Torah and Mitzvot. Very rear to i consider people that teach me Torah "My Rebbe" I have many Rabbis But a select few are "My Rebee's" Rabbi Wienberg Was "My Rebbe" He has shaped my outlook on manythings in life and has shown me the way to Love HAshem Hashem and His Torah. He has has a profound effect on Me. Alas The Tzaddik Has passed and we are lonely. What Will we do now that he is not here Unable to impart More of his Wisdom. Truly He was a River of Knowledge. I pray That his Zechut should Protect all of Klal Yisarel and we should Merit The Techiat Hamtim Very soon Amen.

Rav Weinberg z"l has sustained and will sustain Klal Israel and every soul seeking wholeness and tikkum olam. May all who mourn him be comforted with the mouners for Zion and Jerusalem, and may we re-dedicate ourselves to perpetuating his vision in the world.

Baruch Dayan HaEmes. Although I did not personally benefit from Rav Weinbergs teaching I feel we have lost a truly Torah sage. Please accept my condolences for all of the sorrow you feel and to his rebbetzin and his entire mishpacha

I am now very active in Jewish outreach, and I have hundreds of students. I was raised frum, and I got inspired to be active in Kiruv after hearing one shiur by Rav Noach. All of the students that I have reached will be attributed to the zechus of Rav Noach.

Tears will be many, including mine now...what a koach we lost! What a blessing to be in this world at the same time. If not for you, where would I be now? Your legends will be many, your voice always heard, your laughter remembered...not enough words.

I never met the Rav, but through his organization, he changed my life for the better, as he did for so many in Klal Yisrael, for which he is now shining in heaven. May Hashem grant comfort to the Rebbitzen (who I met through Eyaht) and his family.

BH I hope all of us can learn from the Rab how to serve hashem truly,for klal israel and not only for ourselves. If we learn this we can be together BH with the Rab in Olam Haba.

I was a student at Aish HaTorah in Toronto in 1981-82 and then in Yerushalayim 1982-84. It is thanks to Rav Noach and his shlichim that I found my way to a life devoted to studying Torah, the observance of mitzvot, and the goal of serving ha-Kadosh Barukh Hu. Even for those who did not ultimately follow the path that he hoped for them, his influence, both direct and indirect, was profound and immense. May his memory be a blessing and may his good works continue in the hands of his children, his students, and his students'' students. Barukh Dayan Emes.
(Rabbi Dr.) Joel Hecker

To a great extent it was Rabbi Weinberg that motivated me to leave the Law profession and instead dedicate my life to Jewish Education and Kiruv Rechokim. I am only one amongst countess others. He is most definitely enjoying eternal bliss.

Even though I never personally met Rabbi Weinberg, I am very greatfull to him. Because of how much Aish has supported my yedishkite and growth as a Jew. Thank you and I hope to continue your legacy on a much smaller scale.

I will always cherish the experiences of meeting Rabbi Weinberg in Jerusalem. I will always remember his warm personality, his concern and compassion for others, and his smile. My condolences to his family and to Aish.

We've lost another Tzaddik as with most also a Mensch, I'm sorry but words fail me at this time. I'm sorry for the family and the world as it's every one's loss. Shalom, Shalom, Yosef

To thousands of returnees to Judiasm lke me, who never had the privilege to meet R' Noach in person, his tapes and his materials and that of his students, have been a major backstop, a rope with a knot in the end of it, that we have held onto tightly in our efforts to come back to G-d. When we defend Judaism to our fellow Jews, and we want them to see what we see, it is his resources and materials and that of his Talmidim, that are a major point of reference, to see the relevance and beauty of the Torah's truth without feeling threatened or judged. People need to know that, because many baalei tshuvah like me, who never went to yeshivah, feel on some level like we just lost our Rosh Yeshivah. He was a giant among us, and his memory should be for a blessing. We all loved him and will miss him so.

I've been tearful and grief-stricken since I heard the news, even though I never personally met R' Weinberg a"h. I've been accused of overreacting, but I believe it is a testament to the power of the Rav's love for klal yisrael and ability to inspire that I feel this way. May his neshama have an aliyah and his zechuyos continue to strengthen klal yisrael.

The great Rabbi also affected many others who are not Jews, but who believe in the cause of Israel. We will also miss him and look forward to re-uniting with him in God's kingdom. may his great and gentle soul rest in peace.

ONLY IF HIS DEEDS IT WAS THIS WEB SITE, AND I KNOW THAT ARE MUCH MORE THAN THIS , HIS ZECHUT ARE ENDLESS .I PERSONALY FROM BRAZIL WAS INSPIRED FROM THOSE ARTICLES MANY AND MANY TIMES

I was slipping away from observance, but he brought me back and strengthened me by showing me (and continuing to show me through Aish HaTorah) the JOY to be had through Torah and mitzvos. May the foundation he laid continue.

Although I never learned in Aish Hatorah, I toegether with the rest of Klal Yisrael have been dramatically inspired by the life and vision of the Rosh Hayeshivah Zatzal. The world is a different place because we were blessed with such an amazing personality. We must never give up in bringing our brothers and sisters home no matter how bad the odds are. The Rosh Hayshivah has created a force in this world that will continue to reap profits for years to come "ad be'as go'el tzedek". Thank you Rebbe, thank you.

Sorry tov hear all about that.It's a tremendous loss to the Jewish nation.This a sparkling personality has done all he could to bring the Redemption closer to us.May his name be remembered till our comfortation arrives Bimherah Beyamenu.Amen.

I feel the loss even so far away, the Rosh Yeshiva was one who knew how to be clear and give common sense advise. When asked how to deal with a family matter, he told me to stop fighting and teach my brother. well years later it worked, not sure if he has taught me, (my brother) but we are connected again, all because of his wonderful spirit and sense of love.

What at loss... the world will not be the same... If it wasn't for Aish Torah where would I be... I and other Jews were trapped in a Messianic group - if it had not been for a Righteous gentile reading the MIYANOT TORAH PORTION ONLY EVERY SHABBAT from AISH.COM I never would have known what the REAL TORAH SAID..I was able to do tsh'uva, there were several mamash Jewish people in that group who also came out and did t'shuva ... and I am now a Torah Jew thank G-d for Rabbi Weinberg's work he was a tzaddik! ...MAY THE ALMIGHTY STRENGTHEN US ALL IN HIS ABSENCE....thank you HaShem for your servant !! We will miss him so.

I thank HaShem for Rabbi Weinberg and his Aish HaTorah. This site has helped me so much in my struggle to improve my life. May the LORD GOD of Israel bless his family with shalom, comfort and fond memories of the man.

I enjoyed Rabbi Weinberg's articles in Aish.com and appreciate his contributions in setting up Aish HaTorah. May the work he started continue to bear fruit in the lives of many!

Although my personal contact with Rav Weinberg was limited to several months at Aish haTorah in 1978, I owe a great debt of gratitude to him and other teachers at the yeshiva for getting me started on the path to observance, and later making aliyah and building a Torah family. Yehi zichro baruch. Yosef Branse, Rechasim

Just this morning I prayed for him again, and now he is gone- this amazing, inspiring man! I am in shock. His organisation aish is a blessing and will hopefully continue to be so in the future. I am thankful for everything he did- although I have never met him, he changed my life.

I'll never forget the time when i was walking with Rav Noach one morning in the Rova. He turned to me and asked if i am happy? i answered immaturely "I guess". He said, "then how come your not dancing? life is gorgeous you should be dancing with joy! He then made me stop dead in my tracks and said to me "you have to realize that you can change this entire world. you have a billionaire father who wants to help you and all you have to do is let him. look around at this beautiful world, the sky,the colours,the grass,its an amazing world filled with opportunity. isnt that reason to dance! at that moment, which i will remember for the rest of my life, Rav Noach made me dance my heart out in the middle of the Rova! He truly taught me what life was about. I only hope that I, and all of us, can continue the job right where he left off!!

My wander into Aish HaTorah over twenty years ago was the pivitol point of my life. I walked in as an apathetic, embarrassed Jew and left, realizing that true Judaism was the exact match for all of my soul's deepest needs and desires. Nothing was asked of me and no tough question I had (and there were MANY) was brushed off. Rabbi Weinberg of blessed memory literally saved my spiritual life. Thank you.

It was with great sadness that I heard the news yesterday of Rabbi Weinberg's passing. My wife and I feel like we have lost a family member. Our lives have been forever changed because of our connection with the Rosh HaYeshiva, and we cannot thank him enough for that. I first heard Rabbi Weinberg speak when I was in Israel in 1999, attending a friend's wedding. I decided to attend one of Rabbi Weinberg's classes - since I was in Israel, I decided that I would take some classes and learn something about Judaism, but I had no intent to change my life in any way or to become "religious," G-d forbid! I enjoyed the class, but what really struck me was the following: in the middle of discussing terms like "BT" and "FFB" (terms with which I was not too familiar back then), Rabbi Weinberg said that he disliked those terms and didn't believe in them. Rather, he said that he believed in being "FFT": Frum from thinking. It brought a smile to my face and really left a lasting impression on me because in the past, I figured that most people were "religious" by rote, simply doing what their society and family told them to do. Moreover, I thought that through my education and lifestyle, I had really thought things through, making informed decisions about my life and viewpoints. However, it was then that I began to realize that I had not evaluated things appropriately. In other words, I hadn't been "thinking" based on what Rabbi Weinberg was saying - What did I believe in? What did I think was truth? Had I ever really investigated G-d (or life, for that matter)? Was I "awake"? Over the course of the next several years, I looked deeply into these matters, eventually making the decision to become observant and then come to Israel and learn at Aish HaTorah. This was one of the best decisions that I have ever made and I would not be who I am today if it were not for Rabbi Weinberg. Over this period of time, in addition to learning from Rabbi Weinberg, my life has been touched by many people, including so many people who were influenced greatly by Rabbi Weinberg. I will forever be thankful to these people, but at the end of the day, the credit really goes to Rabbi Weinberg. Accordingly, I see how Rabbi Weinberg affected so many people and actually caused a revolution: in terms of our connection to Judaism, taking responsibility for our actions and for the Jewish people, and simply finding truth. Before this connection with the Rosh HaYeshiva, I would not have understood what it meant to connect with Hashem and I would not have understood the pleasure in Torah. I would not have seen the importance in having guests for Shabbos or learning with someone in order to introduce them to Torah Judaism. I would not have felt the need to get involved in informing the world about the threat of radical Islam. In short, I never would have "woken up" from the life that I was living. Rabbi Weinberg taught us to wake up, to take responsibility and to seek truth. Moreover, Rabbi Weinberg taught us about having a relationship with Hashem - and how Hashem wants us to get the most pleasure out of life. These are things that unfortunately are sorely lacking in today's world by many people. I know that despite Rabbi Weinberg's passing, his goals will live on. It is up to us, his "children" so to speak, to continue these goals, including continuing to show the world how beautiful Torah is. Rabbi Weinberg - I am forever grateful and hope that you will be proud of us as we try to follow your lead.

What an emotional Shevat 11 brings back some painful memories from 9/11 What a loss! Rav Yitzak Berkowitz stated that now HaRav Noach Weinberg can Plead our case in Shamayim at the KiSay HaKavod. We can still do mitvahs in his name! When we give Tzedaka around the many Aish Branches & are reminded of his accomplishments we can perform the Mitzvah in his merit. The Happiness Game, 48 Ways. HaRav Noach Weinberg Legacy still lives on! May Hashem have Rachmanos on All of Clal Yisrael

I am blessed to have been touched by your visionary work and will be eternally grateful. I came upon Aish NY on Rosh Hashana in 1999 and the impact on my life has been profound. Aish inspired me and changed the course of my life. I met my wife, a former Eyaht student, at an Aish shabbaton, and, today, I am blessed with a wonderful Jewish family. May our family and the entire Jewish people rededicate ourselves today to live a life of Torah, of growth and of caring for Klal Yisroel in your merit and blessed memory. May your family be comforted at this time by the many words of love and gratitude from those you touched in ways too numerous to measure.

Hashem is the true Judge. Although my sadness is great, I prefer to think of all the wonderful things I learned from the Rav (of blessed memory), like "Don't be a Zombie!"

How marvellous to have been given the ability to inspire teach us all to sanctify God's Name in this world. To receive the wisdom to guide us in learning Torah and discover the Infinite love of the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Blessed memory, Rabbi Noah Weinberg,you have indeed left us a priceless legacy.

Rav. was a very large part of my cousin and my life, and I thank G-d I met him.

This is my favourite quote from that article: "Rabbi Weinberg dedicated his life to bringing a renaissance within Jewish people." When I came back from Italy with all it's emphasis on the renaissance, I might have gained something new, an appreciation of art but I was lost in many ways. Aish Hatorah helped me get back on my feet and find that Jewish renaissance within myself.

TO THE RABBI'S FAMILY, TO AISH HATORA, AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE LIKE ME, THAT RECEIVE THE CHEZED OF THIS GADOL, AND INSPIRATION THROUGH THE YESHIVOT STEMMING OF AISH HATORA, NO JUST IN ISRAEL, NOT JUST IN UNITED STATES, IN ALL AROUND THE WORLD, THANKS RABBI!!! I AM SURE THAT YOUR LIGHT IS NOW IN THE TOP OF THE SHAMAYIM, NEAR VERY NEAR OF HAKADOSH BARUCH HU.

The yiddushkeit of my husband and I, took a giant leap when we met Rav Noah, ztz'l. We went from a hum-drum world of rote ritual to the making of Torah REAL "with five-finger clarity" on a minute-by-minute basis. Nothing is too small for Hashem, we owe Him everything and He Loves us. The big and the little challenges He presents us are for our growth. Don't shirk responsibility - if you see action needs to be taken, but no one is doing it, then take the reins. These basic but vital principles and many more were clarified by Rav Noah because he cared so desperately for Hashem, for the Jewish people, for humanity in general and for each and every individual. He painstakingly worked out complicated matters and presented them to his students with simple clarity. The signature tune of the Rosh Yeshiva was to question and think and to question more and think more until one arrives at the Emes. And now that he has entered Olam Ha'Emes, it will be first class pleasure for him all the way (which he richly deserves and more). Rav Noah was genius and chesed personified. He leaves a gaping hole in our leadership and as I write these words, there is an empty pit in my stomach as I fear for the world bereft of such a formidable, yet humble leader. Who is going to fill this gap? Let us all echo the words of a Torah giant, not tritely, but with the true intent that Rav Noah ztz"l would expect, and say "me". This will be an ilui for his very dear neshama. May the Rebbestin and the Weinberg family take comfort in the knowledge that they merited such a close connection to greatness, which was undoubtedly augmented by the stalwart encouragement of his Ezer k'Negdo. HaMakom Yenachem.

Baruch Dayan Emes!!! I was zocheh to know Rav Noach who sincerely lived a life with Hashem's presence...he was REAL with Hashem. Although I was not as close to him as I would have liked to be, our few encounters made me realize how amazing and meaningful life is when you have the Almighty on your side, and how much one can accomplish....the greatness of man. I will truly miss him as his passing is a tremendous loss to klal Yisroel.

I am deeply saddened to hear of Reb Noach's passing. Rabbi Noach Weinberg played a huge role in my becoming baale tchuva....and now I have 3 amazing frum, Torah observant daughters because of his work. He connected with nonobservant Jews and spoke our language....bringing us closer to Torah and our heritage. Thank you Reb Noach for all your work! Julie Starr

It is with both a heavy heart and with deep sorry that I learned of Rav Noach Weinberg''s passing from cancer. Less than a month ago, my only brother passed away from cancer. This double loss cuts right through me. I truly feel the pain and anguish that this terrible disease causes to humanity.
In lamenting the Rav''s passing, I feel compelled to state how truly indebted I am to Rav Weinberg because of his July 7, 2008 haskoma which appears in my book Light in the Closet, Torah, Homosexuality, and the Power to Change. His favorable comments about my own work and the work of our organization JONAH typifies his courage as well as the incredible dedication he had to inspire and help fellow Jews. Even though he was ill, his willingness to step forward and lend his name and prestigious authority to my book and our organizational efforts was awesome. He commended us "for waging this fight" and for the services we "provide for the many individuals looking for help for this particular struggle." May his goodness be exemplified by the lives we all lead. And, may all of us who mourn his death be consoled among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem

I was among the fortunate ones to have met Rav Weinberg ZT'L during my time studying in Aish Yerushalayim. One thing I remember is that he was almost never around because he was constantly traveling to raise money to bring Torah Judaism into the lives of tens of thousands of Jews. This meant he was always away from his family, making the ultimate sacrifices so that we could learn Torah. Actually he never liked to call it "learning Torah" but rather "gaining clarity". This is a very sad day indeed. My prayer is that we should make the Rebbe proud through our continued growth and by spreading this gift of clarity to Jews around the world.

I didn't know of Rabbi Noach Weinberg, z/l personally, but I knew of his good works. Selma and I send our condolences to the family and to our good friends Boruch and Dina Rabinowitz of Passaic, N.J.

Rabbi Weinberg was a great man. A visionary in the field of education and someone who touched the lives of countless people, including myself. His memory shall live on.

wow, Rabbi Weinberg was an amazing person. He had such Bitachon in the Torat Emet, it was amazing. Bezrat Hashem, Rabbi Weinberg will continue to grow through the Zechut of our learning.

Rav Weinberg ZT"L left over a legacy like no other. Yehei Zichro Baruch!

Oy, oy, oy. Rav Noach t"l - Rabbi Leiman, zt"l, who worked with you in kiruv rechokim several decades ago was niftar just a short time ago. And now you have joined him. May the two of you, together, be mailitzai yosher for all of us here. Orphaned of my "father" and all of klal Yisroel orphaned of a "father." Now what do we do? . . . Ribbono Shel Olam!

I was so surprised to see this up today...my condolences to all his loved ones. I'm not Jewish, but through Aish.com he helped me to learn so much and grow spiritually in a lot of ways. May God bless him and his mourners at this time. Amen.

What a blessing you have shared with the Jewish people. As Rachel, the wife of Rabbi Akiva was responsible for the 22,000 students and all the great teachings, we owe a debt of thanks for all that we have learned from our beloved teacher,mentor and inspiration, Rabbi Weinberg. May Hashem comfort you and bring the eternal comfort to Am Yisrael with the revelation of Moshiach when we will be all reunited with our loved ones.

I write from Kenya with sadness of the passing on of Rabbi Noah Weinberg.I thank G-d for enabling him fulfill his purpose in life. i pray that we honour Weinberg by teaching others of his ideals and living his ideals.let his works live for ever. once again i thank G-d for Noah's life

One of Rav Noach's programs, the Jerusalem Fellowships, inspired me to become frum over 20 years ago. I am a 4th generation Jew from Knoxville, Tennessee, and, since my great grandfather, who at the turn of the century was the first Orthodox Rav in East TN., I am the first in the family to find my way back. Rav Noach, his talmidim and rabbeim re-attached the chain of my family's Jewish heritage. For that, and for the world of Kedusha he opened up to me, I owe him a debt that can never be repaid. My life and those of all of the generations that will follow, BE"H, are to his credit and should be an endless z'chus for his Neshama.

Baruch Dayan Emes. It is so devastating to hear that we lost such a tremendous Gadol. In his phenomenal 48 Ways series of shiurim, Rav Weinberg stressed that we as individuals should not feel resigned to "suffer" our problems, rather to "solve them". Rav Weinberg wasn't just talking about personal issues, he constantly transmitted his tremendous love for Klal Yisroel and all humanity (indeed, another repeated message was the responsibility to "love humanity"), and he felt that we should all feel responsible to solve the world's problems. Rav Weinberg lived his message, he changed the world. Rav Weinberg loved every Jew so much and committed himself to do everything to help each person reach his or her potential. I believe that it is because of his love of others that Rav Weinberg was so incredibly committed to helping every Jew find the spiritual fulfillment inherent in Judaism, to attain the pleasure of connecting to the Creator. Rav Weinberg lived the words he taught, he taught others to do everything we can to change the ourselves and the world around us. B"H Rav Weinberg really did achieve that goal.

This website, and other initiatives of Aish, which Rabbi Weinberg founded, have made a huge impact on my life. Long life to his family and students.

R' Weinberg's eternal neshoma of gold will shine in Olam HaEmes forever, and due to his credit, the precious neshamos of thousands of other inspired people will too! The world won't ever be the same without him, but his legacy will live on. We love you and miss you R' Weinberg! Baruch Dayan Emes.

I am not a Jew - but as I am writing this, my eyes are tearful, heart is painful. Rabbi Noah Weinberg has eternal place in my heart as his writings played a pivotal role in shaping my life. Even though he is not here on earth now, I sure he continues to smile in paradise.

This makes me sad to know what a wonderful person the world has lost. He has inspired my life and changed me even though he was thousands of miles away and never met me or knew my name. He changed a nation, a people, and the world with his teachings. Praise G-d for Rabbi Noah Weinberg of blessed memory. Now it's time to give charity in his name.

Today, Shevat 11, 5769, marks another sad day in the history of the Jewish people. Our beloved Rabbi Noach Weinberg, zt"l, passed away this morning. Rabbi Weinberg has touched the lives of many many Jews, even though many of us have never met him personally. His influence and his mission in this world has such broad effects, that if you were to inspect your life, you will probably find Rabbi Noach in it. If not for Rabbi Noach Weinberg, I would not have been introduced to Voices of Jerusalem, back in the 90's, recorded lectures of the great teachers in Israel ranging from the Rabbi himself, Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller to Rabbi Yitzchak Berkowitz I would not have participated in a Discovery Seminar I would not have had the priviledge of using AishLuach, a digital Jewish calendar that sits in every desktop and laptop I have owned, which keeps track of all the simchas, yahzeits, and Jewish holidays I would not have had the priviledge of printing out the many coloring pages for my kids based on the weekly Parasha I would not have encountered 'Lori, almost Live' I would not have met Sara Yocheved Rigler live on one of her speaking tours and learned about the Holy Woman and Lights from Jerusalem I would not have the merit of visiting the Aish haTorah building opposite the Western Wall. Rabbi Noach Weinberg, zt"l earns the title as a tzaddik of our generation in my book. I regret not having met him personally like I've met his brother, Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg, zt"l at Yeshivas Ner Israel. Rabbi Noach Weinberg, zt"l is the Noach of our generation, whose unique approach to outreach is phenomenal. His loss is felt by many, and he will be sorely missed by many. But his legacy lives on. Rabbi Weinberg, I would like to say "Thank you" for how much you have influenced my life. To the entire klal, may Hashem comfort us among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim. ----------------- article appearing on ChinuchAtHome.info

May his family be comforted with the mourners of Zion & Jerusalem. His teachings will keep him alive in hearts the world over.

I was a student at Aish this past year for about 5 months and had the opportunity to hear Rabbi Weinberg speak about Torah and how it relates to us the Jewish people. Rabbi Weinberg dedicated his entire carrier to bringing an unimaginable number of Jews out of assimilation and into Judaism therefor strengthening the observant Jewish population and stopping the potential loss of many Jews through intermarriage. I believe it is our duty to continue his work and together we can strengthen the ever so strong Jewish people. Rabbi Weinberg was a well known figure in Jewish communities all over and his memory and quest will live on.

To the family of Rabbi Noach Weinberg: I never met your beloved husband, father, and grandfather. But I have been reading Aish.com site for years at least 3 times a week and finding it a wonderful source of Jewish spiritual inspiration which has improved my life. I enjoy the daily emails I get from Rabbi Dr. Twerski on the email list. I enjoyed spending Pesach with Rabbi Harris in New York in 2004 right after my friend died in a car crash. It was very moving and uplifting for me. So I have davened every week for Rabbi Weinberg's recovery. I am deeply saddened that he died. And my heart goes out to his wife Dina, his 12 children, and his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Please know that he and his Aish organization have had a great impact on my life and that I appreciate him especially for his support of religious Zionism and his founding of a hesder yeshiva. I wish you my deepest condolences on your loss. May you be comforted among the mourners for Zion and Jerusalem. Sincerely, Ms. Rebecca Witonsky

Rav Noah Weinberg was such a great Man, he held the world, so many people he's touched, and changed showed us the light and our path and now he has left us, how many of us he saved, and uplifted, inspired, and encouraged, it seems like the world is incomplete with out him, he was such a big part of it and now he's gone, it's not the same with out him, and we miss him terribly my words are not even enough to express how much he will be missed, we just hope to see him again quicker then we could imagine with the coming of Machiach Amen, Baroch Dian Hamet!

What are we to do without the Rosh Yeshiva, so loving a leader? He was my hero.

Woe to the ship that lost it’s captain! The Rosh Yeshiva ZTL meant so very much to every jew, and especially us Balei Tshuva. Whether we were students of Aish Hatorah, or any other Kiruv Yeshivas or organizations, we are all children and students of the Rosh Yeshva ZTL, and today we have lost our father and our Rebbe.

My condolences to Rabbi Weinberg's family and the Aish Hatorah Family. My son has been studying at the Aish Yeshiva one year and has inspired his family members home in the U.S. with Rabbi Weinberg's timeless teachings. Rabbi Weinberg's teachings rekindled my proud connection to being Jewish. I have not stopped telling my friends about Aish's web teachings. What the Angel Taught You: Seven Keys to Life Fulfillment by Rabbi Weinberg powerfully influenced my life. I pass Rabbi's essential teachings on to my friends. I will never forget Rabbi Weinberg. Baruch Hashem for being touched by such a great Man!

for the family tenuchamu min hashamayim.We lost a great tzadik and ish midot.Haim Levy, Panama.

I was one of the first talmidum to enter Aish in 1974. It was a small beginning with great light gushing forth. This is the Talmud this is Rambam this is the Mishnah this is the Shulkan Aruch now who are you? The jewish soul keeps searching till it finds its way home. Reb Noah showed me where Home is.

I heard Rabbi Weinberg speak in Jerusalem about 15 years ago, and I remember with great clarity what he said. He spoke about the importance of never taking any of the blessings in our lives for granted - for always realizing their beauty and appreciating them. He called this the "secret of happiness". It is amazing what Rabbi Weinberg accomplished in his life. What a giant of Torah he was. I myself am making a pledge to learn more Torah in his memory, and I would encourage all readers of this website to do the same.

I met Rabbi Weinberg in his office in Jerusalem along with my Aish Fellowship group in June of 2008. His kind words of wisdom and inspiration brought me to better understand myself as a Jew and the Jewish world around me. His work at Aish HaTorah will never go unnoticed and I am sure he will never be forgotten, as his legacy will live on for generations to come. There is much work to be done still, and we must praise G-d for allowing our beloved Reb Weinberg the time he had with us to show us the true meanings of Judaism and the motivation to study it and be a good Jewish person on this earth. We must not mourn, but celebrate the gift we have been given, and keep him in our minds always as the man who only wanted goodness for the Jewish people and the whole world as a united entity. Baruch Hashem if we ever have someone like him on Earth again.

His passing has pierced our hearts with sadness. His teachings have pierced our hard hearts to lead us to teshuva. May his loving words live on.

Always looked forward to going to work to help Rav Noach accomplish his dream. Loved his smile and laugh. Gave me a warm feeling always. Klal Yisrael will be missing one good neshama. What a sad day in our history. Tzippy Karsh

I did not study at Aish but so far reaching was the work of R. Weinberg that his presence was felt everywhere. His work transformed my life and the lives of so many. He loved Hashem and was a true servant of the Almighty. His love of Hashem and every Jew is what drove him. He kindled the spark deep within every far off Jew he met and revitalized that spark in those already observant to realize a greater commitment. There has never been anyone like Rabbi Weinberg but Hashem knows that we need many, many more like him. He will be greatly missed.

I owe my life to Rav Noach. If not for him, I would not be here today.

I had the honor of accompanying the Rabbi Weinberg a number of years ago to a meeting with Rav Amnon Yitzchak in NY. It was so beautiful and uplifting to watch how these two kiruv giants (lehibodel lchayim) were brainstorming on ways to reach out to the maximum amount of Jews by utilizing each other's resources. I can honestly say that the vast majority of the kiruv world today are are directly or indirectly thanks to the vision, wisdom and determination which Rav Noach exemplified.

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i was deeply sadden by the passing of the Rav Weinberg. i am a noahide from the philippines. even hough i am not a jew your site was instrumental in having me the knowledge of the Hashem, Torah and Israel since my college days leading to love Hashem more each day. he has inspired a lot of jews and non-jews alike.May Hashem grant his soul eternal peace and blessings under His wings.

Baruch dayan ha'emet. I never knew him personally, but Aish HaTorah helped me immensely in my journey to Torah life. May his memory be for a bracha.

Rabbi Weinberg was a sage in our generation.All those lives he touched and Torah he taught is a blessing for us and for Rabbi Weinberg.His 48 ways are Divine instructions for living which Rabbi Weinberg brought to life with love and clarity.His memory is for a blessing

Our family, like so many others, owes so much to Rav Noach, zichrono livrocho. The impact his teachings and personality had on our granparents, parents, uncles, aunts, siblings and of course us cannot be measured. His love and support knew no bounds. His greatness as an educator and a motivator of Jews to connect with their Creator and take responsibility for their fellow Jew is irreplacable and will be sorely missed. May his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim. Micha and Erika Turtletaub

rav weinberg zt'l was a tzddik who loved every Jew for who they were and accepted everyone. it is a tremendous loss that klal yisroel has incurred. as shabbos is approaching maybe we should all go an extra mile- wish someone a good shabbos when you see them walking who you may not necesarily say it to. this may be something small but it will help keep the incredible work of rav weinberg zt'l living.

21 years ago I traveled through Jerusalem and was talked into to take a class in a little Yashiva called Aish. Rav Noah taught the class. He spoke of ideas and concepts that grabbed my very soul. A soul I did not know I had. 10 years passed. In Los Angeles, I see Aish and I remember that Yashiva. That Rabbi. I returned home. 5 children now. Observant. Spirited. I have classes in my own home. Shabbat for Jews, etc. The stellar vision and execution by a giant. We all stand in awe of what a man can do! Hashem, thank you so very much for Rav Noah. Your soldier is home, triumphant.

Rabbi Weinberg,A"H changed my life

he was such an inspiration to me and so many other students

His work has been an inspiration for my teshuvah. This is a great loss for Jews all over the world, a true tzaddik.

Boruch Dayan Emes. Harav Weinberg was true living Kiddush Hashem and Ohev Yisroel. He will be missed.

Dear Rabbi, I just want to share the way I feel about Rabbi Noah's departure from us. Last night I couldn't fall asleep and I felt some thing was wrong, so I called home, My Dad is very very close to Rabbi Noah Weinberg he meant the world to him, my Dad has been with Rabbi Noah even before Aish has started. he was one of the 4 first students. So as I was saying I called soon to find out that are beloved Father and Leader has left us, he meant so much to a lot of us and we all miss him so much, I hope that now in Shamayim he is watching over us and together with Hashem just planing are good future. I'm hoping that Aish will continue growing and flourishing although are great loss, because after all that's what Rabbi Noah would want, So I'm wishing all of you good luck in all that you are putting into this and will put into this, making the right choices with out our leader is gonna be hard, but having him in mind will help us all do whats right. so good luck, and Thank You.

The loss is indescribable. So sad. We must pick up where he left off, for this is what he wants us to do.

Baruch Dayan Emes. He was a great man who spearheaded Aish and brought back many to Judaism. May his memory be blessed and have an aliyah.

Wow!! I cant believe it. Gone. Too soon... We're not ready to take the torch yet! We're not wise enough,passionate enough ,loving enough yet! Rav Noach, you cant leave NOW?! Who will shake his fist at the tide of assimilation? Who will shout from the rooftops of the world about its insanity,resentment and greed? Who will give you and me his gentle little slap on the face and ask us another of his "tiny" little questions that will challenge the very essence of who we are? Who will cry for all the Jewish people and their tortured, thirsty souls? Who will we turn to for encourgement when the last optimist loses his voice? Who will rally the troops to march forward and fight the fight of Torah wisdom and values? WHO NOW IF NOT WE? ( and is that why you left???) Will the screaming and crying in the loss of your presence be loud enough to finally actually wake "The Sleeping Giant"? We can only hope so! May Heaven help us! P.S. ... and to qoute the Rabbi- "I"ve spoken to Him- He wants!"

May Hashem Yisburach, the Holy Merciful One God, comfort all of Israel and the whole world with the holy song Na Nach Nachmu Nachman Meuman!

We heard the sad new of the esteemed Rabbi's passing here in Australia Friday morning. The traditional saying when someone passes away is "May Hashem comforted you amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem" We are all in mourning for the esteemed Rosh HaYeshivah.

I wanted to take the time to extend to my condolences you, after reading of the passing of Rabbi Noah Weinberg. You are in my thoughts and prayers

Every part of his Jewish being ws sanctified to trust and serve G-d.

Baruch dayan ha'emes. This world is a better place due to this tremendous and inspiring man. May his greatness be an inspiration for many generations to come.

Thank you for bringing Torah into so many people's modern and busy lives. Your vision and work is inspirational. May G-d comfort your family and your sould be elevated to the loftiest heights.

I met him once on an Aish trip, his presence was captivating, and you just felt warmth and wisdom resonating from his every word. May he be in Gan Eden. He said light has the power to dispel a lot of darkness, he has been the epitomy of such light and clarity!

.....He was one of the only people who really believed in me and my potential. I owe him everything. He instilled within me the courage to face life, and, all of the challenges that Hashem sends us, knowing He gives us these challenges specifically for us! Not a moment of my life goes by that I don't appreciate all that he has done for me. I credit every mitzvah I have done to him!!

Yehi Sheim Hashem Mevorach. His greatness and humility, his warmth and love for every Jew, this stays with us. Rav Noach o"h was a blaze of light in the darkness of the Golus, lighting the way home for generations of lost Jews. I had the privelege of teaching the Discovery Seminar, whose ideas were animated by Rav Noach's message: The Jewish Neshama awaits the drops of Torah that will wake up the Yid within. Blessed are we to have been in his orbit. Blessed is the True Judge, Who chose to take him. Hashem nasan, v'Hashem Lakach. Yehi sheim Hashem mevorach.

Rabbi Weinberg helped me find my way back to Judaism on my year at Aish in the Old City. May his soul be elevated higher and higher for his good works.

Even, I personally never knew him , it caused a very profound and sincere sentiment of pain, because I think that I owe to Rabbi Noach Weinberg a great part of my new life´s vision and understanding. I feel a great loss. I owe to him a a big part of a new inspiration for life. Blessed be his memory.

Rabbi Weinberg's teaching, through Aish.com, brought me from assimilation to love Torah, mitzvot and all Jews. My heart breaks at this news. May he live on through his teachings as we live them, teach them to our children and share them with others. His love for all Jews has been a gift to us all.

Reb Noach Weinberg taught me the value of knowing myself and set the foundations for my pathway to a Jewish way of life. In 1 month I am to marry a beautiful Jewish girl, who is Shomer Mitzvot and it is fair to say that Reb Noach`s teachings and Aish Ha Torah has played a big part in this journey. Thank you Reb Noach, may your flight to Gan Eden be swift and may you bask in the glory of the Shichina forever more, you will be missed greatly.

May he rest in peace and may his neshama continue to rise in beauty with Hashem. I am very grateful to the endeavors of Rabbi Weinberg for starting Aish. He has brought me and all my friends closer to Judaism.

Rav Weinberg zt"l touched and inspired thousands. May his memory be for a blessing, and may the zchuyot (merits) of his actions and the impact he had on the world bring the Geulah (Redemption), b'mhera b'yamenu, amen.

Thank you for a wonderful, remarkable man, who opened the door for me and countless others. His life has touched so many and will continue to do so endlessly.

i have learned so much from aish.com and i went last year to the big shabbaton and wish i could have gone this year. although i am only in high school i have learned so much from aish.com articles and videos and ways to greatness. may all the work and effort he put in to the jewish people stay alive and continue.

I would not be here and living as an observant Jew were it not for the Rosh Yeshiva. May we all continue his work. What a loss to the human race.

i unfortunately did not know the rosh yeshiva personally. but i met him once on chol hamoed in toys r us with his grandchildren buying them afikomen presents. this made a major impact as i saw that however busy one may get and however chashuv you are. there is a family there. and he made time for them and did not feel it degrading to walk into a toy store with his grandkids. may the mouners be comforted with the mourners of tzion and we should merit to see the coming of mashiach speedily in our days.amen. besuros tovos

Dennis Prager says “The famous are not usually great and the great are not usually famous.” However Reb Noach was both. Today humanity has lost one of the greatest. Over thirty years ago I was privileged to become a talmud of the Rosh HaYesheva for about two years. I have lived by several of his oft repeated sayings like “Clarity or Death” or “Put (that idea) in the market place”. Learning the 48 Ways made me into who I am today. My political contacts, clients, friends, relatives and children don’t now I am trying to pass on to them what Reb Noach gave to me. He did in fact influence the world. That influence occurs today and I am confident it will continue to persists for generations to come.

May Hashem elevate his Neshama for the schut of the hundred of thousands of Jews that have been (and will be)inspired by his work and example. I remember like yesterday listening to him enlightening a group of college students about "the secret of happiness" and feeling an overwhelming sense of peace and inspiration while looking (like) right through his eyes.

We were so blessed to have an opportunity to share in what Rav Weinberg gave to us....a whole new world opened with Aish HaTorah!!! His wisdom & lessons will live on forever & hopefully with each of us studying his devrai Torah, it will be an Aliyah for his precious & pure neshama!! It was a privlidge to hear his voice give us chizuk & clarity!! Now he is in the Olam Ha-emet!!

From Brazil I send my condolences to his family. I admired his articles bringing light to my soul. Thanks Noah for all.

I'll always remember the R'Y’ZTL for his simcha, joy and incredible appreciation for the brochos the Al-Mighty gave him and the rest of the Jewish People. He dedicated his entire life to loving the Jewish People through showing each one of us what a treasure our Judaism is. I know that the best "hespid" will come after the Aveilus is over and the Aish staff and students double, triple and quadruple their outreach efforts to all Jews everywhere. His powerful vort of the power of the individual to change the world resonates more now than ever. If one really believes the Al-Mighty is infinite, expects each of us to fulfill our potential and is infinitely supporting us then we have no limitations other than ourselves on what we each can accomplish. Take achrayos to fix the world and G-d will be right there behind you making sure you succeed. That’s the R’Y’s legacy. Hamakom.........

as purim approaches i think there is one lesson to be learned here from the passing of a gadol h'torah. hashem gave rav noach an incredible opportunity. he made him a jew with access to torah in a time when jews were completely illiterate about judaism. he worked selflessly with tremendous effort to serve the jewish people. in order to do this successfully he had to know torah. first we must learn and only then can we know what to do - this is the formula for being like rav noach. may hashem bless the jewish people with more shlichim who can learn and do!

Rav Noach Weinberg was such an extraordinary human being that anything I would recount here would come up short. His genius, ability to inspire, genuine love, piety and social bravery are well known and often spoken of, allow me to add then that he was an original thinker of the highest caliber. Rav Noach bent his mind's view to that of no man. He had a fascination with emes, a love of emes and an uncompromising commitment to emes. He was willing to believe and say and do things that other people might consider starkly insane because he had come to the conclusion that those beliefs, ideas or actions were True. I am fortunate enough to have known Rav Weinberg personally but I originally came to introduce myself to him after having heard a taped lecture of his and been impressed by a commitment to the honest and humble search for truth that I had not priorly come across in my intellectual travels. My recommendation now to anyone who wants to get to know Rav Noach personally would be to listen to his recorded lectures. Rav Noach was a yachid, a unique human specimen that can't be cloned. He loved human beings in general and his family of fellow Jews in particular. He still lives in this world with his intellectual honesty, personality and genuine love through his timeless talks. May Rav Noach's family be comforted in their sorrow and may his highest and greatest wishes for us all be fulfilled. Moshe

Rabbi's words have brought confidence to me and help me to do tshuva on one of my biggest regrets, Baruch Hashem I had the opportunity to Learn at Aish! I am a survivor of America's spiritual holocaust and I have the marks on my arm to prove it.....

I owe so much to aish.com, and to aish uk. Thank you Rabbi Weinberg for starting it all off and sending so much Torah our way.

If there ever was a golden throne waiting in shamayim, it would be for this most precious and wonderful neshama. May he derive eternal nachas from his work on this earth and be a meilitz yosher for all of us in these perilous times for our people.

If there is one thing I learned from my Uncle Noach, it's that nothing is impossible. Don't limit your dreams and aspirations to those of other people. Live every day as if it mattered because it does. I will miss waking up to a world that I knew held the love and excitement of one of the greatest men I have ever known- Go in peace, Uncle Noach

I came to Eretz Yisrael and spent a week at aish this summer The Rosh Hayishiva was not there but I gained so much from that week The Rosh Hayishiva has now moved on, our world is less bright, but his legacy will remain with me forever. May we all find comfort, and may only good happen to us.

This is extremely sad! Such a great prsn. in klal yisroel passing away. He really has only gave, gave, gave. Such an amazing tzaddik. we should learn from his ways and go in his path and maybe then we'll have have a yeshua. i hope mashiach comes quicly in r days and there are should only be simchos in klal yisroel!! say amen!!!

With pure love and the tears of a broken heart. His love of the Alm-ighty and His children has made the lives of a multitude better beyond description. This world has lost something so very precious. May the the tears of us all be a source of yeshua for Klall Yisrael and a nechama for his family and all of us who are also his children. I miss you Reb. Noach and I'll see you again. B'Ahava Rabba.

B"H Rabbi Noah Weinberg embraced on the 5th February our Torah totally and in an unhindered manner, he who spent his life tending the fields of the Tree of Life so that we could all partake in its bounty. He leaves us as we prepare for Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of Trees, when our sages teach us that the symbolic -mystical- tree has roots in the upper spheres, the branches and fruits available to those who cling to Torah. Rabbi Weinberg has been released from this field and now is free to cultivate the roots of The Tree of Life so that every Jew can hasten to partake in its spiritual nourishment. Rabbi Noah Weinberg was a life dedicated to offering to HaShem, the first fruits of all his efforts. What a legacy Aish inherits! How much must we be thankful for!

A true loss for Klal Yisroel, but for me a personal loss, one of the most humble, inspirational and warm people that I have had the fortune to know. A true Tzaddik that within an hour, changed my life forever. Thank you Rebbe and I wish Arichas Yomim to the Weinberg family and Klal Yisroel.

Each day I listened to the 48 ways as i got ready in the morning, and i got ready for bed at night - always trying to keep his perspectives in my heart throughout the day. He was the most inspiring person. I actually had the zchus to meet him once, and have always kept that memory of how one man, could rise to such heights. May he be a meilitz yosher for his bereaved family who will miss him so terribly, for klal yisroel who is bereft without him, and may he be the catalyst to beg Hashem to bring Mashiach to his children who long for him

Thanks for a great contribution to my life. I admire the level of intellectualism you were able to reach. I'm in your debt. Sit back and watch some of us continue your work. Thank you for the great riches you passed on to us.

Goodbye Rosh Yeshiva... thank you for changing the world... thank you for not giving up... for teaching us what it means to persevere, to have a vision and to make it a reality, thank you for continuing to fight until the end, thank you for sharing your smile with us, for making me laugh, for inspiring me... thank you for the hashpaha you've had on me, on my family, and on all of K'lal Yisroel... thank you for being my hero... and thank you for teaching me that flowers are the dessert...

Rabbi Weinberg changed my life. I'm very grateful for it.

Rav Noach. Like countless others - baalei tshuva from every corner of the world - I look at my life and my family, and everything I see is your legacy, the results of your avodas hakodesh. You had a vision and you made it happen. You brought us back into the fold. You taught us to see and to take responsibility , to act because it had to be done. You always challenged us to become one of the ten men to change the world Yours was the first name on the list. Now we have to do it ourselves. Tehei nishmaso tzrura betzror hachayim.

Rabbi Weinberg enlightened us all. He truly is of blessed memory. The Jewish community and indeed the whole world has benefitted from his illustrious life. May he rest peacefully.

I dont know what to say. There are no word. Its our job now to do what R' Noach Wienberg has been doing for years. Ther angels in shamayim right now greet him in the world to come. He has a HUGE chelek in Olam Haba

I had the honor of learning a little with this great man. He left me inspired. Once, after hearing him speak, I told him "I am angry too Rabbi." There was a context here. He smiled that great smile and cuffed me. Don't worry Rabbi, I am still angry. Written with much love and a profound sense of loss, Joe

Even though I never met Rabbi Weinberg, I listened to his voice and read his words over and over and over. I loved hearing his voice. He was loved and I mourn his loss. May his family be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

I had the priveledge of learning in Aish for several years and i owe so very much to Rav Noach. The effect and inspiration cast on me by Rav Noch and his works have taught me given me the tools to live a life of sanity and meaning. I pray I will live up to the demands of the Rosh Yeshiva and I will be continuously inspired by him. The tsadikim are alive even when they pass from the world. How true!

I am sitting here in tears b/c although I never met the Rosh Yeshiva I feel as if someone who personally loved and believed in me has passed. Whenever I feel isolated from klal Yisrael, I tap into his website and draw strenghth from his teachings of emes and genuine love.

It was Sukkot 1966 when I first arrived at the home of Rabbi Weinberg, later known to me as Reb Noach, and his wife Rebbetsin Dina (Shlita) to learn at the Yeshiva Mevaseret Yerushalayim which he led together with his partner at the time, Reb Nota Schiller. That year looms larger over my life than any other year. It was Reb Noach who would wake us up in the morning with a cry of battle that wenbt something like "Are you ready like soldiers to fight the day? Don't forget your spears and helmets!" He was a remarkably passionate man. I also remember his advice "If you came to Eretz Yisroel to have a good time you are in the wrong place and wasting your time!" These were powerful words for my 19 year old psyche. He also tried in vain for me to be on time by scheduling a personal shiur 6:55 to 7:00 am. Although I never saw Reb Noach again after my departure from Israel in July 1967, I wish I had, to thank him for introducing me to the beauty of Bekiyut (as it was extremely unpopular in those times - long before Daf Yomi) giving me the motivation and will to continue to learn, a combination of Bekiyut and Iyun, daily to this day. To his Rebetsin and entire family: Hamakom yenachem etchem betoch shear avalei Tsion Virushalayim.

Major portions of my life and my world stand today because of this man. He cared for the Jewish People incredibly... and he cared so much for me. May his memory continue to motivate people to want to perfect themselves and the world.

It is very sad, we must continue on his ways of life, by learning his values, studying his teachings, caring about every fellow Jew and following his legacy in a true Toradik way. Then we can be confident that even though Rabbi Noach is not among us anymore but his memory makes him alive again.

I kept davening for his full recovery even yesterday. I was more than saddened to hear of his passing. We should all pray that what he started will continue to bring our lost brethren back to the Torah, just as I found my way back after her started his revolution. His memory should be for a blessing.

Such a bitter pill, the loss of our "grandfather" Rav Noach Weinberg Ztz'l. Through his great vision, Aish was established, and by his teachings thousands, including myself, were brought back to authentic Judaism. May his family, his talmidim, and all his students everywhere be comforted with the knowledge that such an exalted neshama as his must be right beside the Kisay HaKavod, smiling down at the huge effect he has had on world Jewry. At the same time, we all must take on the job he started, and help to bring ever more Jews back to Torah and mitzvot. Yehi zichro baruch.

I attended Aish HaTorah on Jerusalem for quite a long time and the impression the rosh ieshiva let on me will never be forgoten. I wish to have proper words to talk about his greatness but the feeling behind them trust me is great, and the pain of his lost is feel all around the world.

I did not have the privilege of learning with R' Noach, but both my brother and my rabbi did. A lot of the hashkofah at my shul is based on the Rabbi's teachings. And I can't count the number of people I have met over the years who were influenced by him. A great loss for all of Israel

life is meaning ,this was what rabbi Weinberg said on the last rosh achana,i can say that the meaning of my life changed when i discoverd aish .com thank you Rabbi Weinberg i have shared my enthousiasm with my students, my community ,my family ,even my relationship with the Master of The World.

I am so sad. I learned so much from him.His teachings touched my soul deeply. Each lesson in his "48 ways of wisdom" vibrates with full resonance at every instant. We will all miss him.

I am shocked , numb. I weep over the loss of my Rosh Hayeshiva . I also feel the power , the inspiration , the chizuk and energy of the Reb Noach ( ZT"L ) and I feel and invoke at least a little bit of the power of Truth that he taught us. And , especially for me, the power of joy that I learned from him. I was very fortunate to have been able to learn from him. May his memory be for a blessing . May he be a Malitz Yosher for Klal Yisroel.

I learned at Aish 4 years ago and had the priviledge to hear lectures from Rabbi Weinberg on a handful of occasions. He was a brilliant, modest, powerful man and a great visionary. His organization changed my life and I am sure the life of tens of thousands of others. My deepest condolences to his family and to his friends. He will be greatly missed.

it is with great sadness that I learned Rav. Weinberg has left us. We are sad, but know, because of him there are many Jewish people who have come back to Hashem and their Jewish identity.

There is a void in the world now, one we must strive to fill with that which would be a tribute to Rav Weinberg - Torah, Chessed, Mitzvos, Avodas Hashem, Ahavas Hashem, Ahavas Yisrael...Rav Weinberg will be deeply missed. G-d willing, the example he set will live on in all whom he inspired.

The weather in Florida dropped into the 40's, which is very unusual for this area. But when I heard the sad news this morning, it made sense. The Kodesh Baruch Hu removed a great light, a great fire from this world today. The Rosh Yeshiva taught us that one man can make a difference. He showed us how one Jewish person can impact so many lives for the better. With G-d's help maybe all of us, that were touched and inspired by the Rosh Yeshiva can re-light the Aish of Torah, we lost today.

I cannot believe it, I'm siting here crying, The Rosh Yeshiva is responsible for bringing Mashiach as close as he is. He touched every single Jew's life. I feel as if he is a part of our essence. I feel a emptiness in my life even though I didn't have so much to do with him first hand. He was always mentioned by all my Rabbi's and teachers and single handedly saved klal yisroel. His memory will live on and be an inspiration for all.

May HaShem console all the mourners of Tzion & Yerushalayim. Blessed is the True Judge. I am so pained (& shocked- although I was aware of his serious health situation) that I have no words at this moment. ...except that Rabbi Noah Weinberg truly lifted up our world, and, having touched so many, his neshama will certainly have continous aliyot.

thanks be to G-d for giving YOU life, for your Teaching, your wisdom and your sharing to the Nations through Aish and many writings globally distributed for us also to share the love of G-d with and through YOU Rabbi. May you be continually blessed now in spirit and guide us through our hearts with all that you left us to treasure and remember through everything YOU wrote before you left and every person you touched and blessed. thanks be to G-d for Rabbi Noah who even when ill reminded and taught us how to pray and continually trust in G-ds plan for all our lives during all its stages and for all eternity. amen x

I never met Rav. Weinberg personally but he is such a huge part of my Torah learning and life. I have been reading Aish.com Torah lessons and inspiration for 8 years now. When I was converting to Judaism, Aish and Rav Weinberg were teachers to me. He helped me to grow a lot. It is said that when you teach someone Torah you become a parent to that person. Rav. Weinberg was truly a parent to me and many millions.

My sincere condoleances for this huge loss.May he rest in peace.Amen

I read and heard very little from him, but I realize that a big tzaddik leaved us. Surely his soul will shine more from his new home

Only moshiach. That's who the next leader of our generation has to be. Please G-d.

Dear Rabbi, I pray one day we will meet in Gan Eden. Your teachings and those of Aish have greatly influenced my life. Your nephew Avi is my PIT partner and many of us who listen to Israel National Radio prayed for you to recover when we first heard of your illness. I'm sure you're with Hashem now so please don't give up on us, your children, as we find our way back to Judaism and many of us make aliyah to Israel. I only wish I'd have met you as selfish as that might sound. The classes your site provides are themselves a Light Unto the Nations and will live on longer than all of us which in itself is a Blessing. B"H for the gift He gave us by making your teachings available worldwide through the internet. You will be sorely missed.

Baruch Dayan Haemes. I didn't personally know HaRav Weingerg zt'l, but I know that his love for Klal Yisroel and his love of Torah were a zechus for all Jews. His passing is a direct loss to every Jew, and I feel a loss as I write this...

I cried when I heard, as how can one have so much appreciation and gratitude for what one man has done for my family without feeling sadness at the loss. I thought, what is significant about today, the day of the Rosh Yeshiva's passing? Then I realised- my 6 year old's hebrew birthday is today the 11 Shvat. My future budding Ben Torah... was born to a world of Torah this day, thanks to the Rosh Yeshiva I know what this means, my kids know what this means, my mother knows what this means, my father before his passing found out what it means. And to think- after being married to a man sitting and learning/ teaching for years, that I would, 16 years ago, never have walked into an orthodox shul if it wasnt for the Rosh Yeshiva and Aish HaTorah Los Angeles (thanks Rav Braverman too and may you live to 120!). And Eyaht gave me my strength and idealism and my heart goes out to the Rebbitsin. Leah Lowy (Laura Rowan)

Definitely, Hashem knows why things happen, we will miss his presence. his shmoozes and all the time he worked for the jewish people.He and Aish HaTora changed my whole life, and my family life as well, we will never be able to thank him enough for returning our lives to the Torah Path and bringing us to levels of pleasure we never knew. I think that everybody can make a little commitment in his torah observance leiluy nishmat a Rav Noah Weinberg. May all his disciples continue with his great mission inspiring jews to return to Torah life anda values.

Rabbi Noah affected my life in ways i cannot begin to explain.His lessons were always easy to grasp yet laced with enormous wisdom.I've always loved Judaism and Israel,but the great Rabbi made the love grow even more.The greatest tribute we could give him is in perpetuating the mission he gave a great part of his life for.They say that "whatever we do with our lives,echoes in eternity",My life's like an echo that would sound in merit of Rabbi Noah

I first met Rav Noach zt"l at the first Aish Partners Conference in the Catskills in 1999. His Divrei Chizzuk were short but oh so powerful - Each ONE of us possesses the ability to change the world. Giving encouragement to a child, smiling at a neighbour, holding the door for a stranger, sharing a word of Torah - small actions that can bring big results. These were not just idle words, this was a credo by which Rav Noach lived. For, after an exhilarating but exhausting Shabbos, with a long trip home awaiting him, Rav Noach took the time to sit with my wife and I, people whom he had never met, to discuss a personal issue and give us counsel and comfort. Rav Noach truly understood the POWER OF ONE. May his memory be for a brocha for all who knew him.

I had the pleasure of meeting Rabbi Noah Weinberg when I travelled to Israel on behalf of Hasbara Fellowships, and through him and Hasbara I learned alot about my roots and I will never forgot him and the gift he gave me. RIP.

As i took part today in carrying Rav Weinberg zt"l to his final resting place, a strange feeling of comfort and excitement passed over me - I can think of no better advocate in Shamayim for the Jewish people at this time, and through my tears I was confident that Rav Noach zt"l would be pleading our case before the Al-mighty Himself and not taking no for an answer. In his merit may we see a geula shleima bimheira beyameinu. Amen

I brought our children to the funeral and told them that this was the man who taught their father his first Torah. We have no end of appreciation for it is our life. The quality that Torah makes a person become is unparalleled and he instilled that understanding. Chaya Weisberg

Rabbi Weinberg gave me life, I was dead before I went to AISH on an Essentials Trip. I later went and learned for 13 months at Aish, I now have an 18-month-old son and a wife. My life only began after I was exposed to my heritage and he was truly a man whom words cannot begin to describe in a positive way. I loved what he stood for, what he spoke about, what he built and who he was. I love you and miss you Rabbi Weinberg! You will be so very very missed!

In the final chapter of the writings of Daniel, Daniel is given a hint of some of what would happen during the end times. He was told that Israel would be delivered, those who sleep in the dust would awake and wise will shine brightly (like firmament) “and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever” Dan 12:3. Think of how many people have been turned to righteousness (both directly or indirectly) because of the vision and work of Rabbi Weinberg. Now it is your turn to continue this legacy, perhaps without worldly notoriety, fame or fortune. Have you lit or fanned the flame of a fellow Jew today? May the Almighty give us the wisdom and courage to wear such a wick and carry such a torch. In doing so, a light to the nations we’ll surely become. Blessed is the Lord, G-d of our fathers for He is good and His mercies endure forever..

I`m a 17 year old from London and I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing. Aish has changed my life in many ways and has made me proud of my Judaism, and as such if it weren't for the work of this incredible man, I don't think many young Jewish people would feel the way I do. May he rest in peace and his memory live on.

the rebbe and i were at the shul across from his house, we were both under the heavy influence of wine and other spirits, it was of course purim. it was 1976 perhaps 77 or 78, but the rabbi was a young strong man, yet had a white beard.- suddenly, he observes his little boy across the room waving at him.- the rebbe breaks into tears of joy, squeezes me to him, (being short i am lost in his ample beard!) and exclaims "reb benzion! isn't he the most beautiful thing you have ever seen!?" i had the breath squeezed out of me, the rebbe was a very strong man, and i managed to blurt out, "yes , yes, rebbe the most beautiful"- he let me go, but will hold me forever in his loving embrace, his love for the jewish people, and his passion, his fire will never cease from the generations he inspired.-

B"H While although later in life I turned to the Lubavitch sect of Orthodox Judaism, I will always have a "hakaras hatov" an appreciation of what Rabbi Weinberg founded. He told me in Yechidus (seclusion) to several times a day to say that "The alm-ghty loves me."

I was a Christian, until I found this site quite by accident. Rav. Weinberg has succeeded in making me a better person through his knowledge and teachings. I hope to impart wisdom unto those that I meet daily. I am sure that G-d smiles with him on this day. . . Thank you for everything that you have done for me and my spiritual development

Although I was never fortunate to meet Rabbi Weinberg his teachings reached me and millions of others nonetheless. We will all be forever grateful to his great cause of returning klal Yisrael to our true mission. May his soul be elevated in shamayim due to all the good he did in this world.

I gained a tremendous amount from listening to the rosh yeshiva's lectures. I am a ben torah, ffb, and learned things from the rosh yeshiva that i never learned anywhere else. Torah is practical and provides you the ultimate pleasure and joy when practiced correctly. May his memory be a blessing.

My Rosh Yeshivah, the Rosh Yeshivah and Rebbi of so many of us, the person who spared no efforts in serving his Creator is no longer with us... how can we describe such a loss? Are there any words to convey what we feel? The sense of emptyness is overwhelming... I just saw the video of Rav Simcha´s hesped... one of the things he said was that If Rav Noach ZTK"L was standing there he would say, instead of saying a hesped on my behalf, you can be better than me. I´m sure he would say that... no one had a broader vision of a Jew´s potential than him... no one saw deeper into our neshamos, he could find greatness in each and every Jew, would make every sort of self sacrifice to make us understand it... understand our own greatness as a people, understand the nature of our special relationship with the Creator. Bonim LaMokom Atem, he would say... you are all the Almighty´s children!!! I remember when he told me of his relationship with his father, Rav Yitzchok Matisyiahu. His father would give each and every one of his kids exactly what they needed in order to make their relationship with Hashem blossom... To Rav Noach ZTK"L, he would say, every week... Noach, my son... did you know that Hashem loves you unconditionally? Klal Yisroel, Rav Noach would say, do you know that Hashem loves you unconditionally? The Torah tells us that we must emulate Hashem, his merciful - we are merciful, his kind - we are kind... The Rosh HaYeshivah taught us through his example... we saw it with out own eyes... we lived with it... we grew through him... may we do justice to his teachings, to his memory, may our actions translate into merits for his holly neshamah, May Hashem take death away from this world and grant us the coming of Moshiach Tzidekenu and the redemption of all of Klal Yisroel, Amen Ken Yehi Rotzon.

Let us use the examples he set in life to guide us to make a difference in the lives of the other 90 percent of klal yisroel that don't yet know the meaning of the words "klal yisroel" In the merit of our working at giving Hakadosh Baruch Hu nachas from all of his children, may we be benched in kind!!

I almost cannot believe it... I was planning to come to Israel and learn form great Rabbi Noah Weinberg... Sad moment... but I praise the Lord, because he lifted up such a faithful and inspirational person.

I was touched by the Rab's clarity, and thanks to him and to whole his titanic efforts, I was able to change my life and help others too... I'm terribly sad for such a giant lost for my family, my people, for myself, and for all those who never met him... Let's try to live up to what he taught for his blessed memory...

Baruch Dayan Haemes. I never knew him personaly, but the institution that he founded has touched my life and so many others in so many ways.

WITH GREAT SADNESS AND WITH A LOT OF PAIN, WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE REALITY AND PRAY TO G-D TO GIVE US ENOUH CONFIDENCE WITH LIVING WITHOUT OUR RAV. WEINBERG. RECEIVE MY CONSIDERATION, Luisa.

May he rest in peace. May his all his great work, teachings & human loving kindness live on. Amen

Nearly 30 years ago, in the summer of 1979, my Jewish buddy from Omaha drove down to pay me a visit. He was recently returned from a half year in Israel, and came bearing a large yarmulke on his head and a backpack full of stuff. One of the things in the pack was an article from Rolling Stone magazine, which gave it instant credibility from where I sat. Later that night I read that article, and reread that article, and then again until I had large sections of it virtually memorized. In the many years I had attended Sunday and Hebrew School, not once could I recall hearing anything that linked Judaism with happiness. But there it was “Jews say above all Be Happy, even if you¹re a law breaker”. The Judaism I knew was that we were a people of the book, non-believers in Jesus as messiah, with fastidious dietary rules, fast days and festivals, and pathologically loyal to Israel. But nowhere in my solid, middle of the road, middle American Jewish upbringing had I ever heard that Jews said anything about happiness, much less that it was our paramount obligation. I was simply stunned that any Rabbi, especially a white- bearded orthodox one, could claim such a thing. Jews say Be Happy? Where? Why? Even when you’re enjoying a Valentinos Pizza? The article also described the Rosh HaYeshiva, may his memory be a blessing, as akin to “G-d the father in his more jovial aspect” and, in the 30 years that I knew Rav Noach, no better description was ever proferred. That article landed in my lap as a gift from G-d. I happened to be planning some travels, including a stop in Israel, and I decided to check out what more this man had to say. I arrived in Israel on January 20, 1980, took a bus from Ben Gurion to Jerusalem, a number 20 bus to the Old City, and walked my way to the Jewish Quarter. I found the Yeshiva doors, entered and told the first person who approached me that I was there to learn. He smiled, and my life has never looked the same since. I am but one story in the tens/hundreds of thousands of stories that were touched/overhauled by the Rosh HaYeshiva’s vision. He saw a Jewish world that only a handful see, a spiritual life that had each individual on a first name basis with our Creator. Rav Noach put G-d back on the front burner and enjoyed his sweet taste until his final hour. I have children today that attend college, seminary, Jewish Day Schools. They do so because the Rosh HaYeshiva committed his life to loving our people and our mission. I lost my second father today, and will rededicate myself to the work that HaRav Yisrael Noach ben Yitzchak Mattisyahu dedicated his life to. May the Rosh HaYeshiva be a Maileetz Yosher for our people and may his Rebbetzin and family be comforted among all the mourners in Zion and Yerushalayim.

I have become most acquainted with Rabbi Weinberg through his Aish center in Jerusalem, and was fortunate to receive the benefit of teachings that have re-directed my life, and added tremendous value through a meaningful exploration. I listened to his 48 Ways series so often that I can still hear his voice repeat phrases like "connect your mind for living." Baruch Hashem to have brought such a being into the world, to galvanize so many Jews into returning to the great text's. I hope his passing will remind us all about our mission to bring light and clarity to the world. May we all do this and make peace among ourselves, and remove any obstacles like fear from our paths to fulfill our potential. May we all live out our days as fully as Rev. Weinberg has. "don't waste a minute...connect your mind for living."

The Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Noach Weinberg was not only a wise Talmid Chacham who could transmit Torah concepts with clarity, he was also a caring, compassionate, sweet person and it showed. His smile and warmth was readily and easily apparent whenever you spoke to him. He was the true embodiment of a Chassid/Talmid Chacham. His Ahavat Yisrael was obvious, while his clarity in Torah shone forth. His accomplishments and the nefashot (souls) that he brought tachat kanfei ha’Shechina (under the wings of G-Ds presence) are amazing and will surely be a tremendous zechut (merit) for him and all of klal Yisrael. His ability to relate to Jews of all backgrounds and his steadfast love for the Jews and Chayalim (IDF soldiers) of Israel are also remarkable. He truly was an individual who was able to reach across “any line” and touch you in a marvelous way. I could go on and on but suffice it to say that Rabbi Noach Weinberg will be missed beyond words, while his “good works” will continue through his many talmidim (students). May he beseech Hakodosh Baruch Hu (the All-Mighty) on behalf of Am Yisrael that we merit seeing the final geulah (redemption) along with techiyat hametim (the revival of the dead) bimheyra beyameinu (speedily in our days). Amen

Unfortunately I wasn't zoche/privileged to meet the Rosh Yeshiva directly - however I feel as though I knew him. Whenever I heard the rabbi's audio lectures, shiurim or read an article where he was featured...I felt like he was talking to me. Like we were having a conversation face to face. I'm sure that I am not the only one who feels this way. The Rabbi was very very special and had a unique way at reaching out to every neshama/soul in Klal Yisroel. May he be a Melitz Yosher for all of us and may we all continue in his path.- Let's make him proud!

I gratefully thank hashem for giving us such a Rebbi,treasure and light for the world. Rebbi you taught me to say Shema From all Your heart and I will never stop. Love you Forever

It is truly a sad time for all the jewish nation when we lose a Tzadik. Rabbi Noah Weinberg was a outstanding scholar , Rabbi, letureer and muuc more. He brought light and Torah into the world. His tapes changed the lifes of thousands upon thousands of jews. It is a true loss today for all jews. I hope his soul will rise to heaven and sit with all the other righteous jews who have truly earned a place in the next world. May the rebbetzin continue to do Hashem's work in this world and know that she is loved and respected by all who know her.

Every year, the highlight of Simchas Torah was seeing Rav Noach run the show. His "Tzu Vemens" used to liven up the whole place and made the crowd there more uplifted and united. This year he was already very frail, but he came in, and the whole place just started dancing for him. And then he did the "Tzu Vemens" and all- it was amazing to see the inner person with all his fervour still there- even when he was so wasted away.

The great Rav was our leader. He was the Mordechai of our generation - the one that will be remembered for his action forever. We all owe him for giving us the truth. Words can't describe our sadness and the loss to the world. As I think of his death, I can only imagine him being welcomed with great light and joy straight into Gan Eden for his great life work. He will be dearly missed...

I went to the levaya (funeral). It's a long story, but I felt heartbroken and shattered. We can't right now understand Hashem's thoughts. People have lived longer and done nothing. You feel this great Rabbi should have lived decades longer. But we can't understand Hashem's thoughts. Yet we can trust that Hashem our loving Father is doing the best for us and so that actually as one Rabbi said if we would see Hashem's point of view we would say about suffering we saw that nothing could be better. Hashem is in charge. Trust Him. But it also seems to me most fitting that we each consider without a vow tring to take on one of Rav Noach zatal's qualities. For me what stands out is his heart, his ahavas Yisrael. What a heart, what a man, and what love shone in his eyes and smile. We know that we can make those eyes and heart our own. So many Jews need more smiles and more warmth. Feel the holy love of love for your fellow Jew and give it burningly and generously like Rav Noach did - with exquisite sensitivity for people and Jewish law. Jews, seek out Jews whou are really like you and use those bonds of friendship to change the world. Every bit of Torah, every bracha changes the world and makes it a better place. Together we can do great things. Don't be afraid of the size of the world or the number of non-Jews. Like a Jewish king said, becuase Hashem is with us "there are more with us than with them".

Dear Father, thank you for sending us Rav Noach and helping us grow always closer to you for so many years. May it be Your Will before You that his students, including each one of us, grow to fill his place in a greater way and help us, please, please, to live positively and truthfully, without him, now. I cannot believe he is not going to be here any more. We are children and need outwardly expressed love from You to go on!

Rabbi Weinberg really testified his love for every human being, his concrn for every Jew. Toda, Rabbi. Arrivederci, non addio...

The Jewish nation lost a real leader. May you be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

I was going through a very challenging time, and R' Noach ZT'L had come into NYC. I had never Met R' Noach ZT'L,yet through a close friend i was able to get to meet him for some chizuk. Thinking that R' Noach being an extremely busy man, 24/7 365 invoived with the needs of the klal, and not actually knowing him on a personal level, I figured i would get to speak with him for maybe 5-10 min MAX. It also happened to have been late in the evening. Little did i know i was about to meet a "HUGE GADOL". Not only did I get to meet R'NOACH ZT'L, he gave me 45 min. of his precious time, and made feel like my situation was the only thing on his mind. I will never forget all the pearls of wisdom he gave over to me.I am forever grateful to R' Noach ZT'L. In the zechus of all the KAVOD SHAMAYIM that R'NOACH ZT'L has brought into this world , may Klal Yisroel be zoche to see MOSHIACH VERY SOON, AMEN !

Baruch Dayan Ha'emet. Although I never met R' Weinberg, his influence was felt everywhere, whether in articles he wrote or in my aish alumni who I know. He will be missed. Zecher Tzadik Livracha!

I would walk to the Mir everyday when I was a bachur and would listen to his tapes on the 48 ways, and I would write out his thoughts on happiness. I was so moved by his tapes I went to Aish to hear him speak. It was a great zcheus to have seen him in person.

I mourn for the beloved Rosh HaYeshivah, ZTL, with all my heart... My deepest personal regret is that I never got the opportunity to tell this amazing tzadek that he and his organization saved my life.

One of the greatest men of this generation. i have seen hundred of great acts by him and i am shattered today. a man who truly changed the world.

I never met the great Rabbi, but I can say that he directly influenced, uplifted, and inspired me in my life from his books (esp. What the Angel Taught You) and from My Rabbi who was his student at the Aish Yeshiva in Yerushalayim. Thank you Rabbi.

This morning as I was davening Shmoneh Esreh, I got to the part where we pray for the sick, and as I mentioned the name of our beloved Rabbi, something inside of me felt different, at the time I did not know that Rav Noach Weinberg of blessed memory had passed on to Olam HaEmet. When I found out later and spoke to my husband he too admitted the same thing happened to him while praying today. I am so saddened by Rabbi Weinberg’s passing, I owe him so much! His vision BaPoal gave me my life and that of my husband and children—how to you thank such a person for immeasurable gift!!! I know Rabbi Weinberg is in Gan Eden, with so much goodness that he created…but my heart aches to know he is gone from this world. May his family be comforted amongst the mourners of Tzion and Jerusalem!

I am an FFB, frum from birth but it was the Rosh Yeshiva that kept me from becoming an FFH, frum from habit. The entire Jewish people will be suffering from this great loss

It was a great loss for practicing jews like me .I learnt a lot from the teachings of Rabbi Weinberg.I grew almost eachday with the inspiring commentaries of Rabbi.

Every bracha we say, every mitzvah we do is because of him and his love for us. Reb Noach Weinberg zt"l will live on in our memories and be missed in our hearts.

I had the merit of meeting the Rosh Hashiva on a few occasions. On one occasion I asked him for a blessing because I wanted to do some outreach work. He gave me a blessing and then he said I will give you another blessing. He said "I bless you that you should know that the Almighty loves you" These words echo in my heart constantly and it is an example of what a tremendous holy man he was. What can you say about someone that you owe your olam haba to except thank you. thank you. thank you. G-d bless you always. love always - a devoted jew.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet. Rabbi Noah Weinberg changed my life for the better. His lectures provide me with inspiration and wisdom. It was a true honour to meet him in-person. May his memory be a blessing.

I started exploring Judaism throught Aish...I grew up secular,and Aish provided me with an enviroment to see the truth..Rabbi Weinberg,I send this message to Has*hem,and if you can hear me, you work my Jewish soul...who is wise?He who learns from everyone...Thanks,and may your infulence flow from generation to generation...

The Rosh Yeshiva zt"l gave me the reality of what life is all about in our pursuit of getting closer to Hashem. Always focussing our attention and keeping our eye on the ball to pursue meaning and pleasure. Challenges were opportunities for potential growth. As the Rosh Yeshiva has always taken care of his extended family b'olam hazeh, may he continue to be a meilitz yosher for all of Klal Yisroel b'olam haemes. Hamakom yinechem eschem btoch sha'ar aveili tzion v'yerushalayim

I am the direct beneficiary of Ha Rav Noach Weinberg's vision and creativity as I became a Torah Observant woman from his Talmidum at Aish HaTorah, New York. I am forever grateful and mourn his loss with so many others whose lives he has changed forever. May his family be comforted together with the other mourners of zion.

We all strive to change one life in our short stint on earth, to touch one life during our lifetime is commendable. Maybe because that one life we touched too has the ability to touch another's, and our first initial connection expands exponentially. This is the story of Rav Weinberg, he touched a generation and even more so he equipped that generation to reach out to the next at an alarmingly exponential rate. Everyone that has ever benefited from Aish, or the Rav directly has an obligation to continue his mission so that is legacy will forever continue on. I only hope that I able to reach out and affect one person the way he has effected me. Thank you Rav Weinberg.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet. HaRav Noach Weinberg, a great man who made so many lives greater by his deeds. Thank you Rabbi Weinberg.

... 'what 'you livin' for?' and so on. His loss is Klal Yisrael's, and i give a bracha that Aish as an organisation should stay strong notwithstanding the loss of their leader. He will plead Klal Yisrael's case. Baruch Dayan HaEmes.

This morning I woke up wondering how the HaRav Weinberg was doing in Yerushalayim. Just the other day I had been listening to his tape, Stop, Think and Act and amazed that even in my 40's I still learned new lessons that I hadn't understood in my 20's. Yesterday, I quoted one of his sayings to a local Rav. If I really stopped to think about it, every single day I carried a vort, a word or spark from his teachings. I was fortunate enough to meet him and hear him speak several times. He inspired me to teach his classes to hundreds of people throughout the years. I have such a feeling of sadness that this tremendous light which spiritually illuminated so many people is now gone - I cannot adequately put it into words. The Rosh Yeshiva always put the Jewish people first, never got mired in the politics or ego's that befell others. When HaRav Weinberg would speak, he spoke directly to you, regardless of how many were in the room, you personally felt the message was directed to your Neshama. He truly led by example. A brilliant light has been extinguished today, leaving all of us bereft and darkened. My condolences to his family, friends and all of Klal Yisrael.

Your 48 ways to Wisdom help guide my life every day. I met you once but will remember your forever.

The loss I feel is tremendous. His greatness, his strength, was unbelievable. That last video you showed of him, of his Elul Shmuz in Yeshiva, was to me the greatest proof of the truth of his teachings throughout all the years. He looked like he had aged many years and it was difficult to recognize him at first. Yet when he started speaking and you heard his laugh and his powerful, searing words, you recognized him, and you felt that his inner self, the real person,was exactly the same, with the same greatness. His huge Neshama, his greatness, his crystal clear Torah teachings and Emunah, were all there. Nothing had changed at all.He was emerging from Hell greater and stronger than ever. That to me was the greatest proof of all his teachings. I feel the loss so keenly for so many reasons. Whom do we have of his caliber of greatness who can explain Torah in such a crystal clear way. He was so needed, not only for the many, many Baalei Teshuvah he inspired, but also for the rest of us. We needed him to inspire us, direct us, and draw us together. Nobody could do it like him. But Hashem knows better than us, and he was supposed to be taken at this time. He is an inspiration to every person on what it's possible to accomplish in life. The impossible. Every mitzvah of every Jew who was inspired by Rav Noach will be going to meet him in Gan Eden. Boruch Dayan Haemes.

Rav Weinberg's mission to give Jews pride in their Judaism and to keep them Jewish, to inspire and to teach is a mission we will all continue to work toward. In The Rabbi's memory, let's double our efforts.

The Rosh haYeshiva (Tz'T'L) was a constant inspiration to all who met him, to all who learnt from him, and to anyone who's ever been on a trip of his. From being in Leeds University, to being in London - i know many whose spiritual lives have been created (or at least assisted) by this man. Speeches have helped keep new Baalei Teshuvos sane in a gashmiasdikah world, with talk of 'wake ups', 'the Novi says...'

The words to express the impact of R' Noach on my life and the life of my family do not exist. To say he inspired and will continue to inspire 3 Generations in my immediate family, would be a gross underestimate. How does one accurately describe his smile? Does it light the room, the heart, the universe? His embrace? Did they make every ounce of your being want to bask in sharing truest love for each and every Jew? His words- Did they give you greater vision and inspiration? His rebuke- Did it heal? Rebbe, Rebbe, Rebbe, Avi-Avi, Hevei meilitz yosher ba'adeinu, u'vead sheiris ha'plaita.

We must take his teachings, his enthusiasm, and most importantly, his vision, to continue and strengthen his dream of seeing every Jew return to his Creator... He will be missed

Normally, we say may his memory be for a blessing. But Rabbi Weinberg's works live on, and the contributions he made will outlive even his memory. A true loss for Klal Yisrael. In his z'chus, perhaps we could all intensify our efforts to bring fellow Jews to Torah?

(Spanish) Si me pidieran que describa uno de los momentos más hermosos de mi vida les diría con toda seguridad que fue dentro de aish hatorah que es el fruto de la entrega invaluable de un gran ser humano. En paz descanse Rabbi Noah Weinberg

I am so sad to hear that one of the spiritual leaders of this generation has passed away. I learned in Aishet a few years ago the importanve of doing kiruv rechokem and just this morning was faced with a situation that... I am a student teacher in a local public school and I found out that on of the children in the class is a Jewish girl. Immediately, my classes in Aishet came to mind and I felt the responsiblity to educated this girls not only in math, reading and writing but in her Jewishness as well. I will pray and hope that Hashem will help me and as an elevation for the Rav's neshama I will be able to plant a seed that will flurish into a beautiful bas yisroel.

Years ago (1972) I spent Sabbath with him during the early years of Aish... He was a strong and young man then...He will be missed....

He will be sincerely and deeply missed. His absence will be felt by so many. What a gift from Ha-hem for the Jewish people to benefit from his wisdom and warmth for so many years. A great tzaddik must be born today to replace the one we have lost.

My first experience with Torah was with Rav Noach in a beginner's class at Aish HaTorah. The Rav asked a small group of us, "what are you living for?" When nobody had an answer, it was obvious we had to stay and learn. We did. The rest is history. There is no way to articulate what Rav Noach did for Judiasm worldwide.

Ribono Shel Olam, how are we meant to live with him???

I had the priviledge of meeting HaRav Weinberg Zts"l once in person and it was a truly inspiring encounter. But more than that I feel that I was personally influenced directly and indirectly by the Rosh Yeshiva in many ways. Today I count myself a member of the Torah world largely due to him. Today our world feels that much more empty. We have lost a giant. Rav Weinberg zts"l epitomised mesirut nefesh and his genuine concern for all of Klal Yisrael is possibly unmatched in our generation. Yehi Zichro Baruch

What words are there to say about such a loss the world lost the biggest heart it ever had The heart that cared about every single neshama and that was his being and that is where his last bit of energy went in to how can i help somone else. Rebbi although we know you are in a much better place you will be sourly missed by all of your children every single person that was affected even in the slightest bit by your heilig neshama Umacha hashem dimmah m'al kol panim We miss you rebbi.

the Aish HaTorah changed my life and the way I look at things, the zchut is to Rosh Yeshiva Rav Noah Weinberg. my condolences to all klal Israel

Baruch dayan haemes I never met R. Weinberg, but have learned and have grown so much from his teachings and his talmidim.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes. We had the wonderful and most amazing opportunity to known and been Rav Noach ZT"L world that he created. If it was not for the foundation he laid so many years ago my family would not be where we are today. May Aish HaTorah continue in strength as a merit to your nashamah.

Rav Noach Weinberg, ZT"L, will forever be remembered as a pioneer and a visionary. His desire to spread Torah and yiddishkeit has had a worldwide impact. Even on those of us who are FFB's, he has had a tremendous influence on our perception of Judaism. His warmth, his smile and genuine caring made him a beloved leader to all. Baruch Dayan Emes. We are surely poorer for our loss today.

Rabbi Weinberg was the sun that illuminated my personal darkness. His presence and life meant so much. He will truly be missed.

Aish.com is my homepage. Until I opened my computer, I Had not idea that Rabbi N. Weinberg, z"tl, was niftar. I am also in shock and am afriad for klall Yisroel. We've lost too many gedolim in the past years. We need our leaders for strength and guidance. May we use this time of pain to come closer to G-d and use our power of tefilah (prayer) to help our nation.

Rabbi Weinberg is an ispiration to us all. How fortunate we all are to be able to remember his journey, one which without we would not be here. May Hashem help all of us continue to grow because of his inspirational life.

He did his job perfectly. Now it's up to us to carry his message and complete his vision. Thank you Rav Noach for believing in me at a time when I didn't believe in myself. I am who I am today because you loved me.

May his neshama have an aliya! I was fortunate to have met him once and more fortunate to have benefited from his teachings and his students through the wonderful Aish organization (through which I also found my husband!). Please continue to do your amazing work l'iluy nishmato.

Unfortunately we never had the privilege to meet Rav Weinberg Z"L, however we feel that you can not live in the Jewish world today without benefiting from the greatness of his teachings and the hashpaah he has left on all of klal Yisrael. He will be greatly missed. May Hashem comfort his family and the rest of klal Yisrael among the morners of Zion.

Rabbi Weinberg z'l walked the Road Less Traveled and will be remembered for his kindness, sense of humor and general love for The Jewish people bringing us closer and closer to the Yimei Hamashiach. May he be a malitz yashar for all of us !

Today, a wonderful son of Israel, a loving caring teacher of Torah, has passed. May his family be comforted, and may his memory always be for a blessing.

A Tzaddik has left the World. OooooIIII!!!! H-shem to whom have you left us? Please Hashem please let us know how to continue his work !!! Your Beloved, Klal Yisrael

To the entire Weinberg mishpacha- My hearfelt condolences. May we all be zocheh to emulate Rav Noah's ahavas HaShem and ahavas Yisroel, and put ,forth the time and energy like he did striving to unify klal yisroel with each other and Hakadosh Boruch Hu. May he be a mailitz yosher for us all. Hamakom Yenacheim Eschem Besoch Sh'ar Aveilie Tziyon V'Yerusholoyim.

I am extremely saddened by this news. My heart goes out to the Rabbi Weinberg's family. May his memory and impact on our Jewish nation live on forever in our hearts and in the world.

With heavy heart, I would like to make a tribute to Rabbi Weinberg's memory. As a "returning Jew" coming back to my Jewish roots, Rabbi Weinberg and Aish.com have been an isnspiration and a blessing. My wife, who is not Jewish,and I have been enjoying watching Rabbi Weinberg's videos and reading articles in Aish.com with great interest and joy. My wife commented, "This Rabbi seems so nice and the ideas in these articles are so beautiful, I had no idea how relevant and wonderful Judaism was." Now she is even interested in exploring Judaism alongside with me and studies the books I order from Aish.com with pleasure. Thank you, Rabbi Weinberg for making mitzvahs like this your life's work. I hope my parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles are welcoming you to Heaven, as I would like for them to be able to meet you there. G-d has blessed us with your wonderful persona, your warmth and humor, and your works. May your memory be a blessing. - RNRosen, Orlando,FL

What a loss to the world. Please watch over and care for the Jewish people in heaven, as you did so beautifully here in on earth. You will be greatly missed.

Baruj Dayan Haemet May his memory be blessed

I'm greatly saddened with his passing. although I never knew him personally I owe a big part of my teshuva to him and to aish. we are so much poorer today, Am Yisroel lost one of his great ones today, just when we need him more than ever.

When a Tzaddik leaves this world it is felt - this is how the world is feeling - today - yud alef shevat - with the tzaddik Rav Noach no longer with us. The greatness that he was able to do in this world can not compare to what he will do for us as he sits next to the Kisay Hakavod. Rav Noach you will be missed so much

I would not be the Jew I am Today if it hadn't been for Rav Noach. It takes a great man to do kiruv on even one person. Rav Noach has changed the lives of thousands of Jews around the world. He was a true tzadik and we should continue his legacy by bringing Torah into the world as he did.

From the first time I met Rav Noach thirty years ago till the last time when I visited him in Shaarei Tzedek his love for the Jewish people never abated. It is sucha loss for us. I know he will fight for Klal Yisroel B'Shamayim as he did down here.

With out the teaching of Rabbi. Weinberg and all his staff I would not be were i am. all the wisdom that i have learned are from his 48 ways to wisdom. GD bless him and his family..

Baruch Dayan HaEmet. I was 23 years old and very far from having any Jewish Identity when I heard Rabbi Weinberg speak for the first time. There was no doubt in my mind from that first moment he spoke that I was hearing words that would change the course of my life forever! Recently someone asked me what I had in my Ipod...I told them I like the classics. A little James Taylor, Arrowsmith, Carol King and Rabbi Weinbergs 48 Ways to Wisdom!!! That sums it up. No matter where I go, I carry the gift that I have the beauty of the Torah to guide me through life. I now have Grandchild who will also enjoy the wisdom of a Jewish Life. None of this might have happened if there had not been a Visionary, Jewish leader and Teacher and like Rabbi Weinberg.Im so sad to think of the world without him.

Today the world, not just the Jewish people, has lost a great tzadik...

The Rosh Yeshiva will be dearly missed by all of Klal Yisrael, his determination for kiruv was boundlesss. Woe such a loss to the world! We have lost a rare and holy Sefer Torah.

Although we will surely miss Rabbi Weinberg, I am sure he would not use the word orphans. We know that he has gone to be with his and our Father. He planted so many seeds in the heart of our people that a forest has begun to grow. I would surely think that we should take up the task of watering the forest and planting more trees in his honor. May we live up to his great example and his memory continue through our continuation of his work. My sincere condolences to his family and all at Aish Torah Aray

Klall Yisroel has lost a giant in kiruv, harbotzas torah, a leader in deep and clear torah hashkofa and an incredible talmud chacham. May Hashem comfort his family and students among the mourners of tzion and yerushalayim

Baruch Dayan Emes, We have truly lost a tzaddik and will feel this loss for a long time to come. It is now up to us to continue to be a light onto our Jewish brothers and sisters, in Rabbi Weinberg's blessed memory.

Baruch Dayan HaEmes. I write this with tears falling as I enumerate all the joyous moments of my life and the life of all of us who were touched by Rav Weinberg zt"l. This past Sunday I had the honor of attended the most joyous wedding of a dear friend who was brought to Torah Judaism through the inspiration and the selfless love of the rabbis and rebbitzens of the Aish community of Washington, DC. May the joy and learning that Rav Noach Weinberg zt"l gave to Judaism continue to increase as a blessing to his people.

With great sadness I mourn the passing of Rabbi Weinberg.The world seems to me poorer today than yesterday, but also so much richer as a result of his efforts.

I herd Rav Noach Weinberg's shiurim back in former Soviet Union. He truly inspired me. I met him in Yerushalaim three years ago, I told him that I learned by his brother Rav Yaakov Weinberg z"l in Ner Israel Yeshiva. He called me a friend hugged me and took a picture with me. No wonder he could relate to all the jews in the world no matter how far form the Torah. Yhe Zichro Baruch

If it wasn't for Rav Noach I don't think I would be Shomer Mitzvos. He connected to my inner being the first time I met him.

We as Klal Yisroel have suffered a great loss. May Rabbi Weinberg's vision live on and be carried out!

Boruch Dayan Hoemes. I had the wonderful and most amazing opportunity to work for Rav Noach ZT"L and be a part of his team for close to 9 years. As a member of the Discovery USA office I had the special Zchus (merit) of spending time in the Rosh Yeshiva's presence and learning from this great giant how one must fight for the survival of the Jewish people. His clear mind, beautiful smile, genuine love, combined with his passion to succeed, his Torah brilliance and the ability to make the complicated clear and the obvious understood, were but a part of who this Adom Hasholem (complete person) the Rosh Yeshiva was. A quick story if I may share. In November 2000, Rav Noach was here in America when one of my sons was born. I asked the Rosh Yeshiva to please be the Sandek at the Bris. He accepted and it is a cherished moment for my family. After the Bris was over, I asked the Rosh Yeshiva to please join us for the Seuda (meal) and to please address the guests. He looked at me with his warm smile and said "there is a whole world out there waiting to be saved, Please forgive me for not staying but there is work to be done". With those words he wished Mazal Tov to my family and those near him and left. He was in the Aish office on the phone a mere 10 minutes later not wasting a moment on his life's mission. Yehi Zichro Boruch.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

The world will not be the same without Rabbi Weinberg in it, but it is so much better a place for him having been here.

it is most difficult in short note to express my thoughts and memories of this gt sage and man however may he rest in peace and may all his work and teachings go on and continued success to aish hatorah for all their good work for the jewish people marv shore

Out here in the US I can say that the vision of Rav Noach and his bringing it to life by sending out his emissaries to us changed my family and myself all for the good. It brought "the fire of the Torah" to my family and gave us the true basis for a richer and much more meaningful life. I remember the nature of the Rav as being so warm and attractive, the kind of charisma that draws you in, into another world, which at the same time doesn't disconnect you but strengthens and builds you up. I remember when he came to to town and I thanked him for all that he and his organization has done for my family and me. He smiled, then gave me a big hug and kiss on the cheek. I am saddened, yet thinking back on his accomplishments gives me joy and strength.

The Rav,his works and by extention through his talmidim has touched the lives of hundreds of thousands ,Thus like all tzaddikim will always live on and be with us.I thank Hashem for the time we had this wonderful tzadik with us in body as well

Rav Noach Weinberg was the founder and dean of Aish HaTorah, and one of the foremost leaders of the Ba'al Teshuva movement. He helped generations of Jews return to the wisdom, beauty, meaning and joy of our authentic Torah heritage and roots. He developed brilliant systems of teaching Torah in relevant ways, and nurtured a cadre of disciples who continue his holy work worldwide. Those who sought his public teaching and personal guidance found a rare leader of sterling character, deep understanding and gentle caring who pushed himself beyond limits to help others. On a personal note, he was my Rosh HaYeshiva and bestowed my rabbinic ordination after I studied under his tutelage at Aish HaTorah Jerusalem. His warmhearted, joyful and positive spirit was contageous, yet he was never afraid to look you in the eyes and challenge you to choose and live a meaningful and purposeful life, and to do great things for the Jewish People. His memory is blessed and his holy work and wisdom live on.

Zehut Arabim Taluy Bo! It is impossible even to guess only how many myriads of people learned Torah in a most understandable and heartfelt way thanks to the Rabbi. May he be a melits yosher for Am Yisrael in Yeshiva Shel Ma'la.

Rav Noach will live on through all of us, we will carry his message and his Torah and Hashkafah for the masses...I was fortunate enough to learn with him this past year and receive that warm smile, that big hearty HA! and the slap on the face...to be shaken by his Thursday shmuess and to take care of him when he was sick...he will be sorely missed, but every time we see a jew in need, he will be there with us Thank you Rebbe for being there for me when i needed you most and for teaching me how to teach and give over meaningful inspiring Torah to ALL people.

May his neshama rest eternally in Gan Eden. Hakham Noah Yisrael zt"l was a teacher to this entire generation and to millions of Jews across the globe. May he pray for us before Hashem to help us continue his legacy and bring Mashiah Ssidqenou, AMEN. We will miss you.

AISH help me to study Torah and became a Jew not only by birth, but by believe in GOD. This is why I'd like to thank Rabbi Weinberg for establish this institution.

Rabbi Weinberg proved that one person can make a difference. While we will mourn his death, we must learn from his example and inspire others.

My condolences to his family, friends and talmidim. I was fortunate to learn and listen to his articles and tapes. May his memory be blessed. Baruch Dayan Emet.

The world is bereaved and I personally have lost three parents, my father, my mother and now my rebbe. My only consolation is that his love and his teachings will continue down through the generations. Through his live shiurim and the tapes he reached more Jews than almost all the rabbis since the days of the exile in Babylon.

I did not have the Zchus to meet Rabbi Weinberg. But I did. How is that you wonder? I had the Zchus to listen to his kind & holy words, Thru this site and from the MP3's. I'm FFB as some would call it, I just happend to land on this site one day and got hooked. I feel so good when I lisnted to him speak in his soft voice. I feel as the mp3's are a Yerusha (inheritance) he left for us. I think we should all try to take apon our self's to listen to at least one lecture or short script that the Rabbi left us everyday atleast for the first year, or shloshem(30 days) of his passing.

Our sincere and deepest condolensces upon the death of Rabbi Weinberg. We cherish the special influence he had upon our cousin Rav Daniel Schloss.

My heart is saddened by the news of the passing of Rabbi Weinberg. I am a Noachide in large part due to the Rabbi's love of HaShem and of Judaism.

May you be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Rabbi Weinberg was such an inspiration and facilitator of opening my eyes to find out what Tachlis was all about.

The greatest way to honor him is to continue his work. I pledge to continue the path that he has taught me. I will miss you very much, Rosh Yeshiva

Rabbi Weinberg has had a positive impact on so many people. Aish has brought me closer to my roots and there are many mitzvahs that I do directly because of aish. That is a special legacy.

A tremendous loss for all of Klal Yisroel. May we all be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

R, Noach zt"l was a true gadol, may we all learn the lessons he imparted in life.

We in Monsey NY mourne this great Tzadik. We'll miss him forever. now let him pray for all of us in heaven.

Baruch Dayan HaEmes

Rav Noach taught appreciation of the good others do for you, hakaros hatov, is extremely important. I have focused my life to act in the wishes of Rav Noach, my Rebbee. His wishes were to educate jews from apathy and assimilation to avodas Hashem and sincerity, amongst the many other purposes of our gift of life.May we keep Rav Noachs lessons in the forefront of our daily lives and act with Rav Noachs intentions to 'wake up' our people.

Baruch Dayan Haemes. As I sit here crying, I feel the passing of Rabbi Weinberg as a personal one, even though I never even met him. His teachings and writings have paved my life and have continued to inspire me every day. May his words remain with me, always. Thank you.

I have never felt as connected to life and the goodness it can posses as I did at Aish, and more specifically in Rabbi Weinberg's presence. It is a sad day, but also one to reflect how we must appreciate the greatness of teachers and learn from them every second we can.

I CAN NOT EXPRESS MY SADDNESS ON THE PASSING OF THE ROSH YESHIVA OF AISH. THROUGH SEVERAL EXCELLENT RABBIS AT AISH IN CLEVELAND AND PHILADELPHIA, I HAVE CONTINUED ON THIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY TO FIND OUT WHO I AM AND WHERE I CAME FROM. NONE OF THIS COULD HAVE HAPENNED WITHOUT THE BEGINNING OF AISH WITH RABBI WEINBERG. MAY HIS NAME BE A BLESSING.

I had the privilege of studying at Aish in Jerusalem for a year. My heart is heavy but so grateful to this wonderful man for inspiring me beyond words. May Hashem bless the Rebbetzin and the rest of his family with the knowledge that they were bleesed to spend their lives with an exceptional human being. He changed so many lives...what a man!! The Jewish world has lost someone so very special. May Rav Weinberg z"l rest in peace knowing that he made such a difference in so many lives.

I regret hearing about Rabbi Weinberg's passing. His lectures on audio provided me insights and points of view that continues to give my life definition and meaning. He'll be missed greatly.

It is a tragic day, that a great leader and visionary, like Rabbi Weinberg was taken from us. I did not learn at Aish nor knew Rabbi Weinberg personally, but awesome impact of his labours is felt in every corner of the world including my city and community. Words can't describe what he accomplished, nor the gap he leaves behind. May his family and the institution he found and lead be given strength and compfort to carry on his holly work

Even non-Jews have been deeply touched and inspired by the work that Rabbi Weinberg has done. I am deeply saddened today at this news and can't stop crying. I feel the same as when I my gradpa. Hope we can carry on his vision to ignite the Jewish people and turn them toward Torah and toward righteousness.

As a Rav in a remote community, I utilize the resources of aish, whose inspiration was Rabbi Weinberg, to do kiruv. His leadership and knowledge contributed tremendously to the mammoth project of aish hatorah. Yehi zichro baruch.

Boruch Dayan HaEmet - A truly great man, that all of Klal Yisroel will sorely miss.

He gave us so much. Not just the Jewish World but the entire World is a better place thanks to his life's work. We should continue to honor him through Torah study and good deeds. Baruch dayan haemet.

The entire Klal Yisrael mourn for the passing of our beloved tzaddik, Rav Noach Weinberg, zt"l. Rav Noach's style of kiruv is unique and sensational. He did alone what others could not do. May Hashem comfort all of us, the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim. I daven for him everyday, it's difficult to remove his name from my Tehillim. May his memory be for a blessing. Amen.

It is amazing how much one man was able to contribute to the world. R' Noach was always happy to speak to anybody at anytime no matter what their standing was in life. His smile and matter of fact way of speaking made Torah and Yiddishkeit available to all who inquired. Yhi Zichro Baruch. T.N.Z.B.H.

May his memory be a blessing!

The first warmth of Yiddishkeit that reached me over 25 years ago came from the Rosh Yeshiva. It warms me to this day and - among countless others - I am eternally grateful.

Rebbetzin, Your husband was one of a kind and a light that lit up the whole world. We miss him already and feel his loss very sharply. Hamakom Yinachem.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet The world has lost today an amazing Tzadik. May we be able to honor his service to Hashem and the Jewish people by continuing in his legacy.

Rav Noach declared war on assimilation almost 50 years ago. He put all the pieces in place to wage the war. He is in each and every one of us. He will not rest until the war is won! There is no alternative. Each of us must do our part for Rav Noach... find a Jewish neshama and cultivate Yiddishkeit. We cannot disappoint Rav Noach!

the sorrow unreal, the pain still sinking in. May we hear no more sorrow, and may G-d give us the koach to live up to Rabbi W. zatsals dreams.

Rabbi Weinberg left a world of Jews who,without him and his family, would have never know the beauty of Hashem and the World. He now rests peacefully with the other Tzadikim.

We must try to continue in his holy footsteps.

I met the Rav through a mentor 29 years ago. whenever I saw him thereafter he remembered my name and we chated. G-ds angel on earth. May his Merits Protect us through out world. HIS STUDENTS (KIDS) MUST MULTIPLY THEIR EFFORT TO CARRY ON HIS PHILOSEPHY IN OUTREACH. I will miss him. Baruch Dayam Ha-emet.

may he rejoice now with the merit of each one of my mitzvos, that I only do thanks to Hashem and to him

I am so saddened to receive this email and read further. I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy this website, and his visions. Many of my extremely secular family reads this site, and have reaped so much from it. His visions are our loss.

I like many Jews living far from our home Yisrael and depend on sites like Aish to be our Yeshiva, a home away from home, well mourn too for Rabbi Weinberg. Though we have never met him face to face, we have met him here on Aish, dedicating himself to help us sanctify the name of HaShem. When a great man dies, great widsom is lost. We mourn with you here from the island of Jamaica in the Caribbean and will hold his memory blessed.

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Today I am saddened. Today the Jewish nation has lost a giant. I was priviliged to have a very personal relationship with the Rosh Yeshiva as I'm sure so many others have had. We are all orphans. Let us resolve to continue Rav Noach's mission and let us not rest until we have woken "The Sleeping Giant". May the Rosh Yeshiva be a Mailitz Yosher for all of Klal Yisroel and may we all be reunited with Rav Noach soon with the coming of Moshiach speedily in our days. Amen

Now we are crying, bereft and devastated. In a short while we must pull ourselves together and redouble our efforts. Learn Torah. Do a mitzvah. TEACH it to others. This what the Rosh Yeshiva would have wanted. More important, this is what Hashem expects from us.

Harav Weinberg was one of the greatest Tzadik that we have seen. I hope we can continue his great outreach vision on all Am Israel

A giant has been returned to his Creator leaving behind a world which owes him so much. May the Almightly take this korban oleh as a final tikun to the world the Rosh Hayeshivah helped rebuild since the Churban of Europe. May we, his children, continue to live the legacy and path he left for us to travel on until the coming of Moshiach.

I cry, i am sad, Rabbi Wenberg changed my life as he did with countless others. Where will we go for clarity?.

Rabbi Weinberg was a master teacher whose work not only inspired me but millions of others seeking to affirm and to apply Jewish principles in our daily affairs. The loss is stunning, however, for me, he will never die because I strive to embrace Judaism daily because of the gift he has given me and the world: Aish Ha Torah. I hear him now: Don't just go through the motions--Live! Live the Life G-d has given you! Thank you Rabbi Noah Weinberg, of blessed memory.

Accounts of Rabbi Avrohom Pam's efforts in founding and building the Shuvu schools for children from the Former Soviet Union hint at significant resistance from various sectors of the charedi community. Rabbi Pam's strategy to reach out to and educate not-yet-frum children of chiloni parents did not sit well with many in the religious establishment. But Rabbi Pam persevered, and now, few if any are questioning the efficacy of the Shuvu schools (and indeed, stiff attempts at resistance to Shuvu from anti-religious quarters of the Israeli government is proof positive of Shuvu's success). How much more resistance would Rav Pam have encountered if not for Rabbi Noach Weinberg's previous spadework? Rabbi Weinberg can rightfully claim a part of the credit for the Shuvu schools' success.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Rabbi Noah Weinberg. Although I never had the pleasure to meet him personally, I've always felt that he truly cared about the future of the Jewish People, as seen through the greatness of his work, and the effort he put into making it a reality! As we mourn the loss of one of profound Torah wisdom, whose work has helped bring the gift of understanding what it means to be a Jew to so many throughout the world, we can take comfort in the wisdom that he helped bring to our lives, and by continuing that journey. May Rabbi Weinberg's memory be a blessing!

When I first met Rabbi Weinberg, I asked him for a blessing, he told me to get one from my parents. I said they are not religious, he said that he doesn't love me the way they do. During the years, Rabbi Weinberg gave me advice about every major event in my life. He was never wrong. He was there about outreach, marriage, child raising, and Torah. This world just became a little darker. We send our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family. May his children continue the incredible legacy that he started. We will miss him greatly...

Rav Noach Weinberg was a true Gadol - we miss him greatly. May he continue to watch over us and be a meilitz Yosher.

The best way to honour such a tzadik is, as the writer says, is to continue Rabbi Weinberg's legacy. Looking at us from Gan Eden, Rav Weinberg would want to see us joining together and fighting for the Jewish people. Let's come together and build a stronger Jewish people!

R. Weinberg Z"L stepped into the sea of assimilation, and led countless Jews through dry land, to Torah.

Rav Weinberg's avodos Hashem saved me in this world and the next

We are overwhelmed and our pain is too great! The movement that we take for granted today, the return of our lost brothers and sisters to their Heavenly father is his credit. The dedicated mekarvim in the field, on college campuses, and throughout the world, will be traced directly back to this great Tzaddik. He was our head and our heart. Our eyes have dimmed and our hearts ache with this loss. Zecher Tzaddik V'kadosh L'vracha. May we be reunited with him very soon with the coming of Moshiach.

We will miss him dearly.

i was not born jewish but i stand with the jewish people as it was at sinai.

even though i have never met R' Noach z'l i felt more connected with him and respect him more than most of my rebbeim and friends, he was and will be a great inspiration to us all! baruch dayan emes.

I'm only who I am because of him. My children are only here because of him. Ha-Shem guided me to him when I was making nothing out of my life. What do you say? No words.

The world has lost a Torah Giant, whose efforts, ideals and goals touched thousands of people. Even those who never had the zchus to know or get close to The Rosh Hayeshiva feel the loss. The world became a better place because of him, may his memory and legacy continue to strengthen Jews all over the world.

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Rav Noach was a crucial piece of my life. I am very sad. His work, love, passion for Torah will continue to blaze until the Messiah comes (and I think that will be soon).

Rabbi Weinberg will always be remembered in my life and in the life of my child. I can never say enough words of blessing for his soul.

Being frum from birth I can't begin to fathom what an impression this Godol B'Torah made on everyone associated with the kiruv movement internationally. He was someone who was beloved by all. An exceptional leader of Klal Yisroel. May he be a mailitz yosher for his family, talmidim and all of Klal Yisroel.

This is a very hard loss. Reb Noach was my rebbe for over 30 years. Most of the good things in my life I owe to him. The world will never be the same.

Although I did not know Rabbi Weinberg I feel that all of us are like orphans. Every Jewish person who returned to Yiddishkeit through his wonderful work has enhanced our lives. Although we are in mourning for a wonderful person up in shamayim there are welcoming him with open arms with simcha. What a true light of a mensch Rabbi Weinberg was. May we continue to learn from this wonderful Rov. May his family be menachem among the mourners of Tzion.

Rabbi Weinberg's vision saved so many of our people from a spiritual Holocaust. His legacy has impacted on so many lives. Baruch Dayan Emes.

He was an amazing man in every way, and without his clarity of vision or purpose, thousands of neshamas including mine would be lost right now. It is now up to us to fill in the huge shoes he's left behind. May hashem give us such strength and clarity.

As a Baal Teshuva who had the honor of meeting Rabbi Weinberg in Israel several years ago, I can say without hesitation, he was the real deal...a true tzadik. You couldnt help but FEEL his warmth and sincerity. And there was something about him looking into my eyes that actually made me tear up! (Kind of like he could see into my soul?) One just has to listen to his tapes to note his natural gift for teaching, his ability to relate to the individual. There is never judgment, only love.

as a current Aish student, i want to thank you Rabbi for all you have done for me and thousands of others. with the work you left behind, we wont have to wait much longer for the coming of Moshiach. THANK YOU!

I am so glad he is not suffering anymore, yet I have tears in my eyes for our loss...

I started to study at Aish HaTorah Jerusalem when I was 20. In the first weeks of my being there Rabbi Weinberg took me to his home one evening to help build his Sukkah and have dinner. Upon entering his apartment we were both confronted with the vision of a 7 year old boy [his son] who was climbing a pipe in the corner of the living room and trying to reach the ceiling. It looked as though he was stuck at around 6 feet in the air and not getting any higher. Thinking of what would happen if such a thing happened in my home growing up, I had pity on the boy thinking that this was the end of him, he was "in for it". As Rabbi Weinberg approached his son I was bracing myself for how he would respond. He got right next to his son, bent over a bit and said: "stand of my shoulders and I'll help you reach the ceiling". I was floored. Such a reaction was beyond my thinking. Parents don't help their kids climb to reach ceilings, parents scold kids for doing foolish things like climbing pipes. Rabbi Weinberg was a spiritual giant who helped all of his children reach for the ceiling. Every Jew he came into contact with was another opportunity for him to reach out and share and care and give. He was the ultimate giver, never holding back himself or anything that he had in his possession. He lived to give and to help every Jew reach the ceiling. I am forever indebted to him for guiding me lovingly for the past 25 years. He leaves a void that can not be filled and the loss is truly devastating. May Hashem comfort his family, the Jewish people and may his memory be a blessing. Yitz Greenman

I am saddened by such news. As a former student of Aish Hatorah i only have gratitude to Rav Noach ztl - He constantly gave of himself to others and had a very real relationship with h-shem. The world is a sadder place with out him. He will be greatly missed - Thanks for everything you did to make the world a better place.

The Rabbi is personally responsible for my parents becoming religious, then my siblings, my self, and our families. My son and I were privileged to meet with the Rabbi in September and he gave my son a blessing for his up-coming Bar Mitzvah my son was very much impressed by the Rabbi and his words. We will miss his consul, wisdom and love for Klal Israel.

Rav Noach had a tremendous warmth and ahavas yisroel as well as unusual charisma and intensity of purpose. If not for him,my brother and myself and our families would not be frum today. The world will not be the same without him. Thank you, Rav Noach. May Hashem comfort the rebbetzin and the whole family.

We are an orphaned generation. The last of giants of Kiruv, Chinuch, Ahavat Israel and Ahavat Torah in America and Israel are gone. Rabbi Weinberg changed the Jewish world with the building of Aish HaTorah, Discovery, the Jerusalem Fellowships and HonestReporting. With the losses of Rabbi Weinberg, Reb Shlomo Carlebach, Rabbi Meir Kahane and the Lubavitcher Rebbe - we all must commit to do more to defend the Torah idea and Eretz Yisrael. We must make Kiruv a top priority.

May Rav Noach's soul be welcomed and protected by the Almighty, and may his family be comforted. And may the hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of people around the world, Jews and non-Jews, who were nourished and uplifted by his wonderful personality, neshama, and teachings, be comforted and inspired to improve our lives and the world by the passing of this great Jew and great human being. Rav Noach Weinberg was truly a unique, fantastic, one-in-a-billion human being. May his memory, good deeds, and profound, positive impact on individual Jews, the Jewish people, and humanity at large, be a blessing. With tears of sadness, deep appreciation, and profound loss, Jeff Heilpern

To his family, the kids who I watched grow up or whom I tutored in English as I lived down the block learning at the seminary EYAHT, May G-d comfort you among the mourners of Yerushalayim and Tziyon. I sit here working in Williamsburg, a place I would never be if it was not for Rav Noach z"l. I was more a guest at his home than a student but through him creating Aish, I began and strongly implemented my deep learning of Torah and devoted life to G-d and a frum life over 25 years ago. His courage and unrelenting passion, devotion and focus created a revolution which caused generations of people to embrace their yiddishkeit and G-d strongly. I remember a sweet Pesach seder at his home many, many years ago. A man who was able to take in the people I was later m'karev or with whom I was trying to steer away from Christianity and intermarriage. The beginning of what I consider my frum trek included the day I walked into their home, having been brought there from a different program by Rabbi Meir Schuster, EYAHT had just opened 8 weeks earlier.....I thought there was a birthday party going on. I found out all those people were his 12 children. I was amazed at how the kids were running around normal being "kids" but something was strikingly different....in their middos. A stark contrast from the secular society I knew before. This, in itself, had a huge impact on my embracing frumkeit. He, with his wife, created and empire at home and in the world. May his greatness be imbued into all of us. And may all the spiritual ideas he wished to impart for goodness and closeness to G-d and living happily grow within us all, as we remain bereft. HaMakom yenachem eschem b'soch aveilei Tziyon v'Yerushalayim.

It saddens me greatly to know that a Light Unto the Nations and a Torah Giant has been taken from this world.He touched my life, as I'm sure he touched countless others. May you be comforted amoung the mourners of Tzion v' Yerushalayim.

BAruch Dayan Emes - there is nothing else I can say. I am in shock - in tears. When I met R' Noach the first time to ask for advice, the love that exuded from every fiber of his was just overwhelming. He always really cared, had time to listen, advise, and more. I owe so much to him. Such a loss. I can't get past this. Hamakom yenachem eschem - osanu- b'soch sh'ar aveilei Tzion v'Yerushalayim. The Jewish world is in mourning.

I am more a student of a student, but I know I wouldn't be the same person without the incredible impact he made on this world. Condolences to his family and his students (my teachers).

I spent a number of months at Aish Hatorah in Jerusalem and learned a great deal that stays with me until this day. I would like to thank Rabbi Weinberg in passing for the great effort he made of himself to help and assist G-d's creation complete itself.

"Give me ten good men and I'll change the world" As a young boy in what was then Shema Yisrael Yeshiva" these words of our beloved father and teacher ignited a burning spark in my soul, which stokes my engine today over 35 years later. As we stand today at his kever, not ten but hundreds of talmidim and talmidos are busy changing the world daily in every corner of the globe. I was an orphan when he found me and took me in from the cold and gifted me with a Torah life of unbelievable warmth and truth. Though he has passed on, I am not an orphan anymore. For his fatherly guidance will always be the compass of my life's course. I know he will be met in a lichtige Gan Eden by the countless zchusim of so many families that he and his talmidim have brought back to Hashem - including my own - that would have been lost to Klal Yisrael forever. With Eternal Gratitude, Rabbi Ze'ev Kraines Johannesburg, South Africa

My experience of listening and learning the 48 Ways of Wisdom from Rav Weinberg to this day has helped direct my decisions and path in life I have taken. I am blessed that I had the opportunity to meet him and spend time at Aish. May his memory be blessed.

I write this from far away India.I am not a Jew.Rabbi Noah Wienberg was a teacher par excellence.He was a Torah giant with extraordinary clarity and wisdom.His articles spoke to the soul.We will all miss him

I was born into a frum family but the first time my neshama's spark was ignited was not until I did Discovery in the Old City at the age of 18. Thank you.

Years from now, when we read about the modern history of the Jewish people, there is no doubt that Reb Noach Weinberg zt"l will be remembered as one of the most significant and impactful personalities of our times. After a 100 years of mass assimilation, he single-handedly showed that you could turn the tide and bring Jews back. He created the Ba'al Tschuva movement. Today there are tens of thousands of Jews who are proud, connected, educated Jews because of Rav Noach. The entire Jewish people has lost a visionary and a giant but the impact of his vision and wisdom and the impact of his students and student's students will be with us for years to come. May his memory be blessed.

Every bracha said and every mitzva performed by Rav Weiberg's talmidim should bring an aliyas neshama!

He is being greeted with Open Arms!

My earliest memories of Reb Noach are from when I was a little girl and my father would take me to his Rebbe. Reb Noach would lean down to me and with a twinkle in his eye, ask - "Faygie, you know the Al-mighty loves you?" That was the line - the classic Reb Noach line. I think of that question often, and the hearty 'YES' that is my answer. I know just how much the Al-mighty loves us, because He sends giants like Reb Noach to this world to remind us of the greatest love and to teach us what our purpose is in life.

Ohhhh. Avi, avi, rechev Yisrael... (Father, Father, Chariot of Yisrael). Although, I was not a personal talmid I have a longing to tear my shirt and head for Har Menuchos. Ohhhh. Rav Noach is sure to continue defending his beloved brothers and sisters and 'children' in Shamayim. We look forward to the resurrection when b'n iy'H we will meet Rav Noach again.

Barich Dayan HaEmet! Every Friday I print out articles and parsha pictures for my children and us to read and learn from. The kids are always jumping from excitement when they see the pictures ( I also used them when I taught at a Jewish national religious school in Jerusalem). The motivation behind the Aish internet site , with all its Jewish contents, about all issues of concern to the Jewish people, was Rav Noach and the dedication he spread far and wide. I am a religious Zionist, but always admired Rav Weinberg's concern for all Jews and their connection to G-d. He will be missed.

Baruch Dayan Haemes. I am so saddened by this news... R' Noach changed the lives of so many, May he continue to do his holy work closer to Hashem.

Rav Noach Weinberg was one of our first contacts with Torah Judaism. We proceeded to study and learn, and are now completing our gerus. The huge impact that Rav Weinberg has had on this generation is hard to comprehend. He truly loved each and every Jew.

Baruch Dayan ha'emes. To the family, Hamakom yenachem eschem b'soch shar aveilei Tziyon. Tears and tefillos mingle upon hearing this very sad news. May he be a meilitz yosher for Eretz Yisroel and for all Yidden. It was a privilege and an inspiration to hear Rav Weinberg ztz"l speak in person at a shul in my neighborhood a few years ago. It is a continuing privilege to be inspired by you at Aish who disseminate his ideals and his ahavas Yisroel through your website.

There are no words that can express my gratitude towards Rav Weinberg. Without him my life, the life of my children, the life of all of us would look so much different. He chanced it for the better. I will continue the way he showed me in his memory. Toda, he was a great mensh, he was our rav, our father, toda Baruch Daayan HaEmet

I will always have tremendous Hakaros HaTov for Rav Weinberg, without whom my journey may have never begun. I will always have the memory of his powerful voice and poignant message -he really changed people's lives including me.

Rabbi Weinberg Aished me. He, and the organization he created reached out - and then IN to our lives and showed us a way that is luminous and beautiful. We are proud and grateful Torah Jews directly because of him. Thank you. May your memory be for a blessing. Condolences to the Rebbetzen. Baruch Dayan Emet.

I am shocked and very deeply saddened. Rav Noach and Aish HaTorah has helped makariv several branches of my extended family. He was an absolute tzaddik and worked so hard- and with such love- for the Jewish people. May his family and students find comfort and strength. How awesome an inpsiration he is... for Rav Noach to have lived such a truly meaningful, righteous life! I have no doubt all the greats of the Torah world who have already passed on will greet him in olam haba with open arms and a rousing "KOL HAKAVOD!!!" We are left here with a great loss. May we always remember his teachings, warmth and dedication.

I myself was not mekareved through Aish. But I think its important to acknowledge how much Rav Wienberg has touched so many Jews of this generation. From Discovery, to the amazing Cleveland Aish Rabbis and of course the shiurim that I receive thorough emails daily. Rav Wienbergs' teachings through Aish and through students and students of students have touched my life and helped shape my identity as a Jew. I truly feel like a gaping hole has opened up with his passing and in his merit I plan to try as hard as I can and to encourage others to follow his example and try to fill up as much of the void as we can with Torah, Mitvot and outreach.

more mitzvahs in our Rav's name! Am Yisrael Chai! we will continue The Work!

In 1986, for two months, the Rosh Yeshiva ZT"L and I would study for 10 minutes after breakfast. I was only 19 and he gave me the insights on how to connect with people. He taught me how to teach. Every day, I use his teachings in some way. Noach has left his ark and we, his charges, are left empty. TNB. Omein

May the Almighty comfort all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. May I suggest you read the article "The Stages of Jewish Mourning" found in the literacy/lifecycle section of the Aish website.

His loss will be felt across the Jewish world, and his mission of kiruv rechokim will be a lasting legacy: confident and proud Jews will continue to develop their understanding and observance - may he be a Meilitz Yosher for Klal Yisrael.

Unbelievable and very sad especially for Rebbitsin Weinberg and the kids and grandkids. Hashem must have wanted him up in sjamayim, a great loss for our Community. That the Rabbi will have a great Aliyah!

I feel great sadness for Rabbi Weinberg passing away. Now his work goes on with all of us, each one of us has to be a small plant.

may Rav Weinbergs z'l memory be for a blessing for Am Yisrael - aish.com was one of my very first steps to Yiddishkeit, may it be for many more people.

My deepest condolences Rav Noach Wife, Children and extended mishpocha.I wish you Shalom and pray to the almighty that his Neshama will reside next to our forefathers Avraham, Yitzchok and Yaacov. I will always "Check It Out". G-d Bless

Klal Yisroel lost a leader. He had a vision and did it when others just talked. He helped me grow so much. There are no words. He should be a gitte better for all klal Yisroel. We must continue his work.

To The Weinberg Family, Words can not even begin to decribe the Pain I feel for you and your Family. He was a Great Man and left an impression on many people. He will be sorely missed. May we continue to be comforted by his memories. Regards, Caryn

While I may have something more elaborate to say at another time, for now I will simply sob quietly, mourning the loss of this great Tzaddik and Rav to whom I owe so much.

Aish Hatorah formed the basis for my yidishkite along with probably thousands of fellow Jews around the globe. May he receive all the zechusim for all of his talmidim

If it was'nt for what he did I would'nt be sitting in this office with a kippa on my head. And nor would thousands of others. The term Tsaddick does'nt describe what a man he was. He lived everything he said. No doubt.

Rav Weinberg, z"l, has so very many zechuyot, to accompany him on his journey back to Hashem. The tears subside only when I remind myself that he will be returning to us very shortly when the time of techiay hameitim arrives. May his memory always be for a blessing.

This is actually an emotional moment. Rabbi Weinberg, thank you forever for showing us that we all have a special, important and valuable place in this world. Thank you for being a father who doesn't pass judgment. Thank you for letting us come closer to Hashem at our own pace and in our own time. Thank you for showing us why Judaism is so beautiful, intricate and mystical. Thank you for being a home away from home. I've never met you but I know a lot about you and I miss you already. Thank you for everything.

May Hashem grant that many of the "seeds" he planted flourish and be a source of enduring strength for Our People"

Rav Noach had a large impact on me as one amongst an innumerable amount of people. He will surely have a special seat in shomayim.

We have always been in awe of the work Aish Hatorah has done and does today, and in essence it is certainly all to Rav Noachs credit. We truly feel that the world has lost a tzaddik who was holding the world together, which means there is a lot more responsibility on the shoulders of all of us. Baruch Dayan Haemet.

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

As a former student at Aish, i would just like to thank this amazing tzadik for giving me a chance at learning about my routes. I will be forever grateful!