New York, New York
SCHACTER--Rabbi Herschel. The Yeshiva University family is profoundly grieved by the passing of Rabbi Herschel Schacter, an outstanding alumnus of Yeshiva College and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) who was the beloved husband of Pnina Schacter and cherished father of Rabbi...
Read MoreI remember Rabbi Schacter from my youth in the late 1940s at Brooklyn Boy Scout Camp. As camp chaplain he was an inspirational figure in those early days. He was a youth leader that everyone loved. I extend my condolences to his family and all that loved him.
Alan Yanofsky
March 22, 2013 | Merrick, NY
I can still hear his clear voice in my inner ear, evoked from my boyhood in the Bronx during the 1950s. I was too young to understand his sermons, but I felt the power of his oratory skills even back then. I called him in 1999 when I heard that the Mosholu Jewish Center was closing down. He inquired with interest about my life and was kind enough to send me the memorial plaques of my grandparents that once were affixed to the walls of the Synagogue. It was an honor to have known him, even if...
P.J. Blumenthal
March 22, 2013 | Munich, Germany
