Shock and astonishment in the world of ultra-Orthodox charity: The man of mercy, Rabbi Shmuel Nachum (Shmoulik) Segal, a resident of the city of Modi'in Illit, who served as the commander of the ZAKA in the Sha'i District - passed away suddenly tonight (Wednesday) at the age of only 51.
Last night he participated in a gathering of regional managers in the "Connected to Life" groups of the "Ezer Mitzion" organization in Moshav Nahalim, where he spoke. When he returned home, he rested in his car as usual, on Sha'arei Tshuva Street in the Haredi city, where he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
The rescue forces who were called to the scene attempted to perform prolonged resuscitation operations on him, but in the end they had no choice but to declare him dead.
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The deceased, z"l, was born in Jerusalem in Cheshvan 5773, to his father, Rabbi Moshe Segal Shibalchata, a resident of Modi'in Illit, a prominent figure in the "Pharisee" community, and to his mother, Mrs. Miriam, z"l, daughter of the Chabad leader, Rabbi Yehoshua Mordechai Lipkin.
When he reached his peak, he married his wife, the daughter of the late contractor Rabbi Gershon Yosef Kreuzer.
In the city of Modi'in Illit, he was one of the people of charity, who volunteered to do charity work in secret. He was the one who established the ZAKA branch in the city and volunteered in MDA, Ihud Hatzalah, and Ezer Mitzion.
The late, z"l, served as the treasurer of the "People of Jerusalem" synagogue, where he prayed every day in "Netz".
The ZAKA organization published a statement of mourning tonight, which read:
""The ZAKA organization mourns and grieves the sudden passing of the man of mercy, ZAKA volunteer Rabbi Shmuel Segal, the late.
Rabbi Shmuel Segal, 51 years old and father of 16. He served as commander of ZAKA in Modi'in Illit for many years, fought and devotedly cared for the dignity of the dead in every event of true kindness, worked hard to save lives and help others, and operated the ZAKA shiva equipment donation center in Modi'in Illit for the benefit of the grieving families.
Rabbi Shmulik, the late, was a man of kindness in every sense of the word and dedicated himself day and night to performing acts of kindness with great modesty and humility. This evening, on his way home from a charity activity, he collapsed in his car and returned his soul to the Creator.
"ZAKA sends its condolences to the dear Segal family, praying that in his good and great deeds you will find comfort and know no more sorrow.".
He left behind 16 children, including 11 orphans who he had not yet married.
His funeral will take place today - Wednesday.
