''A man of kindness and respect for our rabbis': The father of the police chief rabbi has passed away

January 12, 2021   

Baruch Dayan, the truth teller: This morning (Tuesday), the late Rabbi Baruch Neria Barachiahu, father of the Chief Rabbi of the Police, Deputy Chief Rabbi Rami Barachiahu, passed away. Want a dream come true? Any role you want, in any profession, with lots of benefits The deceased, a resident of the Bukharim neighborhood in Jerusalem, suffered a heart attack yesterday and was taken to the hospital. This morning his condition deteriorated, and doctors had no choice but to declare him dead. The Barachiah family are longtime residents of the Bukharim neighborhood. His funeral is expected to take place today at 2:00 PM at Har Hamenuchot in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health. A special statement issued by the police stated: The Israel Police and the police rabbinate share in the deep sorrow of the Chief Rabbi of the Police, Rabbi Rami Barachiah, following the passing of his father, Rabbi Baruch Neriah Barachiah, a man of kindness and a great rabbi, who was honored to be a close friend of Maran Rabbi Ovadia for many years. "The Rabbinate of the Israel Police sends its condolences to the Chief Rabbi of the Police, Rabbi Rami Barachia, on the passing of his father, who was a remnant of a generation of wisdom, a man of kindness and love of Torah. May you be comforted by his great deeds, and may you not add to the grief any further.".