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It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Aharon Elazar Turner zt”l, a distinguished talmid chacham, author, and familiar figure in Bnei Brak, who was niftar at the age of 80.

A devoted student of the teachings of the Ramchal and among the earliest participants in Mifal HaShas, Rav Turner dedicated his life to Torah scholarship, publishing, and avodas Hashem.

His levayah was held Sunday evening in Bnei Brak, with burial in Elad.

Rav Turner, the son of Reb Zelig Turner z”l, was born in the United States before making aliyah to Eretz Yisroel. He became one of Bnei Brak’s respected Torah personalities, part of the generation of American Jewry that left behind the challenges of the era to devote itself entirely to a life of Torah.

For many years, Rav Turner was a regular mispallel at the famed Lederman shul. He developed a profound attachment to the Torah of the Ramchal, which became the central focus of his lifelong learning. His scholarship resulted in the publication of the seforim Yisron HaOr and Yodei Shemecha, both devoted to the teachings of the Ramchal. He also merited to prepare for publication Pardes Nissim, the work of the noted mekubal Rav Nissim Peretz zt”l.

Rav Turner was an exceptional talmid chacham and oved Hashem, who embodied the ideal of shayif ayil v’shayif nafik v’lo machzik tivusa l’nafshei—conducting himself with extraordinary humility and never seeking recognition. He devoted his life to Torah, avodah, and chesed, serving Hashem quietly, sincerely, and with remarkable simplicity.

He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, all continuing in the path of Torah and mitzvos.

The levayah departed from his home at 49 Harav Shach Street in Bnei Brak. It proceeded via Beis Hashem shul on Alharizi Street before continuing to the cemetery in Elad, where he was laid to rest.

The family is sitting shivah at 49 Harav Shach Street in Bnei Brak.

Yehi zichro baruch.

{Matzav.com}