My dear step-father, Jacob “Jack” Spigelman past away this month.

Jacob “Jackâ€? Spigelman – Reb Yaakov ben Toivye aâ€?h

Jan 4, 1919 – Jan 6, 2006 (6 Tevet 5766)

Jacob Spigelman was a dear and dedicated husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was both a “gentlemanâ€? and a “gentle manâ€?. In fact, some say of a true “Tzadikâ€?, “Righteous personâ€? dies on the same day he was born. After lingering in the hospital intensive care for weeks, Jacob passed away Parshas Vayehi,(the weekly Sabbath Bible reading) exactly 87 full years from his birth. MORE.