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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Yehi Zichro Baruch!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If by RDB you mean R’ David Bannett, then my grandfather passed away, almost 2 years ago, at age 100: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bannett">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bannett</a><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shavua tov,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amihai Bannett<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Mesorah <mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Danny Levy via Mesorah<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 4, 2024 9:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> mesorah@lists.aishdas.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Mesorah] RSM<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Looking at the link referenced by R' Michael in his post earlier today, I was saddened to learn that Rabbi Seth Mandel, former very active member of this group, left our chabura for a better world some months ago.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>While no doubt many of the US-based (and former US-based) members knew of his passing, as no mention was made on Mesorah, I and probably others too were unaware of it. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Until I read R' Micha's appreciation of him at <a href="https://aspaqlaria.aishdas.org/2023/05/24/rsm/">https://aspaqlaria.aishdas.org/2023/05/24/rsm/</a> just now, I knew him only from his posts here. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Although his knowledge was in a different league to that of most of us, he was always eager to teach us, and would respond patiently and in detail to almost any question, without a trace of self-esteem and often with humor (especially in his exchanges with RDB - how is he BTW?).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Mesorah group will be poorer without him.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Danny Levy <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>