A beloved father and husband ripped away from his wife and children!

Raphael Shimon was a gem of a human being! His entire being devoted to providing for his beautiful family. A doting father to four lovely daughters; each, the apple of his eye, and imbued with a stellar Torah education. An ehrliche yid, he was a regular attendee at many shiurim, and was an integral member of the Torah Links Minyan. His wife, a beloved Morah at Politz Day School, Mikvah attendant at the Chabad Mikvah Mei Shifra, and involved in discreet chessed around the community.

And now… after a brief (two months) but excruciating illness… his wife and children are left all alone… in utter shock!

Who will care for them? Who will provide for them? Who will marry off the children?

It is up to US! WE MUST support Hashem’s orphaned children! 

We beseech you, PLEASE reach deep into your heart, feel the pain of a widow and her orphaned children, and contribute as generously as you possibly can!

In the merit of your selfless generous support of this bereaved family, may Hashem shower you with endless happiness, good health, success, and Yiddishe nachas from your children!

All donations are 501c3 tax deductible.

Funds will be deposited in a special trust fund administered by a financial advisor

to provide immediate relief and stable long-term income for the Mellul family!

Rabbinic Letter of Support for the Mellul Family Emergency Fund

ראש חודש אדר שני תשפ"ב

החודש אשר נהפך להם מיגון לשמחה

אל כבוד אחינו בני ישראל די בכל אתר ואתר ה' עליכם יחיו

The Cherry Hill / Philadelphia / Delaware Valley Jewish community suffered a devastating loss with the recent and shocking passing of Mr. Simon Mellul, Raphael Shimon ben Avraham Chaim, of blessed memory. He leaves behind a grieving widow and four young, orphaned daughters. Every member of the Mellul family is a precious gem, adorned with refinement of character, a beautiful Torah of chessed, and beloved by all who are acquainted with them.

Simon was also the primary breadwinner of his family, and his passing leaves them in a most precarious financial position.

Compassion for and feeling the pain of another, and helping to shoulder their burden, is a hallmark quality of Klal Yisroel. The Mellul Family Emergency Fund has been established (funded by the proceeds of the Charidy campaign bearing their name), to provide a long-term, steady, stable, supplemental stream of income to help ensure financial viability. We call upon every member of our community to reach deep into your heart and adopt this family as if they were your own.

May The Almighty Father of Widows and Protector of Orphans reward your noble generosity of heart and spirit with a long and healthy life filled with happiness and nachas!

With Torah blessings,

Rabbi Jonathan Bienenfeld

Young Israel of Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Yisrael Davidowitz

Foxman Torah Institute Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva High School

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Michael Davies

Congregation Sons of Israel

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Yaakov Deutscher

Kosloff Torah Academy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rabbi Ephraim Epstein

Scholar in Residence, Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Albert Gabbai

Congregation Mikveh Israel

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rabbi Chaim Greenwald

Politz Day School

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Yonah Klahr

Community Kollel of Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill

Rabbi S. Mendel Mangel

Chabad of Camden and Burlington Counties

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Shimon Max

Foxman Torah Institute Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva High School

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Berel Rothman

Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation Sons of Israel

Cherry Hill

Rabbi Yisroel Tzvi Serebrowski

Torah Links of South Jersey

Cherry Hill

גם אנחנו מצטרפים להנ"ל

Rabbi Aaron Gruman

Torah Links Central

Lakewood, New Jersey

Rabbi Yitzchok Kahan

Chabad of Medford

Medford, New Jersey

Rabbi Mordechai Miller

Yeshiva Derech Ayson

Far Rockaway, New York