Rabbi Noach Weinberg, founder of Yeshivat Aish HaTorah and co-founder of…
…Yeshivat Shema Yisrael, the forerunner of Yeshivat Ohr Somayach, passed away early this morning.
Rabbi Weinberg was 78 years old, and had been suffering from cancer and from broken bones and other damage from a fall.
Rabbi Weinberg is widely considered to be a founder of the haredi kiruv (outreach) movement.
[Hat Tip: Uncle Joe McCarthy.]