Henya Tova Feig, wife of Rabbi Mordechai Yisroel Feig, a longtime personal attendant to the Vizhnitz-Monsey Rebbe, died on Motzaei Shabbos after years of severe illness. She was 67.
The report said she had endured "harsh and bitter suffering" in recent years, which she accepted with love and in silence.
Mrs. Feig was born into a family closely tied to the Vizhnitz-Monsey court in Monsey, New York. Her father, Rabbi Yaakov (Yankel) Rosenfeld, served as a personal attendant to the late Vizhnitz-Monsey Rebbe, author of the Torah work "Toras Mordechai." She grew up in his shadow and was raised from childhood on the foundations of Chassidus and a deep devotion to the righteous leaders of her community.
Among his other duties, her father was responsible for writing the kvitlach, the handwritten notes of petition that Chassidim present to their Rebbe. When his health declined, her husband was appointed to take over the role. Rabbi Feig continues to write the kvitlach today, serving in the Rebbe's inner circle under the current Vizhnitz-Monsey Rebbe.
Together the couple raised their family with deep dedication to Torah and Chassidus and with simple faith. She leaves behind children and grandchildren who are devoted to Torah study and the observance of mitzvos.
Her brother is Rabbi Yehuda Yoel Rosenfeld, a well-known philanthropist in the Vizhnitz-Monsey community. Her sister, the wife of Rabbi Yosef Gruber, the mashgiach (spiritual supervisor) of the Vizhnitz-Monsey yeshiva, died several years ago.
May her memory be a blessing.
