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Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Harold Kornfeld z”l

Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Harold Kornfeld z”l

Rabbi Marc Soloway November 11, 2025 Lifecycle Comments Off on Baruch Dayan HaEmet – Harold Kornfeld z”l

Harold Kornfeld (Hersh Berol ben Eliezer v Bluma), father of Avraham (Gary) Kornfeld, passed away around midnight November 10, 2025 in Scranton, PA.  He was 93 years old and did not recover from a recent fall. Harold was born and spent his whole life in Scranton and will be buried there in a small graveside service tomorrow.  Details of the shiva are still to be determined and we will keep you posted.

Harold is survived by his five children Karen, Vicki, Avraham, Janis and Lori, 8 grandchildren (including Chava and Elie raised in Boulder) and 6 great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Helene.

For tzedakah donations in Harold’s memory, the family is asking them to be directed to Colel Chabad or Friends of the IDF ​​​​​​​

Hamakom y’nachem – strength and comfort to Avraham and to all the mourners.  Peace on the neshama of Hersh Berol and a blessing on his memory.

Blessings,
Rabbi Marc

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About Rabbi Marc Soloway

Marc is a native of London, England where he was an actor and practitioner of complimentary medicine before training as a rabbi in London, Jerusalem and Los Angeles. He was ordained at the Ziegler School of Rabbinical Studies at the American Jewish University in 2004 and has been the the spiritual leader at Bonai Shalom in Boulder ever since. Marc was a close student of Rabbi Zalman Schechter Shalomi and received an additional smicha (rabbinic ordination) from him in 2014, just two months before he died. He has been the host and narrator of two documentary films shown on PBS; A Fire in the Forest: In Search of the Baal Shem Tov and Treasure under the Bridge: Pilgrimage to the Hasidic Masters of Ukraine. Marc is a graduate of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality, a fellow of Rabbis Without Borders, has traveled to Ghana in a rabbinic delegation with American Jewish World Service and co-chair of the Rabbinical Council and national board member of Hazon, which strives to create more sustainable Jewish communities. In 2015, Marc was among a group of 12 faith leaders honored at The White House as “Champions of Change” for work on the climate. Marc is a proud member of Beit Izim, Boulder’s Jewish goat milking co-op.
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