Realtor Nadiv Kehaty, 30, dies suddenly in Brooklyn

Nadiv Kehaty

The local Chabad Lubavitch community is still reeling from the untimely passing of Nadiv Kehaty, 30, a Brooklyn realtor, husband and father of four, who died from internal injuries sustained in a fall.

A native of New Orleans, Kehaty was living in Brooklyn, but always kept the Crescent City foremost in his thoughts. He regularly visited the city, even after he moved to New York following his wedding a decade ago.

Kehaty was noted for his exceptional spirit and humor. Because of a pre-existing condition, he was unable to qualify for life insurance and so at the time of his death, fund-raising campaigns from Gofundme.com and Charidy.com were launched.

To date, over $234,000 from more than 3,000 donors has been raised on the Gofundme.com site, while more than $700,000 was raised on the Charidy.com site with the assistance of generous donors, who matched contributions at two and four times the amount pledged.

Kehaty is survived by his wife Toby, his parents Uzzi and Rivka Kehaty; his children, Moshe, Yuda, Shoshana and Yacov Kehaty; and his siblings, Talor, Tzivyah, Mendel and Levi Kehaty.

Burial took place in Brooklyn on Monday, March 8.