Jewish Life Milestones Dovid Winiarz, popular N.Y. outreach rabbi Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | January 23, 2015 Rabbi Dovid Winiarz, the self-proclaimed “Facebuker Rebbe” known for his outreach efforts over Facebook, was killed in a car accident in Maryland. Winiarz, 49, of New York, was a passenger on Jan. 18 in a vehicle that lost control in the icy conditions and struck another car. He was on his way to a Jewish outreach convention in Baltimore. More than 400 people attended his funeral Jan. 19 on Staten Island. Winiarz was the father of 10 children. Winiarz was president of Survival Through Education Inc., which calls on Jews to discover their faith and reach out to unaffiliated Jews, and served as the rabbi at the Multi-Faith Center at the College of Staten Island. — jta J. Correspondent Also On J. U.S. Florida bill would ban neo-Nazi ‘ethnic intimidation’ flyers Bay Area Bay Area Jewish and AAPI leaders talk solidarity at White House The Bagel Report Everything Bagels Everywhere All at the Oscars Local Voice Housing the unhoused: If not now, when? And if not here, where? Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up