advice is compiled in a book on education entitled "The Educator's Handbook." He was a role model for many young Chassidim in his demeanor and in his devotion to the Rebbe. Hodakov gave much thought to spiritual conditions in the Land of Israel and sent constant directives to the Lubavitch School Network in Israel (Reshet Oholei Yosef Yitzchok – Lubavitch) and other institutions there. Death He died on April 23, 1993, after a brief illness. The funeral, which was held on Sunday, April 25, was attended by several thousand people, many of whom had managed to fly in from various parts of the United States. The procession filed past Lubavitch World Headquarters in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, and proceeded to the Montefiore Cemetery, in Springfield Gardens, New York. He was interred near the resting place of the previous Rebbe. His wife, Etel Tzerna, a noted educator and author, died on June 17, 2006. They are survived by two children: son Sholom Yisroel and daughter Chaya Rivkah Kramer, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. References External links A Biography of Rabbi Hodakov from Chabad.org 12th Anniversary of the Passing of Rabbi Hodakov A Small Man with Great Advice A Talk with Rabbi Hodakov on Education - Perspectives magazine Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis 1902 births 1993 deaths American Hasidic rabbis Hasidic rabbis in Europe Latvian Orthodox rabbis Russian Hasidic rabbis