Chevra Shas in Horodna, a position he retained for the rest of his life. In the last years of his life, he suffered from a serious spinal disorder, a severe intestinal ailment, swelling of the feet, and other discomforts. Yet, on Simchat Torah, he led the congregation in spirited singing and dancing, clutching a Sefer Torah in one arm while his free hand held his stomach to ease the pain. A Hebrew language biography of Rabbi Nachum was written by Rabbi Yisrael David Miller who knew Rabbi Nachum personally. Rabbi Miller was stricken by the cholera pandemic that struck Horodna in 1872 and firmly believed that Rabbi Nachum's prayers saved his life. Rabbi Nachum died at Grodno on October 25, 1879. Twenty thousand people attended his funeral which took place the next day. His son-in-law was Rabbi Gavriel Zev Margolis. References 1811 births 1879 deaths People from Grodno Lithuanian Orthodox rabbis Orthodox rabbis from Russia 20th-century Lithuanian rabbis Date of birth missing Mir Yeshiva alumni