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He is survived by his wife, Rochelle Fogelman; his children Bassie Levin of Worcester, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Fogelman of Worcester and Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Fogelman of Natick, R'Shmuel Binyomin Fogelman of Los Angeles, Sheva Liberow of Worcester, R'Mordechai Fogelman of Crown Heights, N.Y., and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rabbi Fogelman was buried in a cemetery in New York. His family is sitting shiva at Rabbi [Hershel Fogelman]'s longtime home at 24 Creswell Ave. in Worcester.

Reflecting on the hopes the founders invested in the yeshiva, Rabbi [Hershel Fogelman] thought for a long time before offering in his husky, deliberate voice: \"The initiative came because a few rabbis and others in the city thought that young people were getting lost.\" The founders hoped, he said, that \"a school grounded in the Torah, faith in God and religious study would lead to a renewal of spirit in young people.\"

\"Yeshiva offers education for the 21st century and values for eternity,\" said Rabbi Hershel Fogelman, dean, and Morris Bergman, Yeshiva president. Rabbi Fogelman said the Yeshiva operates on a budget of $1.2 million a year. To meet costs, the school is reaching out to alumni for financial support. To date, it has located 2,000 people who attended the Yeshiva at some time in their lives and the search for alumni will continue, he said. The Yeshiva, which is officially called The Yeshiva Academy of Worcester County, joins a second Jewish day school in reorganizing this year. The Solomon Schechter Day School, on the grounds of Congregation Beth Israel, 15 Jamesbury Drive, became the New Jewish Academy in June. The school, which formerly educated in the tradition of Conservative Judaism, now educates students of several Jewish traditions.

WORCESTER - Yeshiva Academy, which has provided Jewish day school education for decades, is operating a Jewish preschool and nursery that the academy's dean says is unusual. Rabbi Hershel Fogelman, the dean of Yeshiva Academy, said the staff has worked hard to integrate Jewish studies with regular academic studies for children as young as 2 years old.Children as young as 2 begin learning their ABCs in age-appropriate ways at Yeshiva Academy. They also begin learning the Hebrew alphabet. \"The children know Hebrew by the time they are 3-1/2,\" said Rabbi Fogelman.

She was the Jewish woman portrayed by Barbra Steisand in the movie \"Yentl.\" Yentl dressed as a man so she could study the Talmud, the commentaries on the Torah. Women in her Eastern European village were barred from these sacred studies, which were required of observant men. A busload of 30 young women from the Chaya Mushka Teacher's Seminary in Montreal will be arriving by Wednesday to begin a special Talmud study project for Jewish women. All Jewish women, whether they attend the Yeshiva or not, are invited. No previous experience in Jewish studies is necessary. Rabbi Berel Bell will lead an introductory seminar at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Yeshiva, 22 Newton Ave. The women seminarians will then conduct one-on-one Talmud studies with local women.

Hanukkah, known as the Festival of Lights, began Dec. 5 and will continue through Thursday. [Hershel Fogelman], who heads the nearby Yeshiva, said the holiday will end with a family celebration Thursday night at the Yeshiva. [Jordan Levy] expressed support for the Yeshiva, which operates a day school for Jewish children. The Yeshiva is undertaking an expansion program, he said. The Yeshiva has been a great benefit to the community regardless of whether people express their faith as Hassidic, Orthodox, Reform or Conservative Judaism. Other speakers included Jack Pearl of Shaarai Torah East; Robert Honig, vice president of the Worcester Jewish Federation; Meyer Bodoff, new executive director of the Worcester Jewish Federation; Robert Adler of the Worcester Jewish Family Services; Billie Adler of the National Council of Jewish Women; and Irving Yarock, who is active with the Age Center of Worcester.

WORCESTER - Yeshiva Achei Tmimin Academy has launched a $1.2 million campaign to increase the school's endowment and reduce its deficit. [Hershel Fogelman] said the independent school is supported by tuition and contributions from the Worcester Jewish Federation and the general Jewish community.

\"We don't have an adequate playground,\" said Rabbi Hershel Fogelman of Yeshiva Academy. \"It's barren.\" Fogelman thought of building a playground one day when he was watching some children play baseball at the field. He noticed that those who were not playing didn't have anything to do and thought a playground would \"fill the gap.\" The nearby Midland Street School pupils as well as neighborhood children would also benefit from such renovations, Fogelman said. The Yeshiva has contacted the Parent-Teacher Organization at Midland Street School to enlist their help in raising money.

Passover, a Jewish holiday commemorating the Exodus from Egypt, begins at sundown April 5. On the first evening of Passover, Jewish families have a feast in their home. They abstain from eating leavened bread for the next seven days and traditionally eat matzo during this time. Girls from Bais Chana High School sponsored the matzo-making, which was part of a program called \"Living Judaism,\" [Hershel Fogelman] said. In the Living Judaism program, youngsters learn more about their religion by doing things that relate to the holiday, Fogelman said.

In Worcester, Rabbi Hershel Fogelman hailed yesterday's Supreme Court decision regarding religious symbols on public property. He sees it as an endorsement of the tall menorah raised in Newton Square at Hanukkah time every year for more than a dozen years by Yeshiva Achei Tmimim. Rabbi Fogelman said a menorah is a symbol of religious freedom, unlike a nativity scene, which he said \"is purely a religious expression.\" He said he would not like to see the Yeshiva's menorah have to share Newton Square with a Christmas tree.