Editing Yaakov Yehudah Hecht (section)

== Passing ==
In 5750, it was his last Simchas Torah with the Rebbe before his passing.

During hakafos when he returned with the Sefer Torah, the Rebbe showed him a sign of a kiss with his hand in a serious and very warm manner.

Afterwards, he told his son Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Hecht that when he entered the sukkah at the end of Shemini Atzeres to take leave of the sukkah, he fell asleep there and dreamed about wanting to give the Rebbe a kiss.

He passed away on 15th of Menachem Av 5750, and merited that the Rebbe spoke about him in a sicha, in which the Rebbe also explained his name and said that "Yaakov Yehuda" has the same gematria as "Rebbe" since he worked on matters of the Nasi HaDor in educating Jewish children.

During his levaya, the Rebbe was at the Ohel and when the Rebbe finished davening at the Ohel, the Rebbe walked to the section where he was buried that day and stayed there for a long time.

In his memory, Yeshivas Hadar HaTorah which was under his leadership was dedicated in his name and received the name "Yeshivas Kol Yaakov Yehuda - Hadar HaTorah".

At the conclusion of the Lag B'Omer parade in 5747, the Rebbe expressed his satisfaction with the event, and asked Rabbi Hecht "What about his melancholy?" Rabbi Hecht answered: "The Rebbe pulled me out of it," and the Rebbe responded - and waved his holy hands: "I elevated you from it..."