Oren D. Rubenstein Obituary (1936 - 2022)

Rubenstein, Oren D. age 86, of Minneapolis, died Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 of natural causes. Preceded in death by parents, Doris and Mitchel Rubenstein; sister, Patricia Pizitz; infant daughter, Joy. Survived by his wife of 59 years, Janet; son, Matthew; daughter, Rabbi Rachel Smookler (Harrison); and 3 grandchildren, Talia, Zachariah and Mayim; and three nieces. Oren was born and raised in Minneapolis and graduated from West High. He attended the University of MN. In his twenties, after surviving a terrible car accident, he was set up on a blind date with Janet Feldman, after 6 weeks they got engaged and in 1963 they married within a year of their first blind date. Throughout his life, Oren worked in sales, working hard to provide for his family. Oren had the amazing opportunity to travel to Israel and numerous times to Japan, where his grandchildren lived for many years. Upon retirement, Oren volunteered for years at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital among other organizations. It gave him great pleasure to be able to assist people at the hospital and he loved the opportunity it gave him to see people he knew. Oren never met a person he couldn’t chat with. Oren will be remembered as being a devoted son, a loyal husband and a proud father and grandfather. He had lifelong friends who were unfailingly devoted to him even as it became too physically difficult for him to be social. Oren was a life-long member of Adath Jeshurun Congregation. Memorials may be directed to Adath Jeshurun Congregation, 10500 Hillside Ln. W., Minnetonka, MN 55305. Graveside service 11:00 am, SUNDAY, July 3rd, ADATH YESHURUN CEMETERY, 5605 France Ave. S., Edina. Shiva to be announced.