We are saddened to report on the death of Bernard Spolsky, Professor Emeritus in the Department of English Literature and Linguistics at Bar-Ilan University and Life Member of the Linguistic Society of America. Born in New Zealand, he received his PhD in linguistics from the Université de Montréal. Prior to his appointment at Bar-Ilan, he taught at McGill, Indiana University, and the University of New Mexico. He was a renowned sociolinguist with expertise in language policy, educational linguistics, language assessment, Jewish languages, and linguistic landscapes. Our thoughts are with his loved ones and colleagues at this time.