Prominent Rabbi Ephraim Moshe Rubinstein Dies at 73
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Rabbi Ephraim Moshe Rubinstein, a senior rabbi and halachic decisor at the Kerem B'Yavneh yeshiva, died on Shabbat at the age of 73. He had served the yeshiva and the community for decades, mentoring many students. Born in 1951, he studied and taught at Kerem B'Yavneh for many years, eventually being appointed the yeshiva's posek. His funeral was scheduled for Sunday.
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- Rabbi Ephraim Moshe Rubinstein, a senior rabbi at Kerem B'Yavneh yeshiva, passed away on Shabbat.
- He served as the yeshiva's halachic decisor and the rabbi of the community for decades.
- Rabbi Rubinstein, born in 1951, studied and taught at Kerem B'Yavneh for many years.
- He was appointed the yeshiva's posek in 1980 by Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht.
- His funeral was scheduled to depart from the yeshiva on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Rabbi Ephraim Moshe Rubinstein, a long-serving rabbi and halachic decisor at the Kerem B'Yavneh yeshiva, passed away during Shabbat. He was 73. For decades, Rabbi Rubinstein taught Torah and Halacha, serving as the yeshiva's posek (halachic decisor) and the rabbi of the community.
His passing has cast a pall over the yeshiva, where he mentored numerous students over many years. His wife announced his death after Shabbat, stating, "Blessed is the True Judge. Rabbi Rubinstein returned his soul to his Creator on Shabbat." The yeshiva released a statement mourning the loss of "the crown upon our head" and announced that the funeral would take place on Sunday at 11 a.m. from the yeshiva.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, Rabbi Rubinstein began his studies at the Yeshivat HaYishuv HaChadash in 1965 under Rabbi Yehuda Kolodetsky. In 1968, he enrolled at Kerem B'Yavneh, where he studied and taught for decades. He served in the IDF as a combat medic as part of the Hesder program and joined the yeshiva's Kollel for married scholars in 1974, continuing his rabbinical studies.
In 1980, the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldvicht, appointed Rabbi Rubinstein as the yeshiva's posek and question-answerer on halachic matters. Concurrently, he was appointed rabbi of the Kerem B'Yavneh community. He delivered practical halacha classes to students and daily study sessions on topics including Shabbat and blessings. From 1996, he also taught in Givat Washington and the city of Yavne, expanding his reach beyond the yeshiva.
Rabbi Rubinstein also served for several years under the guidance of the prominent decisor Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv and Rabbi Avraham Robin.