Prominent Rabbi Ephraim Rubinstein Dies at 73
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Rabbi Ephraim Moshe HaCohen Rubinstein, a prominent halakhic decisor and rabbi for the Kerem Yavne Yeshiva and its community, died on Saturday at the age of 73. His passing was announced by his wife and mourned by the yeshiva and the Hof Yavne regional council. The funeral took place Sunday morning, with Israel's Chief Rabbi Kalman Meir Bar among the eulogizers. Rabbi Rubinstein taught at the yeshiva for decades after being appointed in 1980.
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- Rabbi Ephraim Moshe HaCohen Rubinstein, a key halakhic decisor and rabbi, passed away on Saturday.
- He served as the posek hadin for the Kerem Yavne Yeshiva and the rabbi of the community.
- His funeral took place Sunday morning from the Kerem Yavne Yeshiva.
- Chief Rabbi Kalman Meir Bar was among the eulogizers.
- Rabbi Rubinstein taught at the yeshiva for decades after his 1980 appointment.
- He was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and studied at several yeshivas.
Rabbi Ephraim Moshe HaCohen Rubinstein, who served as the posek hadin (halakhic decisor) for the Kerem Yavne Yeshiva and the rabbi of the community, passed away on Saturday. His wife announced his death, stating, "Blessed is the True Judge. Rabbi Rubinstein returned his soul to his Creator this past Shabbat." The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Kalman Meir Bar, was among those who eulogized him at the funeral, which took place on Sunday at 11:00 AM from the Kerem Yavne Yeshiva. The yeshiva stated, "Blessed is the True Judge. The crown of our head has fallen. Our teacher Rabbi Ephraim Rubinstein was taken to the Upper Yeshiva this Shabbat."
Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, Rabbi Rubinstein studied at the Yeshivat HaYishuv HaChadash and the Kerem Yavne Yeshiva. He served as a combat medic in the Hesder program. In 1980, Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Goldwicht appointed him as the yeshiva's posek and the rabbi of Kerem Yavne. For decades, he taught halakha and Talmudic analysis classes there. He also expanded his religious activities to include regular classes at Givat Washington and in Yavne, and he served Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv and Rabbi Avraham Rubin.
The regional council of Hof Yavne also mourned his passing.
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