Rabbi Ephraim Moscowitz, 93, OBM
We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Ephraim Moscowitz, a pillar of the Chicago Jewish community since the 1940s, and the patriarch of a large Chabad family of Shluchim and Chassidim, passed away on Sunday night, 6 Adar, 5783 • Full Story
We are deeply saddened to report on the passing of Rabbi Ephraim Moscowitz, a pillar of the Chicago Jewish community since the 1940s, and the patriarch of a large Chabad family of Shluchim and Chassidim, passed away on Sunday night, 6 Adar, 5783.
He was 93 years old.
Ephraim was born in Chicago, into a family that was already involved in Lubavitch in the 1940s. His parents were members of the Anshei Lubavitch shul.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Hecht was sent to Chicago by the Frierdiker Rebbe, on the occasion of the shul’s 50th anniversary, and he began to lay the groundwork for a fresh approach to stem the tide of a dying Orthodoxy.
Rabbi Hecht arranged that Ephraim learn in the Lubavitch Yeshivah in Crown Heights, where he studied for 4 years. He then went on to serve in the US Army, serving in the army of occupation in Germany, during WWII.
After he married his wife Tzivia, they both taight in Chicago Public Schools. Ephraim taught in a high crime neighborhood, later becoming a principal.
Before accepting the job, he went to New York to consult with the Rebbe. “What happened in that audience with the Rebbe only intensified the awe and admiration I already had for him. It was a very special audience,” he said in an interview.
They were one of the first Lubavitcher families in Chicago and a pillar of the Chabad Community in Chicago.
He is survived by his children, Rabbi Moshe Moscowitz – Chicago, IL; Elly Moscowitz – New York; and Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz – Chicago, IL; grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Tzivia obm, last year, and his son Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz – senior shliach of Illinois (whose yahrtzeit was this past Thursday).
The levaya will take place on Monday, at 1:00 PM at Chicago Jewish Funerals in Skokie, and burial will be at the Waldheim Cemetery.
Shiva info will be updated when available.
Baruch Dayan Haemes.
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