Moreh Dasrah Congregation Knesses Yisrael, Chicago, IL
d. 19 Tammuz, 1960 (5720)
The Rav was born in 1876 and was the brother of the famous Chevron Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Moshe Mordechai. The Rav was ordained by Rav Yaakov Dovid Willowsky (RYDV”Z) of Slutsk and later Boston , Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein the Baal Aruch ha-Shulchan, Rav Yitzchak Yaakov Reines of Lida and many others. The Rav passed away in Chicago where he was interred.
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Waldheim Cemetery
1400 Des Plaines Avenue
Forest Park, Illinois 60130
Phone: (800) 222-4541
Fax: (708) 366-4575
Location: Anshe Kanesses Israel Section, Gate 1
Photo Credit: Jim Craig, Evanston, Illinois
Rabbi Ephraim Epstein
February 9th, 2010 · 22 Comments
Tags: Chicago, IL · Illinois · Waldheim Cemetery
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1 curios // Feb 9, 2010 at 9:38 am
נולד בשנת תרל”ו בבאקשט שע”י וואלאזין, לאביו הג”ר צבי חיים זצ”ל שייסד ישיבה שם והרביץ תורה לתלמידים. למד בסלבודקה אצל הג”ר איצל’ה רבינוביץ זצ”ל (שהיה אח”כ בפוניבז’ ועל שמה נתפרסם) ואצל הג”ר איצל’ה בלזר זצ”ל. בתר”ס נתמנה לממלא מקום אביו בבאקשט שנפטר אז, בתרס”ב התחתן, ובתרע”ט עבר לארה”ב ונתקבל לרב בקהילת “זכרו תורת משה” בניו יארק, ואח”כ בקהילת “ר’ ישראל סלנטר-אנשי זאמוט”, ובתרפ”א לקהילת “אנשי כנסת ישראל” בשיקגו. היה סגן נשיא אגודת הרבנים. היה ממייסדי ישיבת בית מדרש לתורה בשיקגו, ומסר בה שיעורים. ביסוד “ועד ההצלה” נתמנה לגזברה, ובתש”ח וט’ עמד בראש משלחות לאירופה וא”י לעזור לפליטים ולמוסדות התורה.
2 Rabbi Stern // Feb 9, 2010 at 12:17 pm
The Rav’s son was among the Chevron Yeshiva student brutally murdered during the infamous Hebron massacre of 1929.
3 MBD // Feb 9, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Henry David Epstein – Chicago
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F10712FA3A5C177A93C5AB1783D85F4D8285F9
4 MBD // Feb 9, 2010 at 12:41 pm
This one has a little more information:
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F70E15FB3A5C177A93CAAB1783D85F4D8285F9
5 Moshe // Feb 9, 2010 at 12:49 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_Epstein
6 YD Miller // Feb 9, 2010 at 1:14 pm
A biography and photo of Ahron Dovid B”R Efraim Fischel Epstien HY”D , in Hebrew:
http://laad.btl.gov.il/show_item.asp?itemId=34632&levelId=28553&itemType=10&template=3
7 YD Miller // Feb 9, 2010 at 1:28 pm
He was niftar in 1960 according to the book linked below ( also a photo of the Anshe Knesses Yisrael Synagauge which was known as the Russische Shul)
http://books.google.com/books?id=85k85NhemBgC&lpg=PA215&dq=Rabbi%20Ephraim%20Epstein%20Chicago%20IL&pg=PA215#v=onepage&q=&f=false
8 curios // Feb 9, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I think he had another son R’ Tzvi chaim who was also a Rav somewhere (maybe in Chicago?).
9 Farshlufen // Feb 9, 2010 at 5:29 pm
According to this link from hapardes:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12197&st=%d7%90%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9d+%d7%a2%d7%a4%d7%a9%d7%98%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9f&pgnum=53&hilite=8abadcdb-355e-46a3-ae9e-90bd4c4ec996
He was niftar Thursday Parshas Pinchas 5760
י”ט תמוז תש”כ.
10 curios // Feb 9, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Thanks!
11 Farshlufen // Feb 9, 2010 at 6:01 pm
How did he give a hechsher 6 years later?
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12309&st=&pgnum=52&hilite=
12 Chief Rabbi // Feb 9, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Perhaps they never updated the advertisement, who are the other rabbanim listed?
13 curios // Feb 9, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Azoi darf men zagen.
14 Farshlufen // Feb 10, 2010 at 3:50 pm
According to an obituary in the Chicago Tribune on Jul 16 1960, he had three sons one of them was a judge in Chicago.
15 YD Miller // Feb 23, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Another son of his was Rabbi Chaim Tzvi (Harry H.) Epstien, who was apoointed in 1931 as Rav in Cong. B’Nai Emuna in Tulsa, Oklahoma , one year later he went to Cong. Ahavas Achim in Atlanta.
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=23964&st=&pgnum=130&hilite=
16 curios // Feb 23, 2010 at 2:46 pm
I think it was Tzvi Chaim, like Reb Efraim’s father.
17 curios // Feb 23, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Have a look here:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12526&hilite=4ad53b3d-dd38-462a-9d1f-18bc789ab3e3&st=%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99+%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D+%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F
18 curios // Feb 23, 2010 at 2:50 pm
And here:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12090&hilite=0256fbfc-6495-40db-8ca8-d1ac29e64eea&st=%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%99+%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D+%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F
19 Chief Rabbi // Feb 23, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Curios:
What page number should we be looking at?
20 curios // Feb 23, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Sorry about that. It’s page 26.
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?sits=1&req=12090&st=&pgnum=26
21 curios // Feb 23, 2010 at 3:42 pm
And here page 22.
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12093&st=&pgnum=22
22 Reb Elya // Nov 21, 2010 at 3:30 pm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=60558931&PIpi=34716032
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