The levaya for Emanuel Ben-Moshiach z”l was held on Thursday afternoon, 8 Tishrei, in the Shaarei Chessed neighborhood of Yerushalayim. Emanuel was the man who fell to his death a day earlier while constructing his sukka. He was transported to the trauma center of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in critical condition, and was niftar a number of hours later. The niftar is survived by a wife and four children, three sons and a daughter.
This is a family that is unfortunately no stranger to aveilus. Emanuel’s first wife was nifteres at a young age. One of their sons was killed a number of months ago in a vehicular accident.
A family friend who spoke with Chadrei Chareidim explained Emanuel was truly known in the community as an ish chessed, a talmid chacham, one who was simply befriended by all who crossed his path and one who took pleasure in assisting those around him.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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7 Responses
Someone who knew him told me that every tefilla that he davened, he shed tears, as he reached such a deveikus to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Baruch Dayan Ha’emet.
His name was Ami-el, not Emmanuel.
I know, I was there. I was at the scene, I was there with his son when his son got the news. And I was at the Levaya.
Please use his correct name.
And, yes, he shed tears every time he davened. He was a very special person.
JayMatt didn’t he publish the works of his wife’s first husband a young talmud chochum that was nifter at a very young age?
I believe Rav Aurbach wrote some very impressive comment in his hascoma, about Ami-el Z”L
Nebach he also buried a son several years ago that had been living in america
To No. 2
It was obvious that you knew the niftar and I’m sure everyone is sorry for your loss but please don’t nitpick the YWN editors who translated the name in a manner that you dislike. Many Hebrew names don’t translate easily into an English spelling and its clear no one would be confused whether his name was Emannuel, Ami-El or whomever.
Gadolhadora,
NO. 2 wasn’t nitpicking, he was clarifying. The editors here are human and he thought they made a mistake.
Was Amiel Ben-Moshiach z”l a Chabad Lubavitch Chasid?
I’m just curious, because of his last name.
May he rest in peace, and may he be a Maylitz Yosher for Klal Yisroel.
Mashiach is a name somewhat commonly used by sefardim.