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Efraim Gordon
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When it came to giving, it wasn't even a question he gave with a complete heart and never expected anything in return.
Efraim was truly a humble person, he always made every encounter about you and expressed genuine interest about how you were doing and how he could help. Whenever the focus turned to him, he casually and gently turned it back to you he was almost without any ego whatsoever. I can safely say that even when he was alive, there was no one who could say anything negative about him, negativity simply did not exist in his life, said his cousin. One week before he was murdered he told his mother: I learned today in the Gemorah that if one believes Techiyas Hameisim, then they will be Zocheh to Techiyas Hameisim. He then says, Mom please it's so important that you know and believe in it, that way you too will be Resurrected when Moshiach will come. |
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A Total Ba'al Teshuva
Efraim came to Baltimore to add joy and happiness for his cousin who was getting married.
Efraim added so much to the Simchas Chosson Vekalla, especially at a time that the guests and participants were limited
Efraim treasured the Mitzvah of Tefillin with all his heart.
His cousin recalls: “The very last conversation he had in this world, only 10 minutes before he was brutally murdered, was about Tefillin.
We were planning to go the next morning to the Tzion of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and he asked me if he should put on Teffilin before we left, or if we will be putting it on at the Tzion of the Rebbe in New York.
He then messaged me that he had arrived safely. I told him good night, I'll see you tomorrow Bezras Hashem I went to sleep and to my horror I was awoken 10 minutes later only to find out that Efraim had been murdered in Cold blood.”
Efraim returned his pure Neshomo ala bsahara hashamyma KaChatzois Halayla.
There is no doubt that Efraim was a complete Baal Tshuva and now a Tzadik and Hashem wanted him close by.
We will never forget Efraim and he will always be our Teacher and example of what it means to be kind and understanding and what True Anivus is.
On the tragic night, when Efraim was brutally killed, he pulled up to his residence, and on his way from the car to the house, was approached by the murderers who shot and killed him
These people were waiting in the area for some time that night. These people didn’t know Efraim. They did not know where he was coming from, or where he was going.
They could have been in any area, any street, and any person, they were just looking for someone to victimize.
Efraim was holy, because he died Al Kiddush HaShem.
Efraim loved the Torah more than anything else and now he no longer can learn Torah in this world.
We have taken upon ourselves to write a Sefer Torah in Efraim’s Memory and Zechus and to complete the Torah on his Yahrzeit, in the very place where his life was tragically taken from him.
You can take part of this holy project by buying a letter, amud, Sefer in the Torah, It will be a great Zechus.
We know that Shlomo Hamelech says in Kahalet 7: 2 - והחי יתן אל לבו
If we can all take upon ourselves one good deed, especially in the field of Ahvas Yisroel then we can assure that Efraim did not die in vain.
If there is one practical thing we can learn from him, it would be that, no matter how busy stressed or overworked Efraim was, he never failed to notice those around him and was always present for them to help them as much as he could. We all have so much going on and sometimes we are overloaded, we cannot notice or even turn an eye from those that are around us, sometimes the closest people in our lives. May Efraim always be an inspiration for us to really be there for each other in every situation that we are in.
May this Achdus, Unity and Massim tovimb be niskabel by hashem and may we merit speedily in our days to Beas Goel Tzedek and Tchasias Hameisim and we will once again be able to see Efraim.
Efraim added so much to the Simchas Chosson Vekalla, especially at a time that the guests and participants were limited
Efraim treasured the Mitzvah of Tefillin with all his heart.
His cousin recalls: “The very last conversation he had in this world, only 10 minutes before he was brutally murdered, was about Tefillin.
We were planning to go the next morning to the Tzion of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and he asked me if he should put on Teffilin before we left, or if we will be putting it on at the Tzion of the Rebbe in New York.
He then messaged me that he had arrived safely. I told him good night, I'll see you tomorrow Bezras Hashem I went to sleep and to my horror I was awoken 10 minutes later only to find out that Efraim had been murdered in Cold blood.”
Efraim returned his pure Neshomo ala bsahara hashamyma KaChatzois Halayla.
There is no doubt that Efraim was a complete Baal Tshuva and now a Tzadik and Hashem wanted him close by.
We will never forget Efraim and he will always be our Teacher and example of what it means to be kind and understanding and what True Anivus is.
On the tragic night, when Efraim was brutally killed, he pulled up to his residence, and on his way from the car to the house, was approached by the murderers who shot and killed him
These people were waiting in the area for some time that night. These people didn’t know Efraim. They did not know where he was coming from, or where he was going.
They could have been in any area, any street, and any person, they were just looking for someone to victimize.
Efraim was holy, because he died Al Kiddush HaShem.
Efraim loved the Torah more than anything else and now he no longer can learn Torah in this world.
We have taken upon ourselves to write a Sefer Torah in Efraim’s Memory and Zechus and to complete the Torah on his Yahrzeit, in the very place where his life was tragically taken from him.
You can take part of this holy project by buying a letter, amud, Sefer in the Torah, It will be a great Zechus.
We know that Shlomo Hamelech says in Kahalet 7: 2 - והחי יתן אל לבו
If we can all take upon ourselves one good deed, especially in the field of Ahvas Yisroel then we can assure that Efraim did not die in vain.
If there is one practical thing we can learn from him, it would be that, no matter how busy stressed or overworked Efraim was, he never failed to notice those around him and was always present for them to help them as much as he could. We all have so much going on and sometimes we are overloaded, we cannot notice or even turn an eye from those that are around us, sometimes the closest people in our lives. May Efraim always be an inspiration for us to really be there for each other in every situation that we are in.
May this Achdus, Unity and Massim tovimb be niskabel by hashem and may we merit speedily in our days to Beas Goel Tzedek and Tchasias Hameisim and we will once again be able to see Efraim.