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- Hebrew Name: רבי שלום אליעזר מושקוביץ
- String Ratio: Rambam Ratio
- Tying Method: Ben Ish Hai Tying
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- Current Location: Bnei Brak
Affiliation: Chassidish
R’ Sholom Elazar Moskovitz comes from the Shotz world in Bnei Brak, but on techeiles he clearly took his own route. He is the son of the Shotzer Rebbe in Bnei Brak, and is identified publicly as the rav of Kehillas Naimos HaChaim there. Public notices around family simchos also refer to him as a rav and ram of Naimos HaChaim in Bnei Brak.
That makes the techeiles point stand out a little more. His father does not wear it. He does. There is no big campaign around it, no slogan, no drama. Just a plain fact that says plenty by itself: he saw no reason not to wear techeiles, and so he wears it. On Blue Fringes he is identified with Rambam-ratio strings and a Ben Ish Chai tying style.
What shows up publicly about him is not the kind of glossy biography people write for famous rabbanim. It is more local than that, and in a way that fits. He appears in community notices, in family coverage connected to the Shotz court, and in shiur listings. Kol Halashon carries a large number of shiurim under his name, which gives a clearer picture than any flowery write-up would: a working rav, rooted in a specific kehillah, speaking to people on a steady basis. (דרשו)
That is probably the right way to describe him here. Not as a public celebrity, and not as a generic “notable personality.” He is a Chassidishe rav from Bnei Brak, a son of the Shotzer Rebbe, and someone who chose to wear techeiles even though his father did not as he himself saw no reason not to wear it..
About Wearer
Disclaimer:
The details presented in this profile of Rav Sholom Eliezer Moskovitz—including his educational background, approach to Techeiles, and personal quotes—are based on firsthand community accounts and anecdotal testimony. There are no public interviews, articles, or published records currently available. As such, this bio reflects personal observations and informal reports rather than verifiable public documentation. Your understanding of the material as rooted in private or verbal sources is appreciated.
Rav Sholom Eliezer Moskovitz is one of the Torah personalities in Bnei Brak you don’t hear about in headlines but who leaves an impression on those who know him. The son of the Shotzer Rebbe shlita, he grew up surrounded by the depth and rigor of Chassidic life. While he carries his father’s derech with respect, he’s also known to gently probe into halachic areas that some might avoid—not to stir controversy, but because he genuinely wants to understand. Though his father does not wear Techeiles, Rav Sholom Eliezer took a different path in this specific regard, choosing to don blue strings on his tzitzis with confidence and clarity.
He learned in top yeshivos in Eretz Yisrael, where it didn’t take long for people to notice that he wasn’t just bright—he was real. The kind of bochur who’d ask strong kushyos, not to show off, but because something didn’t sit right until it was cleared up. For him, halacha wasn’t about ticking boxes—it was about getting to the truth. The sugya of Techeiles, and the renewed conversation around it, eventually found its way onto his radar. Unlike others who dismissed it outright due to lack of mesorah or public adoption, Rav Sholom Eliezer chose to take the time to really examine the sources and the metzius.
What stood out to him wasn’t only the chemical or marine biology side of the discussion—it was the strength of the Rishonim who spoke about the mitzvah of Techeiles with such yearning, even in times when the chilazon was presumed lost. As the years went on, he kept reading and listening—slowly, steadily, without much noise. The more he looked into the sugya of Techeiles and the sources supporting the Murex trunculus, the more he started to feel that the reasons not to wear it just didn’t hold up as strongly as he once thought. It’s not that he dismissed the concerns—he just felt the case for it had more weight.
Some found his position surprising. In the close-knit Chassidic world of Bnei Brak, wearing Techeiles can still turn heads. But Rav Sholom Eliezer doesn’t view it as a contradiction to his lineage. On the contrary, he sees it as a private cheshbon—something between himself and the Ribbono Shel Olam. He’s not out there pushing Techeiles on people, and he’s certainly not interested in turning it into a cause. The people close to him know—it wasn’t some spur-of-the-moment decision. He spent time learning it through, thinking it over more than once, and eventually reached a calm, steady sense that this was the right step for him.
Someone once caught him saying to a talmid, almost offhandedly, “I honestly don’t see what the reason would be not to wear it.” “If I have a strong rov I rely on who holds it’s the real Techeiles, and I can be yotzei the mitzvah de’Oraisa in a fuller way—why wouldn’t I?” It’s that kind of simple logic, delivered without drama, that characterizes much of Rav Sholom Eliezer’s avodas Hashem. He doesn’t go looking for fights, but he doesn’t run away from them either.
Aside from this, he stays fully within the mesorah of his father’s beis medrash. He gives over regular shiurim, both in halacha and in Chassidus, and it’s not unusual to see a bochur or a yungerman waiting to catch him after davening. Some come with shailos, others just want to talk something out. He doesn’t look for the spotlight, not his style. Still, folks notice. There’s a certain reliability to him—quiet, maybe—but it stays with you once you’ve spent some time around him. Just solid, dependable avodas Hashem. There’s no fanfare, no slogans—just a steady commitment to emes, even when it flows against the stream.
For those in the growing Techeiles community, Rav Sholom Eliezer’s example is a subtle but meaningful one. He shows that one can come from within a strong mesorah and still be willing to re-examine neglected mitzvos when the time is ripe. His tzitzis, tinged with blue, speak not only of a marine snail off the Mediterranean coast—but of a Torah that is alive, and of a Yid who listens carefully for the still, small voice of truth.
