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Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik

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Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveichik
Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik
Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Brisk
In office
February 7, 1981 – ongoing
Preceded byRabbi Berel Soloveichik
Personal details
Born1949
Jerusalem, Israel
Facade of Yeshivas Brisk on Press Street 3, Jerusalem.
Rabbi Soloveitchik

Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveitchik (born June 29, 1949) is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Brisk,[1] one of the Brisk yeshivas in Jerusalem, Israel.

He is carrying on the tradition of his grandfather, Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, who was known as the "Brisker Rov".[2]

Notable Students

  • Rabbi Nosson Brodsky
  • Rabbi Yeruchom Brodsky
  • Rabbi Mordechai Dick
  • Rabbi Uri Meir Kanarek
  • Rabbi Tzvi Kaplan
  • Rabbi Meir Kessler
  • Rabbi Yosef Lipschutz
  • Rabbi Shalom Shechter
  • Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Svei

Family tree

References

  1. ^ "Oldest Granddaughter of Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik Engaged". Matzav.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ Besser, Yisroel (October 10, 2019). "BRISK: THE MASTERY & THE MYSTERY". Mishpacha. Retrieved 4 March 2021.