Reuven Feinstein
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| Rabbi Reuven Feinstein | |
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 Rabbi Reuven Feinstein |
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| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshiva of Staten Island |
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| Birth name | Reuven Feinstein |
| Parents | Moshe Feinstein and Shima Kustanovich[1] |
| Occupation | Rosh yeshiva |
Reuven Feinstein (Hebrew: ראובן פיינשטיין) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Staten Island, New York.[2] He is the son of Moshe Feinstein, the leading posek of post-war America.[3]
[edit] Biography
Reuven Feinstein is the youngest of the four children of Rabbi Moshe and Shima (Sima) Feinstein and the only one to be born in America. His older siblings — Faye Gittel, Shifra, and Dovid were all born in Luban, Russia, where Rabbi Moshe was the city's Rav until 1937.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Great Leaders of Our People: Rav Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986)". ou.org. http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/rabbis/feinstein.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Rav Reuven Feinstein to Visit BoysZone Today". matzav.com. 6 August 2009. http://matzav.com/rav-reuven-feinstein-to-visit-boyszone-today. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ Goldman, Alex J. (September 1986). The Greatest Rabbis Hall of Fame: A Who's Who of Distinguished American Rabbis (Jewish Hall of Fame). S.P.I. Books. p. 353. ISBN 978-0933503144. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=0933503148. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
[edit] Further reading
- Orlowek, Rabbi Noach (2002). Raising Roses Among the Thorns: Bringing up spiritually healthy children in today's society. Feldheim Publishers. pp. 203–207. ISBN 1-58330-519-x. http://books.google.com/books?id=hhisxD3pLaUC&pg=PA204&lpg=PA204&dq=maggid+reuven+feinstein&source=bl&ots=w0E08sAef0&sig=fvntyeaEBe-jJAKMF0roElGBdRg&hl=en&ei=3E4NTdevI8mWhQfVgOm4Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=maggid%20reuven%20feinstein&f=false.
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