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Revision as of 23:06, 19 November 2011

Rabbi
Eliezer Yehuda Finkel
TitleRosh Yeshivas Mir
Personal
Born
Eliezer Yehuda Finkel
ReligionJudaism
NationalityIsrael
ParentNosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir)
DenominationHaredi
Jewish leader
PredecessorRabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir)
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaMir yeshiva (Jerusalem)
Began2011
ResidenceJerusalem, Israel

Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (also spelled Leizer Yehuda Finkel) [1]is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. [2] [3] It is presently distinguished as the largest yeshiva in Israel with a student body of 6,000 students,[4] of which a large segment are from the United States and Canada.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.vosizneias.com/94357/2011/11/08/jerusalem-tens-of-thousands-attend-levaya-of-r’-nosson-tzvi-finkel-zatzal-photos
  2. ^ http://www.mishpacha.com/Browse/Article/1567/Special-Tribute-Edition-One-Father-Myriads-of-Orphans
  3. ^ http://matzav.com/100000-attend-levaya-of-rav-nosson-tzvi-finkel
  4. ^ "Jerusalem – Torah Chigri Sak! Hagaon Harav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, Zt"l". Vos Iz Neias?. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.