Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)
Yisrael Friedman | |
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| Born | November 8, 1923 |
| Died | May 1, 2017 (aged 93) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Tziporah |
| Children | Hoshea Friedman, several others |
| Yahrtzeit | 5 Iyar, 5777 |
| Dynasty | Pashkan |
Yisrael Friedman (November 8, 1923 – May 1, 2017) was known as the Pashkaner Rebbe[1] (after the city of Pașcani where his grandfather served as Rebbe). He was a lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the rosh yeshiva of a hesder yeshiva in Netivot.
Friedman was a sixth-generation descendant of Rebbe Yisrael of Rizhin. He resided in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. He was married to Rebbetzin Tziporah, a daughter of the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz. One of his sons is Hoshea Friedman, a brigadier general in the IDF. The Rebbe's grandsons study in various hesder yeshivos.[1] On Monday, May 1, 2017,[2] Rebbi Friedman died at the age of 93, leaving behind his wife, Rebbetzin Tziporah, his successor Rabbi Hoshea Friedman - Ben Shalom, three other sons and one daughter.
References
- ^ a b Ehrlich, Aryeh (Oct 6, 2014). "Legacy of Many Threads". Mishpacha (530). Retrieved Oct 15, 2014.
- ^ האדמו"ר מהקיבוץ: הלך לעולמו האדמו"ר מפשקאן, הרב ישראל בן-שלום (in Hebrew). May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
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