Rabbi Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz 1913 |
| Died | 27 June 2011 (aged 97–98) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Chava Esther Gershonowitz |
| Children | Moshe Dovid Avraham Yitzchak daughter (died in infancy)[1] |
| Parent(s) | Moshe Dovid and Chaya Lefkowitz |
| Denomination | Haredi |
| Alma mater | Hebron Yeshiva |
| Occupation | Rosh yeshiva, maggid shiur |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Ponovezh L’Tzeirim |
| Began | 1954 |
| Ended | 2010 |
| Other | Maggid shiur, Yeshivas Tiferes Tzion, 1940–2011 |
| Buried | 28 June 2011, Bnei Brak |
| Residence | Bnei Brak |
Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz (1913 – 27 June 2011)[1] was an Israeli Haredi Torah leader and rosh yeshiva in Bnei Brak for over 70 years. He was a maggid shiur at Yeshivas Tiferes Tzion from 1940 to 2011 and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ponovezh L’Tzeirim from 1954 to 2009, raising thousands of students. He was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah, a member of Mifal HaShas, and nasi (president) of the Acheinu kiruv organization, and played a leading role in the fight for Torah-true education in yeshivas and Talmud Torahs in Israel. In addition to his own Torah works, he published the teachings of his rebbi, Rabbi Shlomo Heiman, in the two-volume Chiddushei Shlomo.