Rabbi Mordechai Gifter | |
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Personal | |
Born | October 15, 1915[1][2] Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | January 18, 2001[3] |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | American |
Children | 6 Binyomin Gifter Shmuel Zalman Gifter Yisroel Gifter Shlomis Eisenberg Chasya Reisman Luba Rochel Feuer |
Parent | Yisroel Gifter |
Denomination | Haredi Orthodox Judaism |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Chaim Mordechai Katz |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Telz Yeshiva |
Began | 1964 |
Ended | January 18, 2001 |
Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 - January 18, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi. He was the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland.
Gifter studied in yeshivas in Lithuania, and held several rabbinical positions in the United States.