Yehoshua Leib Diskin

Moshe Yehoshua Yehudah Leib Diskin
Rabbi in Brisk and Jerusalem
Born(1818-12-08)December 8, 1818
Grodno, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 23, 1898(1898-01-23) (aged 79)
Jerusalem, Mutassarifate of Jerusalem (Syrian provinces), Ottoman Empire
ParentBinyamin Diskin

Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin (1818–1898),[1][2] also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist, and Biblical commentator. He served as a rabbi in Łomża, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk, and, finally, Jerusalem, after moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1878.[3] He opened what today is known as the Diskin Orphan Home in 1881.[4]

  1. ^ Aaron Levine (2010). The Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199889655. R. Moses Joshua Judah Leib Diskin (Palestine, 1818–1898)
  2. ^ "Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin". Born: Dec 8 1818, In: Grodno, Belarus. Died: Jan 23 1898 ...In: Jerusalem, Israel
  3. ^ "World of the Sages: Fiery furnaces - Jewish World". JPost.com (Jerusalem Post). August 20, 2009. The tale is told of Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin (1818-1898), one of the leaders of the Old Yishuv, after arriving in Jerusalem in 1878 from Russia. Rabbi Diskin ...
  4. ^ "Pushke Boxes". JWA.org (Jewish Women's Archive). Retrieved October 23, 2018. The Diskin Orphan Home was founded in Palestine in 1881 to care for Russian children fleeing persecution, and it still exists.