Yitzchok Zilberstein

Rabbi
Yitzchok Zilberstein
Portrait of Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein
Personal
Born
Yitzchok Zilberstein

1934
ReligionJudaism
NationalityIsraeli
SpouseAliza Shoshana Elyashiv (1936–1999); remarried to Toby Tiberger
ChildrenAvrohom
Arye
Leah
Parent(s)Rabbi Dovid Yosef and Rachel Zilberstein
DenominationHaredi
OccupationPosek, Rosh Kollel

Yitzchok Zilberstein (Hebrew: יצחק זילברשטיין, also spelled Silberstein) (born 1934) is a prominent Orthodox rabbi, posek (Jewish legal authority)[1] and expert in medical ethics.[2] He is the av beis din of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood of Bnei Brak, the Rosh Kollel of Kollel Bais David in Holon,[3] and the Rav of Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak.[4] His opinion is frequently sought and quoted on all matters of halakha for the Israeli Lithuanian yeshiva community.

  1. ^ Lieber, Rabbi Moshe (1998). The Fifth Commandment: Honoring parents. Mesorah Publications. p. 11. ISBN 1-57819-191-2.
  2. ^ Siegel-Itzkovitch, Judy (12 June 2008). "Nursing Bodies and Souls". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah Opens Next Week". Yeshiva World News. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Rabbinical Authorities". Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2011.