Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel | |
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| Title | Rosh Yeshivas Mir |
| Personal | |
| Born | Nosson Tzvi Finkel 12 March 1943 |
| Died | 8 November 2011 (aged 68) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American, Israeli |
| Spouse | Leah Finkel |
| Children | Eliezer Yehuda Avraham Shmuel Yeshayahu Yitzchak Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Yehoshua Tanchum 6 daughters[1] |
| Parent(s) | Eliyahu Meir Finkel Sara Rosenblum |
| Denomination | Haredi |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, Rabbi Nachum Partzovitz |
| Successor | Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem) |
| Began | 13 February 1990 |
| Ended | 8 November 2011 |
| Buried | 8 November 2011 |
| Residence | Jerusalem, Israel |
Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel (12 March 1943 – 8 November 2011) was an American-born Haredi Litvish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. During his tenure from 1990 until his death in 2011, the Mir Yeshiva grew into the largest yeshiva in Israel with nearly 6,000 undergraduate students[2] and over 1,600 avreichim (married students).[3][4] According to one estimate, he taught 25,000 students over his lifetime.[5] He continued to work during the last 28 years of his life, when he had Parkinson's disease,[6] experiencing involuntary spasms and slurred speech.[1] He raised an estimated US$500 million for the Mir during his tenure as rosh yeshiva.[7] He was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah.[8] He was known for his Torah erudition and his warmth and concern for his students.
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yatedwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Beyda, Rabbi Yehuda (2012). "Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel z.s.l." Community Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ Finkel, Rebbetzin Sara; Heimowitz, Rabbi Yehuda (2012). Rav Nosson Tzvi. Mesorah Publications, Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-4226-1193-7.
- ^ Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 433.
- ^ Donn, Yochonon. "'My Everyman Brother-in-Law Who Became a Gadol'". Hamodia, 17 November 2011, p. C3, C6.
- ^ Ben Gedalyahu, Tzvi (8 November 2011). "Mir Yeshiva Rabbi Finkel Passes Away". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 8 November 2011.