Dovid Feinstein
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Dovid Feinstein (Hebrew: דוד פיינשטיין; 1929 – November 6, 2020) was an American rabbi and halachic authority. He served as the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem yeshiva elementary and high school and kollel, inheriting the position after the passing of his father Rabbi Moshe Feinstein in 1986. He also wrote a number of books on such topics as halacha, Torah and the Jewish calendar, as well as some very popular Passover Haggadahs.
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Rabbi Dovid Feinstein Zatza"l | |
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Title | Harav Rosh Yeshiva |
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Born | 1929 |
Died | November 6, 2020(2020-11-06) (aged 91) |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Malka Feinstein |
Children | Berel Feinstein Gittie Fishelis Mordechai Feinstein, Moshe Shmuel Yaakov Feinstein |
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Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
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Predecessor | Rabbi Moshe Feinstein |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem |
Main work | Kol Dodi |
Other | Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah Artscroll Board of Trustees |
Yahrtzeit | 19 Cheshvan (next occurs on November 20, 2024) |
Residence | Lower East Side, New York, NY |
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His brother, Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, is rosh yeshiva of the Staten Island branch of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem.