Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir)
| Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel | |
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| Rosh Yeshivas Mir | |
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| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem) |
| Began | 13 February 1990 |
| Ended | 8 November 2011 |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, Rabbi Nachum Partzovitz |
| Successor | Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Nosson Tzvi Finkel |
| Born | 12 March 1943 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 8 November 2011 (aged 68) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Buried | 8 November 2011 |
| Nationality | United States, Israel |
| Denomination | Haredi |
| Residence | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Parents | Eliyahu Meir Finkel Sara Rosenblum |
| Spouse | Leah Finkel |
| Children |
Eliezer Yehuda Avraham Shmuel Yeshayahu Yitzchak Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Yehoshua Tanchum 6 daughters |
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 and over 1,600 avreichim (married students). According to one estimate, he taught 25,000 students over his lifetime. Although he suffered from Parkinson's disease for the last 28 years of his life, experiencing involuntary spasms and slurred speech, he did not let his illness stop him from learning Torah for long hours, delivering regular shiurim (lectures), and fund-raising for his yeshiva around the world. He raised an estimated USD$500 million for the Mir during his tenure as rosh yeshiva. He was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah. He was known for his Torah erudition and his warmth and concern for his students.
Nosson Tzvi Finkel was born in Chicago, Illinois to Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Finkel and his wife, Sara Rosenblum, who ran a kosher catering business. His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Finkel, was a mashgiach ruchani at the Hebron yeshiva in Israel, and his paternal great-grandfather was the Alter of Slabodka, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, after whom he was named. He had one brother, Gedaliah, who now teaches at the Mir yeshiva. After his parents immigrated to Israel in 1973, his mother published a best-selling kosher cookbook.
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