Dovid Feinstein

Rabbi Dovid (David) Feinstein, (born 1929 in Lyuban ( Любань ), USSR) son of the late Moshe Feinstein, is an acknowledged Torah scholar and halachic authority. He resides on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and serves 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 in 1986. He is also a prolific and erudite author, penning at least 9 books on such topics as halacha, Torah and the Jewish calendar, as well as some very popular Passover haggadahs.

Rabbi Feinstein is considered one of the closest disciples of his father, the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein,

His brother, Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, is rosh yeshiva of the Staten Island branch of Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem. The Yeshiva of Staten Island, as it is known, is a yeshiva high school known for its excellence in Torah learning.

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• Books authored by Rabbi David Feinstein

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