Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir)

March 12, 1943) is the rosh yeshiva of the Mir Yeshiva , located in Beis Yisroel , Jerusalem , Israel . He acceded to this position in 1990. Finkel was born in Chicago , United States in 1943 to his father Eliyohu Meir Finkel. He married the daughter of Rabbi Beinish Finkel , who was the son of Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel , and Sara Greineman. Finkel himself is a direct great-grandson of the Alter of Slabodka , whose name he bears. His wife is a distant cousin of his. When once asked by a student why he never took drugs to calm the Parkinson's disease he suffers from, he answered that when inquiring about the drugs, his doctor had told him that it would have an effect on his memory.

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 US$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. "Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel z.s.l." Community Magazine .

Dean of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem (1943–2011) Not to be confused with Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka) . 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 and over 1,600 avreichim (married students). According to one estimate, he taught 25,000 students over his lifetime. He continued to work during the last 28 years of his life, when he had Parkinson's disease , experiencing involuntary spasms and slurred speech. He raised an estimated US$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. "Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel z.s.l." Community Magazine .

Dean of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem (1943–2011) Not to be confused with Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka) . Nosson Tzvi Finkel ( Hebrew : נוסון צבי פינקל ; 12 March 1943 – 8 November 2011) was an American-born Haredi Litvish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem . 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. He continued to work during the last 28 years of his life, when he had Parkinson's disease , experiencing involuntary spasms and slurred speech. He raised an estimated US$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. "Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel z.s.l." Community Magazine .