Reuven Feinstein

Reuven Feinstein (Hebrew: ראובן פיינשטיין‎) (born August 1937) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Staten Island, New York.[2] He is the son of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the leading posek of post-war America.[3]

Rabbi

Reuven Feinstein
Rabbi Reuven Feinstein
Personal
Born
Reuven Feinstein
ReligionJudaism
SpouseSheila (deceased)
ParentsMoshe Feinstein and Shima Kustanovich[1]
OccupationRosh yeshiva
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaYeshiva of Staten Island
ResidenceStaten Island

Biography

Feinstein is the youngest of the four children of Rabbi Moshe and Shima (Sima) Feinstein and the only one to be born in America. His older siblings — Faye Gittel (deceased), Shifra (deceased), and Dovid (deceased) were all born in Lyuban, Russia (now part of Belarus), where Rabbi Moshe was the city's Rav until 1937.[1]

Feinstein joined his father in establishing the Yeshiva of Staten Island in 1966. He has served as Rosh Yeshiva (head of school) of the yeshiva ever since.[4] His wife, Sheila (Chava Sara) died on August 8th, 2018 after suffering severe injuries in a motor vehicle accident.[5]

References
  1. "Great Leaders of Our People: Rav Moshe Feinstein (1895-1986)". ou.org. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. "Rav Reuven Feinstein to Visit BoysZone Today". matzav.com. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. Goldman, Alex J. (September 1986). The Greatest Rabbis Hall of Fame: A Who's Who of Distinguished American Rabbis (Jewish Hall of Fame). S.P.I. Books. p. 353. ISBN 978-0-933503-14-4. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  4. A Century of Grandeur. New York, NY: Mesivthe Tifereth Jerusalem. 2006. p. 93.
  5. "Rebbetzin Sheila Feinstein, A"H". Hamodia. August 9, 2018. Hundreds gathered Thursday morning to mourn the petirah of Rebbetzin Sheila (Chava Sarah) Feinstein, a”h, the wife of, ybl”c, Harav Reuven

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