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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. 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 ros

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  • Nosson Tzvi Finkel (né le 12 mars 1943 à Chicago en Illinois et mort le 8 novembre 2011 à Jérusalem en Israël est un rabbin orthodoxe israélien d'origine américaine, Rosh Yeshiva de la Yechiva de Mir à Jérusalem de 1990 à 2011. (fr)
  • 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. 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. (en)
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  • 1990-02-13 (xsd:date)
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  • 1943-03-12 (xsd:date)
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  • Nosson Tzvi Finkel (en)
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  • 2011-11-08 (xsd:date)
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  • Rabbi (en)
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  • Nosson Tzvi Finkel (en)
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  • United States, Israel (en)
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  • Eliyahu Meir Finkel (en)
  • Sara Rosenblum (en)
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  • Rabbi Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, Rabbi Nachum Partzovitz (en)
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  • Jerusalem, Israel (en)
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  • Gedaliah (en)
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  • Leah Finkel (en)
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  • Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (en)
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  • Rosh Yeshivas Mir (en)
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  • Nosson Tzvi Finkel (né le 12 mars 1943 à Chicago en Illinois et mort le 8 novembre 2011 à Jérusalem en Israël est un rabbin orthodoxe israélien d'origine américaine, Rosh Yeshiva de la Yechiva de Mir à Jérusalem de 1990 à 2011. (fr)
  • 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. 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 ros (en)
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  • Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) (fr)
  • Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) (en)
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