Moshe Feinstein (March 3, 1895–March 23, 1986) was a Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi, scholar and posek (an authoritative adjudicator of questions related to Jewish law), who was world-renowned for his expertise in Halakha and was regarded by many as the de facto supreme rabbinic authority for Orthodox Jewry of North America. In the Orthodox world, it is universal to refer to him simply as "Rav Moshe" or "Reb Moshe." Rabbi Moshe Feinstein This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... New York, New York redirects here. ... Har HaMenuchot (Hebrew: , Mount of Respite, Ashkenazi pronunciation Har HaMenuchos) is a famous cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel. ... For the town in Italy, see Rabbi, Italy. ... Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: , pl. ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה ; alternate transliterations include Halocho and Halacha), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions. ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Rabbi Reuven Feinstein is the Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim, located in Staten Island, NY. His father was Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... For the town in Italy, see Rabbi, Italy. ... Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: , pl. ... Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה ; alternate transliterations include Halocho and Halacha), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions. ... Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה ; alternate transliterations include Halocho and Halacha), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... North American redirects here. ...

Biography

Feinstein was born, according to the Hebrew calendar, on the 7th day of Adar, 5655 (traditionally the date of birth of the Biblical Moshe) in Uzda, near Minsk, Belarus, then part of the Russian empire to his father Rabbi David Feinstein, rabbi of Uzdan. His father was a descendant of Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman, Rabbi of Kapolye, whose glosses on the Talmud have been published in the back of the Gemarah; and also the author of other Talmudic works. The Hebrew calendar (‎) or Jewish calendar is a lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious purposes. ... Adar (אֲדָר, Standard Hebrew Adar, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḏār: from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the religious year and the twelfth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Coordinates: Country Subdivision Belarus Minsk Founded 1067 Government  - Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Area  - City 305. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... The Gemara (also Gemorah) (גמרא - from gamar: Hebrew [to] complete; Aramaic [to] study) is the part of the Talmud that contains rabbinical commentaries and analysis of its predecessor, the Mishnah. ...

He studied with his father and also in yeshivas located in Slutsk, Shklov and Amstislav, before being appointed rabbi of Lubań where he served for sixteen years. Under increasing pressure from the Soviet regime, he moved with his family to New York City in 1936 where he lived for the rest of his life. This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ... Slutsk (Belarusian: Слу́цак, Слуцк; Polish Słuck; Russian: Слуцк) is a town in Belarus, located on the Sluc river, 105 km south of Minsk. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Towns in Belarus ... Mstsislaw or Mstislavl (pronounce: ;  , Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Łacinka: AmÅ›cisÅ‚aÅ­; Polish: ) is a town in Mahilyow Voblast, Eastern Belarus. ... CCCP redirects here. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Settling on the Lower East Side, Feinstein became the rosh yeshiva of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem. He later established a branch of the yeshiva in Staten Island, New York, now headed by his son Rabbi Reuven Feinstein. His son Rabbi Dovid Feinstein heads the Manhattan branch. L.E.S. redirects here. ... Rosh yeshiva (Hebrew: ראש ישיבה) (pl. ... For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ... Rabbi Reuven Feinstein is the Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim, located in Staten Island, NY. His father was Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

He was president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada and chaired the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America from the 1960's until his death. Rabbi Feinstein also took an active leadership role in Israel’s Chinuch Atzmai. The Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada also known as the Agudas HaRabbanim (or Agudath Harabonim) (union of rabbis), and sometimes as the UOR, was established in 1901 in the United States and is among the oldest organizations of Orthodox rabbis which could be described as... The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages) serves as the highest ranking rabbinic policy board of the Agudath Israel organization. ... Agudath Israel of America (or Agudas Yisroel of America or Agudat Yisrael of America or simply the Agudah [agudah is Hebrew for gathering or union]), is a Haredi Jewish communal organization in the United States loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel. ... Chinuch Atzmai was founded in 1953 by the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages of Agudath Israel in Israel) to serve as an alternate school system for Orthodox children in Israel. ...

Feinstein was revered by many as the Gadol Hador (greatest Torah sage of the generation), including by Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, Rabbi Yonasan Steif, Rabbi Elyah Lopian, Rabbi Aharon Kotler, Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, even though several of them were far older than he. He was universally recognized as the preeminent Torah sage and posek of his generation, and people from around the world called upon him to answer their most complicated Halachic questions. Gadol or godol גדול (plurual: gedolim גדולים) (Hebrew big or great), is a Hebrew term used mostly by Haredi Litvish Jews to refer to the most revered rabbis of the Generation. ... Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, known as the Steipler Gaon (1899–1985), was a world-renowned Posek and Talmudic scholar. ... Rabbi Yonasan Steif (1877-1958) was a senior dayan of Budapest, Hungary, before the Second World War, a man whom Rabbi Moshe Feinstein referred to as the gadol hador (spiritual leader of the generation). ... ArtScroll book on the life of Rabbi Lopian Rabbi Elyah Lopian (1872-1970) was among the most prominent rabbis of the Mussar movement. ... Aharon (or Ahroyn, Aaron, Aron) Kotler (1890s - 1962) was a prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Lithuania, and later the United States of America. ... Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky, Rosh Yeshiva of yeshiva Torah Vodaath in the 1960s. ... Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, or Elyashiv, is an Orthodox Judaism rabbi who lives in Jerusalem in the State of Israel. ... Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: , pl. ...

Feinstein participated in the Rabbis' march on Washington on October 6, 1943.^{[citation needed]}

Notable decisions

Owing to his prominence as an adjudicator of Jewish law, Feinstein was asked the most difficult questions, in which he issued a number of innovative or controversial decisions. Soon after arriving in the United States, he established a reputation for handling business and labor disputes. For instance, he wrote about strikes, seniority, and fair competition. Later, he served as the chief Halakhic authority for the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, which suited his growing involvement with Jewish medical ethics cases. In the medical arena, he fiercely opposed the early, unsuccessful heart transplants and, over time, it is unclear if he shifted toward acceptance of brain death criteria. The last 'responsa', printed after he had passed away, suggested it. On such matters, he consulted with various scientific experts, including his son-in-law Rabbi Dr. Moshe Dovid Tendler who is a professor of biology and serves as a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University. Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: , pl. ... Brain death is defined as a complete and irreversible cessation of brain activity. ... Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler Rabbi Dr. Moshe David (Dovid) Tendler is the rabbi of The Community Synagogue of Monsey. ... For other uses, see Biology (disambiguation). ... Yeshiva University is a private Jewish university in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. ...

As a leader of American Orthodoxy, moreover, Feinstein issued opinions that clearly distanced his community from Conservative and Reform Judaism.^[1] Nevertheless, he faced intense opposition within Orthodoxy on several controversial decisions, such as rulings on artificial insemination and eruv. Indeed, on the former, Rabbi Feinstein may be read as having reversed or seriously qualified his position. In the case of his position not to prohibit cigarette smoking, Orthodox rabbinic authorities overruled, in effect, his decision after his death. He made noteworthy decisions on the following topics: This article is about Conservative (Masorti) Judaism in the United States. ... Reform Judaism can refer to (1) the largest denomination of American Jews and its sibling movements in other countries, (2) a branch of Judaism in the United Kingdom, and (3) the historical predecessor of the American movement that originated in 19th-century Germany. ... AIH redirects here. ... Eruv (‎, also spelt Eiruv or Erub, plural: Eruvin) is a Hebrew word meaning mixture, and refers to any of three procedures which allow certain activities in Jewish law which would otherwise be forbidden. ... This article addresses the history of tobacco smoking among Jews and Jewish legal literature (Halakha) about cigarette smoking, from the early modern period to the present day. ...

• Artificial insemination from a non-Jewish donor (EH I:10,71, II:11, IV:32.5) ^[2]
• Cosmetic surgery (HM II:66)^[3]
• Bat Mitzvah for girls (OH I:104 (1956), OH II:97 (1959), OH IV:36)^[4]
• Brain death as an indication of death under Jewish law (YD IV:54)^[5]
• Cheating for the N.Y. Regents exams (HM II:30)
• Classical music in religious settings (YD II:111)
• Commemorating the Holocaust, Yom ha-Shoah (YD IV:57.11)
• Conservative Judaism, including its clergy and schools (e.g., YD II:106-107)^[6]
• Donating blood for pay (HM I:103)
• Education of girls (e.g., YD II:109, YD II:113 YD III:87.2)^[7]
• End-of-life medical care^[5]
• Eruv projects in New York City
• Financial ethics (HM II:29)) ^[8]
• Hazardous medical operations^[5]
• Heart transplantation (YD 2:174.3)^[5]
• Labor union and related employment privileges (e.g., HM I:59)
• Mehitza (esp. OH I:39) ^[9]
• Psychiatric care (YD II:57)
• Separation of Siamese twins ^[10]
• Shaking hands between men and women (OH I:113; EH I:56; EH IV:32)^[11]
• Smoking marijuana (YD III:35)
• Tay-Sachs fetus abortion, esp. in debate with Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg ^[12]
• Smoking cigarettes ^[13]
• Veal raised in factory conditions (HM I:103)

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Death

Feinstein died on the 23 March 1986 (13th of Adar II, 5746 on the Hebrew calendar). It has been pointed out that the 5746th verse in the Torah reads, "And it came to pass after Moshe had finished writing down the words of this Torah in a book to the very end." (Deuteronomy 31:24). This is taken by some as a fitting epitaph for him. is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Deuteronomy (Greek deuteronomium, second, from to deuteronomium touto, this second law, pronounced ) is the fifth book of the Torah of the Hebrew bible and the Old Testament. ...

Moshe Feinstein's Grave

At the time he was regarded as Orthodoxy's foremost rabbinic scholar and posek. His funeral in Israel was delayed by a day due to mechanical problems to the plane carrying his coffin, which had to return to New York. His funeral in Israel was said to be the largest among Jews since the Mishnaic era, with an estimated attendance of 300,000 people. Among the eulogizers in America were Rabbis Yaakov Yitzchak Ruderman, David Lipschutz, Shraga Moshe Kalmanowitz, Nissan Alpert, Moshe David Tendler, Michel Barenbaum and Mordechai Tendler. The Satmar Rebbe and Feinstein's son Reuven also spoke. Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: , pl. ... The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, Repetition) is a major source of rabbinic Judaisms religious texts. ... Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Ruderman (1901-1987) founded and served as Rosh Yeshiva of Ner Israel in Baltimore. ... Moshe David Tendler is the rabbi of The Community Synagogue of Monsey. ... Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ...

In Israel, Rabbis Elazar Menachem Shach, Dovid Povarsky, Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss, Yehuda Tzadkah, Rabbi Feinstein's son Reuven and Rabbi Feinsteins's nephew Rabbi Michel Feinstein, all tearfully expressed grief over what they termed a massive loss to the generation. Rabbi Shach Elazar Menachem Man Shach (אלעזר מנחם מן שך) (or Rav Leizer Shach, at times his name is written as Eliezer Schach in English publications) (January 22, 1898 - November 2, 2001), was a leading Eastern European-born and educated Haredi rabbi who settled and lived in modern Israel. ... Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss, (1902-1989), also known as the Minchas Yitzchak, was a prominent Dayan, Halachic authority and Talmudic scholar. ... Rabbi Reuven Feinstein is the Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim, located in Staten Island, NY. His father was Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. ...

Feinstein was held in such great esteem that Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, who was himself regarded as a Torah giant, Talmid Chacham and posek, refused to eulogize him, saying "Who am I to eulogize him? I studied his sefarim; I was his talmid (student)." Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach July 20, 1910 (23 Tammuz 5670)- February 20, 1995 (20 Adar 5755), was a renowned rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva. ... Talmid Chacham (lit: a pupil of wisdom) (Hebrew: תלמיד חכם) (pl:Talmidei Chachamim) is an honorific title given to one well versed in Jewish law, in effect a Torah scholar. ... Posek (Hebrew פוסק, IPA: , pl. ... Sefer (Heb. ...

Feinstein was buried on Har HaMenuchot in proximity to his teacher, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer; his friend, Rabbi Aharon Kotler; his son-in-law Rabbi Moshe Shisgal and next to the Belzer Rebbe. Har HaMenuchot (Hebrew: , Mount of Respite, Ashkenazi pronunciation Har HaMenuchos) is a famous cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel. ... Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870 - 1954) was a famous Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva. ... Aharon (or Ahroyn, Aaron, Aron) Kotler (1890s - 1962) was a prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Lithuania, and later the United States of America. ... The third Belzer Rebbe, Yissachar Dov Rokeach Belz (חסידות בעלז) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Belz, a small town originally located in eastern Poland, presently in Ukraine. ... For the tanna, see Judah HaNasi. ...

Prominent students

A yeshiva student prays at the gravesite and tombstone of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein in Jerusalem.

Feinstein invested much time molding some of his select students to become leaders in Rabbinics and Halacha. Those students, over the years, spent countless hours a day serving as apprentices to their great Rabbi. Most are considered authorities in many areas of practical Halacha and Rabbinic and Talmudic academics. Some of those students are: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 1. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... If you came here looking for: Rabbinic texts, Rabbinic writings, Rabbinic works - see Rabbinic literature Rabbinics (as the study of Rabbinic disciplines) or rabbinic traditions - see Oral Torah Rabbinics (as people) Rabbinic Jews or Rabbinic beliefs - see Rabbinic Judaism Rabbinic scholar - see Talmid Chacham if none of the above - see... Halakha (הלכה in Hebrew or Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish law, custom and tradition regulating all aspects of behavior. ... Halakha (הלכה in Hebrew or Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish law, custom and tradition regulating all aspects of behavior. ... A Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) is a religious Jewish scholar who is an expert in Jewish law. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ...

• Rabbi Nissan Alpert, (New York, NY)
• Rabbi J. David Bleich, (New York, NY)
• Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz, (Far Rockaway, NY)
• Rabbi Elimelech Bluth, (Brooklyn, NY)
• Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, (New York), his son and foremost disciple
• Rabbi Aaron Felder, (Philadelphia, PA)
• Rabbi Chaim Ganzsweig, (Los Angeles, CA and New York)
• Rabbi Efraim Greenblatt, (Memphis, TN)
• Rabbi Daniel Levy, (Zürich, Switzerland)
• Dayan Gershon Lopian, (Edgware, U.K.)
• Rabbi Hershel Reichman, (New York, NY)
• Rabbi Joseph Rottenberg, (Baltimore, MD)
• Rabbi Mordechai Tendler, (New Hempstead, NY)
• Rabbi Moshe David Tendler, (New York, NY)
• Rabbi Chaim Ozer Chait, (Richmond, VA)

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Works

Feinstein's greatest renown stemmed from a lifetime of responding to halachic queries posed by Jews in America and worldwide. He wrote about two thousand responsa on a huge range of issues that affect Jewish practice in the modern era. Some responsa may be found in his Talmudic commentary (Dibros Moshe), some circulate informally, and 1,883 responsa were published in Igrot Moshe. Among Feinstein's works: Responsa constitute a special class of rabbinic literature. ...

• Igros Moshe; (Epistles of Moshe), a classic eight-volume work of Halachic responsa.
• Dibros Moshe (Moshe's Words), an eleven-volume work of Talmudic novellae.
• Darash Moshe (Moshe Expounds, a reference to Leviticus 10:16), novellae on the Torah (published posthumously).

Some of Feinstein's early works, including a commentary on the Talmud Yerushalmi, were destroyed by the Soviet authorities. Of lesser note, but great interest, Feinstein wrote a poem about the life of Rabbi Abraham Abulafia. Halakha (הלכה in Hebrew or Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish law, custom and tradition regulating all aspects of behavior. ... The Talmud (Hebrew: ) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. ... Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, also the third book in the Torah (five books of Moses). ... Template:Jews and Jewdaism Template:The Holy Book Named TorRah The Torah () is the most valuable Holy Doctrine within Judaism,(and for muslims) revered as the first relenting Word of Ulllah, traditionally thought to have been revealed to Blessed Moosah, An Apostle of Ulllah. ... The Jerusalem Talmud (In Hebrew Talmud Yerushalmi, in short known as the Yerushalmi), also known as the Palestinian Talmud, like its Babylonian counterpart (see Babylonian Talmud), is a collection of Rabbinic discussions elaborating on the Mishnah. ... “Abulafia” redirects here. ...

References

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Bibliography

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• Ellenson, David. "Two Responsa of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein." Chronicle of Hebrew Union College, Volume LII, Nos. 1 and 2, Fall 2000-2001.
• Feinstein, Moshe; Moshe David Tendler (1996). Responsa of Rav Moshe Feinstein: translation and commentary. Hoboken, NJ: KTAV Publishing House. LCCN 96-11212. ISBN 0881254444. OCLC 34476198. 
• Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, Rabbi Nosson Scherman. Reb Moshe: The Life and Ideals of HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Brooklyn, NY: ArtScroll Mesorah, 1986. ISBN 0-89906-480-9.
• Halperin, Mordechai (2006). "The Theological and Halakhic Legitimacy of Medical Therapy and Enhancement", in Noam Zohar: Quality of life in Jewish bioethics. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. LCCN 2005-29443. ISBN 0739114468. OCLC 62078279. 
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• Rav Moshe Feinstein. Great Leaders of our People. Orthodox Union. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
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External links

• “HaRav Moshe Feinstein: In honor of his 15^th yahrtzeit, 13^th Adar” – A retrospective of Rav Moshe Feinstein’s life, with recollections on his character as a person.
• Igros Moshe is available for free online at hebrewbooks.org. Type אגרות משה into the sefer box for pdfs of all eight volumes.