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Rabbi Doniel Lehrfield, Founder of Yeshivas Beis Yisroel, Dies at 83

Mourners highlighted a legacy rooted in Beis Yisroel, prolific seforim, close ties to leading sages.

Overview

  • His funeral was held at Yeshivas Beis Yisroel in Neve Yaakov, with burial on Har HaZeisim in Jerusalem.
  • Born in Chicago, he moved to Israel at 16 to study at the Mir and Chevron yeshivas.
  • He taught at Yeshivas HaNegev and helped found Yeshivas Torat Moshe before establishing Beis Yisroel, first in Beis Vagan and later in Neve Yaakov.
  • He authored more than forty Torah works, including the Binas Daniel series on Shas and additional volumes on Aggadah.
  • He is survived by a large rabbinic family, with sons in leading roles, including Rav Moshe as rosh yeshiva of Beis Yisroel.