Overview

• He passed away Monday in Bnei Brak at Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center after a multi-year illness and recent hospitalizations.
• For nearly 40 years he served as Rosh Yeshiva of Kol Torah, earning renown for his rigorous hasmadah and mentorship of generations of students.
• Following Rav Elyashiv’s death and ensuing splits in the Litvish world, he left Kol Torah to establish Yeshivas Be’er Mordechai and lead the Peleg Yerushalmi (Bnei Torah) movement.
• A close confidant to Rav Shach and counsel to Rav Elyashiv, he declined a seat on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah to maintain an independent advisory role after Rav Shach’s passing.
• His passing comes less than a year after the death of his brother, Rav Asher Deutsch, marking a profound loss for their extended yeshiva community.