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Rav Dovid Kamenetsky, Leading Torah Scholar and Editor, Dies at 68

The Jerusalem-based scholar led Machon Pirkei Eliezer, shaping major Torah publications as an editor and teacher.

Overview

  • The levayah is scheduled for Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at Chanichei Hayeshivos, 18 Rechov Brand in Har Nof, with burial at Har Hamenuchos.
  • Recognized as a foremost authority on the teachings of the Vilna Gaon, he founded Machon Pirkei Eliezer and produced widely discussed works.
  • He served as an editor on the Schottenstein Shas in English and Hebrew, contributed to the Torah journal Yeshurun, and taught at Yeshivas Darchei/Darkei Noam in Yerushalayim.
  • Born in the United States in 1957, he was a son of Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky and a grandson of Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky, later settling in Yerushalayim for lifelong Torah research.
  • He is survived by his wife, Esther, their children and grandchildren, his father Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky, and a large extended family, with colleagues praising his brilliance, humility, and generosity.