Dovid Feinstein

American rabbi (1929–2020)

Rabbi

Dovid Feinstein

Zatza"l

Title| Harav Rosh Yeshiva
Personal life
Born| 1929

Lyuban, Second Polish Republic (currently Belarus)

Died| November 6, 2020(2020-11-06) (aged 91)
Spouse| Malka Feinstein
Children| Berel Feinstein
Gittie Fishelis
Mordechai Feinstein, Moshe Shmuel Yaakov Feinstein
Parents|

* Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (father)
* Shima Feinstein (mother)

Religious life
Religion| Judaism
Denomination| Orthodox Judaism
Jewish leader
Predecessor| Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Position| Rosh yeshiva
Yeshiva| Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem
Began| 1986
Ended| 2020
Main work| Kol Dodi
Other| Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah
Artscroll Board of Trustees
Yahrtzeit| 19 Cheshvan (next occurs on November 10, 2025)
Residence| Lower East Side, New York, NY

Dovid Feinstein (Hebrew: דוד פיינשטיין; 1929 – November 6, 2020) was an American rabbi and halachic authority. He served as the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem yeshiva elementary and high school and kollel, inheriting the position after the passing of his father Rabbi Moshe Feinstein in 1986. He also wrote a number of books on such topics as halacha, Torah and the Jewish calendar, as well as some very popular Passover Haggadahs.

His brother, Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, is rosh yeshiva of the Staten Island branch of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem.

## Biography

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Dovid Feinstein was born in 1929 in Lyuban (in present-day Belarus), where his father Moshe Feinstein served as a rabbi of the community. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who was descended from the brother of the Vilna Gaon. When he was eight, his family moved to Manhattan, where he would reside until his death.[1][2] He died at the age of 91 in 2020.[3]

He was known for following the directive of the mishnah in Avos 1:15 "אמור מעט ועשה הרבה - Speak less and do more".

A full biography simply titled "Reb Dovid"[4] was published by Artscroll. A publisher he was intimately involved in [5] and served among its Founding Trustees until his death.

## Published works

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### Kol Dodi

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The title Kol Dodi (Hebrew: קול דודי) originated in the 1970s, when Feinstein's father was still alive, and Feinstein would not allow his own name on the cover. Hence Kol Dodi – the first three letters of Dodi (Hebrew: דודי) spell the name Dovid (Hebrew: דוד).

Kol Dodi means "My Beloved's voice", and is taken from Song of Songs (5:2), where is commonly understood in Judaism to be a reference to God.[6]

* Kol Dodi on the Torah[7]
* Kol Dodi on the Haftaros[8]
* Kol Dodi on Megillas Esther[9]
* Kol Dodi on Megillas Ruth[10]
* Kol Dodi: Seasonings of the Torah[11]
* Kol Dodi: Laws of the Seder[12]
* Haggadah Anah Dodi[13]
* The Jewish Calendar - Its structure and laws[14]

### Stone Chumash Masoretic notes

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Within ArtScroll's Stone Chumash, at the end of each Parsha there is an explanation, authored by him, of that Parsha's Masoretic note.[15]

## References

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1. ^ Weisberg, Moshe (July 20, 2016). "אבל כבד בעולם התורה בארה"ב: הגאון רבי דוד פיינשטיין זצוק"ל". Bechadrei Chareidim (in Hebrew). Retrieved November 9, 2020.
2. ^ Karman, Binyomin Zev (November 8, 2020). "Hagaon Harav Dovid Feinstein, Zt"l — Chasdei Dovid Hane'emanim". Hamodia. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
3. ^ "PETIRA OF HAGAON HARAV DAVID FEINSTEIN ZATZAL – ONE OF THE POSKEI HADOR". November 8, 2020.
4. ^ "Artscroll: Reb Dovid".
5. ^ "Video: Harav Dovid Feinstein visits Artscroll's new facility in NJ".
6. ^ Rashi ad loc.
7. ^ Kol Dodi on the Torah.
8. ^ Kol Dodi on the Haftaros.
9. ^ Kol Dodi on Megillas Esther.
10. ^ Kol Dodi on Megillas Ruth.
11. ^ Kol Dodi: Seasonings of the Torah.
12. ^ Kol Dodi: Laws of the Seder.
13. ^ Haggadah Anah Dodi.
14. ^ The Jewish Calendar.
15. ^ The Stone Edition – חמשה חומשי תורה. p. 289\. "... , R'David Feinstein, who interprets these Masoretic notes, ..."

## External links

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* Books authored by Rabbi David Feinstein
* ravdovidfeinstein.com

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Europe
World Agudath Israel|

| Past members|

* Avraham Mordechai Alter
* Meir Arik
* Dovid Bornsztain
* Shlomo Zalman Breuer
* Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky
* Meir Simcha of Dvinsk
* Moshe Mordechai Epstein
* Avraham Yaakov Friedman
* Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
* Yisrael Meir Kagan
* Aharon Kotler
* Yitzchak Zelig Morgenstern
* Meir Dan Plotzky
* Yitzhak Yaakov Rabinovich
* Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
* Meir Shapiro
* Chaim Soloveitchik
* Zalman Sorotzkin
* Yehuda Leib Tsirelson
* Shmuel Dovid Ungar
* Elchonon Wasserman
* Menachem Ziemba

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* Pinchas Menachem Alter
* Simcha Bunim Alter
* Yisrael Alter
* Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
* Yosef Shalom Eliashiv
* Aryeh Finkel
* Nosson Tzvi Finkel
* Avraham Yaakov Friedman
* Avraham Yaakov Friedman
* Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi
* Yisroel Moshe Friedman
* Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
* Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz
* Isser Zalman Meltzer
* Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg
* Yitzchok Scheiner
* Elazar Menachem Shach
* Yitzchak Isaac Sher
* Yochanan Sofer
* Zalman Sorotzkin
* Dov Yaffe
* Shabsi Yogel
* Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman
* Gershon Edelstein
* Baruch Weisbecker

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Present members|

* Yaakov Aryeh Alter
* Nachum Dov Brayer
* Menachem Mendel Hager
* Yisroel Hager
* Zvi Elimelech Halberstam
* Mayer Alter Horowitz
* Yissachar Dov Rokeach
* Moshe Hillel Hirsch
* Dov Lando
* Baruch Dov Povarsky
* Yitzchok Zilberstein
* Eliezer Yehuda Finkel

United States
Agudath Israel of America|

| Past members|

* Dovid Feinstein
* Moshe Feinstein
* Mordechai Shlomo Friedman
* Mordechai Gifter
* Refael Reuvain Grozovsky
* Shlomo Heiman
* Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
* Yitzchok Hutner
* Yaakov Kamenetsky
* Chaim Mordechai Katz
* Aharon Kotler
* Shneur Kotler
* Avraham Yaakov Pam
* Yaakov Perlow
* Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman
* Gedalia Schorr
* Eliezer Silver
* Joseph B. Soloveitchik
* Baruch Sorotzkin
* Yisrael Spira
* Elya Svei
* Mendel Zaks
* Aaron Schechter

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* Elya Brudny
* Hillel David
* Aharon Feldman
* Yosef Chaim Frankel
* Aharon Dovid Goldberg
* Yaakov Horowitz
* Shmuel Kamenetsky
* Malkiel Kotler
* Shlomo Miller
* Yerucham Olshin
* Yosef Harari Raful
* Yitzchok Sorotzkin
* Shimon Yehuda Svei

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