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Jerusalem - Baruch Dayan Emes: R' Nosson Zvi Finkel |
Jerusalem - VIN News has confirmed that Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, the beloved Rosh Yeshiva of the prestigious Yeshivas Mirrer Yerushalayim for the past 21 years was niftar today in Yerushalayim at the age of 68. R’ Finkel was born in Chicago and he carried the name of his great-grandfather the Alter of Slobodka. Afflicted with Parkinson’s disease, R’ Finkel reportedly never took drugs to alleviate his symptoms as he had been told by his doctor that they might affect his memory. “I would rather be ill my whole life than to forget even one word of the holy Torah,” R’ Finkel is said to have told one of his talmidim. The Mirrer Yeshiva is the largest yeshiva in Israel with an enrollment of approximately 6,000 talmidim, many of whom are American or Canadian. More details soon.
Baruch Dayan Emmes – HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L (Tuesday, November 8th, 2011) 07:03 IL: YWN-Israel has just learned of the petira of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L, the Mir Rosh Yeshiva. The rav zt”l was the Mir rosh yeshiva since 1990. Based on the conflicting reports received this morning, the rosh yeshiva went into cardiac arrest and EMS personnel were unsuccessful in resuscitating him. HaGaon HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 12, 1943 to Eliyahu Meir Finkel. He married the daughter of Rabbi Beinish Finkel, who was the son of Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel, and Sara Greineman. Rav Finkel himself is a direct great-grandson of the Alter of Slabodka, whose name he bears. His wife is a second cousin of his. His brother is Rabbi Gedaliah Finkel, another lecturer in the yeshiva. When once asked by a student why he never took drugs to calm the Parkinson’s disease he suffers from, he answered that when inquiring about the drugs, his doctor had told him that it would have an effect on his memory. “I’d rather be ill my whole life than to forget even one word of the holy Torah.” (YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
 7 a.m. IL: It with shock and sadness that we report the sudden passing of Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Mir Yerushalayim, following a heart attack. Rav Finkel was 68 years old.
Rav Finkel was born on March 12, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois to his parents Reb Eliyohu Meir and Mrs. Finkel and was named after his elte-zaida, the Alter of Slabodka, Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel. Rav Nosson Tzvi later married a daughter of Rav Beinish Finkel, who was a son of Rav Eliezer Yehudah Finkel. His wife was a second cousin of his. Rav Nosson Tzvi became rosh yeshiva of yeshivas Mir-Yerushalayim in1990 and served as a member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah in Eretz Yisroel. In his later years, Rav Nosson Tzvi suffered from Parkinson’s disease, and demonstrated inspiring levels of bitachon and strength. He once remarked that he didn’t take certain medicines for his illness, because his doctor had told him that it would have an effect on his memory. “I’d rather be ill my whole life than to forget even one word of the holy Torah,” he said. The loss is a devastating one for the entire Olam Hatorah, for which Rav Nosson Tzvi was a living example of mesirus nefesh for Torah and the Ribono Shel Olam. The levaya will take place this morning at yeshivas Mir-Yerushalayim in the Bais Yisroel section of Yerushalayim. Yehi zichro boruch. {Yair Alpert-Matzav.com Israel}
 | | | אבל בעולם התורה • הגאון רבי נתן צבי פינקל זצ"ל, ראש ישיבת מיר | | היהדות החרדית מתעטפת הבוקר יגון עמוק, עם היוודע הבשורה על הסתלקותו הפתאומית של ראש ישיבת מיר, הגה"צ רבי נתן צבי פינקל זצ"ל • סמוך לשעה שש התקבלה קריאה על אובדן הכרה בשכונת בית ישראל, ובתום 45 דקות של מאמצי החייאה, התברר: ראש הישיבה הגדולה בעולם נסתלק בגיל 69 • 'בחדרי חרדים' ביום דיווחים מיוחד | | משה ויסברג, בחדרי חרדים 07:05 08/11/2011 |  | | | | | |  0 | |
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| | אבל כבד בכל שדרות היהדות החרדית בארץ ובעולם: ראש ישיבת מיר, הגאון רבי נתן צבי פינקל זצ"ל, חבר מועצת גדולי התורה של 'דגל התורה' כשהוא בן 69 בפטירתו.
כונני 'איחוד הצלה' שחשו לביתו ברחוב העמלים בשכונת בית ישראל ערכו על הגרנ"צ החייאה במשך 45 דקות
נולד בשיקגו שבארצות הברית לאביו הרב אליהו מאיר פינקל זצ"ל. הגרנ"צ נקרא על שמושל אבי זקנו, הסבא מסלבודקא זצ"ל.
חמיו היה הגאון בנימין ביינוש פינקל זצ"ל.
לאחר פטירת חמיו, בשנת ה'תש"נ התמנה לראש הישיבה
הרב פינקל סבל ממחלת ניוון שרירים קשה ומפרקינסון, ובשל כך הוא מרותק לכיסא גלגלים. למרות חוליו המתמשך, פיתח ר' נתן צבי את הישיבה ומוסדותיה לממדי ענק והפך אותה לישיבה הגדולה בעולם.
הגרנ"צ מסר את נפשו בכל חייו למען החזקת ישיבוות מיר בארץ.
הותיר אחריו את אמו שתחי', בנו הגדול הגאון רבי אליעזר יהודה פינקל. הרב שמריהו יוסף המנהל את ישיבת מיר בברכפלד.
הלווית ענק תצא היום (ג') בשעות הצהריים מהיכל ישיבת מיר בשכונת בית ישראל בירושלים. | |
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