Moshe Feinstein
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein | |
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Artistic Portrait of Reb Moshe Feinstein | |
| Born | March 3, 1895 |
| Died | March 23, 1986 (aged 91) New York City, United States |
| Resting place | Har HaMenuchot, West Jerusalem 31°48′00″N 35°11′00″E / 31.8°N 35.183333°E |
| Other names | Rav Moshe, Reb Moshe |
| Occupation(s) | Rabbi, Posek |
| Employer | Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem |
| Known for | Igros Moshe, various rulings in Jewish law |
| Spouse | Shima Kustanovitch |
| Children | 5, including Dovid Feinstein Reuven Feinstein |
Moshe Feinstein (Yiddish: משה פֿײַנשטײן; Lithuanian pronunciation: Moishe Fainshtein; English: Moses Feinstein; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was a Russian-born American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, scholar, and posek (authority on halakha—Jewish law). He has been called the most famous Orthodox Jewish legal authority of the twentieth century and his rulings are often referenced in contemporary rabbinic literature. Feinstein served as president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, Chairman of the Council of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of the Agudath Israel of America, and head of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem in New York.
Feinstein is commonly referred to simply as "Reb Moshe" (or "Rav Moshe").