Yehoshua Leib Diskin

Moshe Yehoshua Yehudah Leib Diskin
Born(1818-12-08)December 8, 1818
Grodno, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 23, 1898(1898-01-23) (aged 79)
Jerusalem, Mutassarifate of Jerusalem (Syrian provinces), Ottoman Empire
ParentBinyamin Diskin

Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin (1818–1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist, and Biblical commentator. He served as a rabbi in Łomża, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk, and, finally, Jerusalem, after moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1878. He opened what today is known as the Diskin Orphan Home in 1881.