Yehoshua Leib Diskin
Moshe Yehoshua Yehudah Leib Diskin | |
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| Born | December 8, 1818 Grodno, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 23, 1898 (aged 79) |
| Parent | Binyamin 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.