Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)
| Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe) | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1923 (age 91–92) Buhuși |
| Wife | Tziporah |
| Children |
Hoshea Friedman, several others |
Yisrael Friedman is known as the Pashkaner Rebbe[1] (after the city of Pașcani where his grandfather served as Rebbe). He is a former lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the rosh yeshiva of a hesder yeshiva in Netivot.
Friedman is a sixth-generation descendant of Rebbe Yisrael of Rizhin. He resides in the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. He is married to Rebbetzin Tziporah, a daughter of the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz. One of his sons is Hoshea Friedman, a brigadier general in the IDF. The Rebbe’s grandsons study in various hesder yeshivos.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ehrlich, Aryeh (Oct 6, 2014). "Legacy of Many Threads". Mishpacha (530). Retrieved Oct 15, 2014.