Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr | |
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| ๐ Image | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1935 South Ozone Park, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2024(2024-05-03) (aged 88โ89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Shoshana Nekritz |
| Parent | Menachem Mendel Perr |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Rosh yeshiva |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Yeshiva | Yeshiva Derech Ayson (Yeshiva of Far Rockaway) |
| Organization | Founder and rosh yeshiva |
| Main work | Shoshanas Ha'amakim: Parsha Lessons, Life Lessons (2019), Tzidkus Stands Forever (2011) |
Yechiel Yitzchok Perr (1935[1]โ May 3,[2] 2024) was an American rabbi. He was the founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Derech Ayson (Yeshiva of Far Rockaway) in Far Rockaway, New York.
Biography
[edit]Yechiel Yitzchak Perr was born and raised in South Ozone Park, Queens, where his father, Menachem Mendel Perr served as a rabbi for over 50 years.[3] He attended high school at Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin. After completing high school, he studied at the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, and then at Lakewood Yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, under Aharon Kotler from 1954 to 1962.[4][1]
Personal life and death
[edit]Rabbi Perr married Shoshana Nekritz, daughter of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Nekritz, granddaughter of Rabbi Avraham Yoffen, and great-granddaughter of 'the Alter of Novardok', Rabbi Yosef Yozel Horwitz. After his marriage he came into contact with the Novardok tradition. He went on to study at Yeshivat Beis Yosef-Novardok in Brooklyn, New York. In 1969, he established the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, which also runs a high school and an accredited rabbinical studies program.[4] Rabbi Perr died on May 3, 2024, at the age of 89.[5]
Published works
[edit]- "Reb Yisroel โ Who Was He?" The Jewish Observer, June 1969.
- Tzidkus Stands Forever: The Life and Lessons of Rabbi Menachem M. Perr ztโl, September 2011.
- Shoshanas Ha'amakim: Parsha Lessons, Life Lessons, 2019.
- ืืืืืืช ืจืืช ืืืกืชืจ ืขื ืคืืจืืฉ ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื, โ2020. A commentary on the books of Esther and Ruth, in Hebrew.
- ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื ืขื ืืืขืื ืืฉื ื, โ2021. Lectures on the festivals, in Hebrew.
Additionally, Yehuda Keilson published two books, Mind Over Man and Faith Over Fear, based on Rav Perr's Mussar lectures on Madreigas Haโadam.
On July 20, 2022, David Jemal published Choosing Not To Choose, based on Rav Perr's Mussar lectures on the Tekufos Ha'Olam section of the Madreigas Ha'adam.
A series of Rav Perr's conversations on Mussar are described in the following books by Alan Morinis:
- Climbing Jacob's Ladder. Broadway, 2002. ISBN 0-7679-0645-4.
- Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar. Trumpeter Books, 2007. ISBN 1-59030-368-7.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kobre, Eytan. "Not Just a Malach, But a Saraf". Mishpacha, November 14, 2012, pp. 34โ47.
- ^ Jewish Clips (May 5, 2024). Levaya of Rav Yechiel Perr ืืฆืดื: Rav Naftali Jaeger (3 of 12). Retrieved November 15, 2024 โ via YouTube.
- ^ "Rabbi Menachem Mendel Perr". kevarim.com. April 30, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Dovid (February 7, 2009). "Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Dinner Tonight, Ben Brafman to MC". matzav.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Rav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr zt"l". Matzav. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rabbi Perr on Parshas Kedoshim
- The Mussar Institute - Book reviews Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- [1] Tzidkus Stands Forever: The Life and Lessons of Rabbi Menachem M. Perr zt"l
- Articles
- ืืืจืื (ืืจืืื), ืฉื ื ืฉืืืฉืืช, ืืืืื ื-ื (ืื-ืื), ื ืืกื-ืืืืจ ืชืฉื"ื, ืขื' ืื, ืืฉืื ืืฉืืืช ืืจืื"ื ืืืืืื ืืฉืืจืืช
- ืกืคืจ ืืืจืื ืืืืจ ืืืืจืื ืืจืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืกืื ืืจื ืจืื ืืืจืื ืืคืื ืืฆืืงืดื, ืฉื ืช ืชืฉืืดื, ืขืืณ ืกื, ืืขื ืื ืืขื ืืืขืฉื ืืฉืืืืืช
- ืขื ืืชืืจื - ืชืฉื"ื - ืืืืืจื ื ืืืืจืช ื, ืขื' ืขื, ืืขื ืื ืืืืจืช ืงืืืฉื ืขืดื ืืฉืดืฆ
- ืขื ืืชืืจื - ืชืฉื"ื - ืืืืืจื ื ืืืืจืช ื, ืขื' ืฆื, ืชืฉืืื ืืืขืจื ืืขื ืื ืืืืจืช ืงืืืฉื ืขืดื ืืฉืดืฅ (ื ืืชื ืืชืืืื ื ืืขืจืช ืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืจืงืื, ืขื' ืฆื)
- ืขื ืืชืืจื - ืชืฉื "ื - ืืืืืจื ื ืืืืจืช ื, ืขื' ืกื, ืืฉืืขืืจ ืืืื ืืืืช ืชืคืืืื ืฉื ืื (ื ืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืืืืจื ืฉื ืืจื ืื ืฆืืื ืืืืื ืจ, ืขื ืืชืืจื - ืชืฉ"ื - ืืืืืจื ื ืืืืจืช ื, ืขื' ืคื, ืืขื ืื ืฉืืข[ื]ืจ ืืืื ืืืืช ืฉื ืชืคืืืื ืฉื ืื ืืืงืื ืื ืืชื, ืืืชืฉืืืช ืจื ืืืื ืจ ืืืขืจืืช ืืขื ืื ืื "ื, ืขื ืืชืืจื - ืชืฉื "ื - ืืืืืจื ื ืืืืจืช ื, ืขื' ืขื)
- ืขื ืืชืืจื - ืชืฉื "ื - ืืืืืจื ื ืืืืจืช ืื, ืขืืณ ืื, ืืฉืื ืืฉืืืช ืืจืืืดื ืืืฆืืช ืกืืคืืจ ืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื
- "ืืขื ืื ืืงืืฃ ืื ืืงืฃ", ื ืืขื ื ืขืื ืื (ืงืืืฅ ืชืืจื ื), ืกืืื ื'ืชืฉื "ื, ืขื' ืฉืื
- Response to โUnderstanding the Criteria for the Chilazonโ by Mendel E. Singer, Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. 40, Sukkot 2001
- ืขื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืืจื ื' ืืืืจืช ื', ืชืฉืข"ื, ืขื' ืื, ืืขื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืืจืื ืืืื ื' ืืืงืืื
- ืงืื ืืจืก ืืฉืืื ืืืืชื - ืชืฉืขืดื, ืขืืณ 97, ืืขื ืื ืืืืืงื (ืืื ืืฆืืขื ื.)
- ืข"ื ืฉืื ืื ืฉืืื ืจืื, ืืืืืจ, ืฉื ื ื ื ืงืื ืืจืก ื (ืฉืฆื), ืืกืื-ืืืช ืชืฉืก"ื, ืขื' 10 (ื ืืชื ืืชืืืื ืืืืืจื ืฉื ืืจื ืืจืืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ืชื ืืขืจืงืืืืืืฉ, ืืืืืจ, ืฉื ื ื ื ืงืื ืืจืก ื (ืฉืคื), ื ืืกื-ืืืืจ ืชืฉืก"ื, ืขื' 21, ื ืชืืื ืืืจ)
- Mussar Articles
- ื. ื ืืืืื, ืืืขื ืืขืืฉืช ืืืืกืจ... - ืืืืจ ื ืืกืืจื, ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืช ืงืืืฉ - ืืชื ื ืืื, ืคืจืฉืช ืฉืืคืืื (50) ืชืฉืข"ื. ืขื' 15โ17, ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืจ ืืืืื
- ื. ื ืืืืื, ืืืขื ืืขืืฉืช ืืืืกืจ... - ืืืืจ ื ืืกืืจื, ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืช ืงืืืฉ - ืืชื ื ืืื, ืคืจืฉืช ืื ืชืฆื (51) ืชืฉืข"ื. ืขื' 26โ29, ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืจ ืืืืื
- ื. ื ืืืืื, ืืืขื ืืขืืฉืช ืืืืกืจ... - ืืืืจ ื ืืกืืจื, ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืช ืงืืืฉ - ืืชื ื ืืื, ืคืจืฉืช ืื ืชืื (52) ืชืฉืข"ื. ืขื' 22โ23, ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืจ ืืืืื
- ื. ื ืืืืื, ืืืขื ืืขืืฉืช ืืืืกืจ... - ืืืืจ ื ืืกืืจื, ืืืกืฃ ืฉืืช ืงืืืฉ - ืืชื ื ืืื, ืคืจืฉืช ื ื (03) ืชืฉืข"ื. ืขื' 24โ25, 30, ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืจ ืืืืื
- Letters
- ืืืชืืื ืืขื ืื ืฉืืืช ืืืืื ืจืื ืืืจื ืงืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืื, ืืืจืช ืคื ืื - ืืืง ื, ืขื' ืฉื ื
- ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืื, ืขื' ืกื (ื ืืชื ืืืื ื' ืกืืื, ืชืฉืก"ื)
- ืืงื ืืืจื ืืคืืกืงืื ืืขื ืืื ืขืืฉืื ืกืืืจืืืช, ื ืืคืก ื ืืืืจืช ืืกืื ืงื-ืงื (ืืจื ื"ื, ื-ื), ืืจืืฉืื ืชืฉืข"ื, ืขื' 150, ืืืชื ืื"ืจ ืืืืื ืคืืจ ืฉืืื"ื ืจืืฉ ืืฉืืืช ืืจื ืืืชื
- Books in Hebrew
- ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื ืขื ืืืขืื ืืฉื ื
- ืจืกืืกื ืืื ืฉืืืืจืื ืขื ืืืื ืฉื ืคืกื
- ืืืกืฃ ืืืืื: ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื
- ืืกืืช ืืืืช ืขื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื
- ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื ืขื ืจืืช ืืืกืชืจ: ืืืืืจื ืืืฉื
- ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื ืขื ืฉืืื ื ืขืฉืจื
- ืืืืจื ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื ืืืื ืื ืืจืืื
- ืืืืจื ืฉืืฉื ืช ืืขืืงืื ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช
- Books in English
- Tzidkus Stands Forever: The Life and Lessons of Rabbi Menachem M. Perr zt"l
- Shoshanas Ha'amakim: Parsha Lessons, Life Lessons
- Choosing Not To Choose based on the va'adim of Harav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr by David Jemal
- Faith Over Fear: A Path to Bitachon, Adapted from Harav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr's Va'adim on Sefer Madreigas Ha'adam Archived April 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine (see sample pages here)
- Mind Over Man: The Climb To Greatness, Adapted from Harav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr's Va'adim on Sefer Madreigas Ha'adam Archived April 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 36 No. 7 September 2003/Elul 5763, September 16th, 2003, pg. 44, RABBI NACHMAN BULMAN ืืฆโื A Page From the Book of His Life
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 31 No. 2 February 1998/Shevat 5758, February 23rd, 1998, pg. 28 OUTSIDE/INSIDE: THE ULTIMATE DISGUISE OF TZIDKUS-- MY MUSSAR SEDER WITH REB YISROEL MEIR
- The Jewish Observer, Vol. 29 No. 6 September 1996/Elul 5756, September 1st, 1996, pg. 38, Of Mars and Men
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 6 No. 5 January 1970/Shevat 5730, January 1st, 1970, SELF-PROTECTIONโฆ OR ENCOUNTER?
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 23 No. 4 May 1990/Iyar 5750, May 18th, 1990 REMEMBERING REB BEINUSH FINKEL Ztโl: A Light For The World
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 16 No. 10 April 1983/Sivan/Shavuos 5743, April 9th, 1983 Divine Manifestation In The Holocaust
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 16 No. 9 March 1983/Nissan 5743, March 9th, 1983 On โBeingโ And โBecomingโ-A Lesson From Reb Yisroel Salanter, Ztโl
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 14 No. 5 December 1979/Teves 5740, December 27th, 1979 Saam Chaim: Memoirs Of Rabbi Aharon Kotler, Ztโl
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 6 No. 9 July 1970/Av 5730, July 9th, 1970, BEYOND RELEVANCE: HAGAON REB AVROHOM JOFEN, ZTโL
- The Jewish Observer Vol. 6 No. 1 June 1969/Tammuz 5729, June 9th, 1969 REB YISROEL โ WHO WAS HE?
- 1935 births
- 2024 deaths
- 20th-century American rabbis
- 21st-century American rabbis
- American male non-fiction writers
- Beth Medrash Govoha alumni
- Musar movement
- Orthodox rabbis from New York City
- People from Ozone Park, Queens
- Jewish American non-fiction writers
- American spiritual teachers
- Rosh yeshivas
- Novardok Yeshiva alumni
