Yitzchok Ezrachi

Yaakov Yitzchok Ezrachi (Hebrew: יצחק אזרחי‎; born August 1933) is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Rabbi

Yitzchok Ezrachi
Rabbi Ezrachi at Mir Yeshiva on Purim 2011.
TitleRosh Yeshiva in Mir
Personal
Born
Yitzchok Ezrachi
ReligionJudaism
NationalityIsraeli
Spousedaughter of Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz
DenominationHaredi
PositionRov
SynagogueShul in Mattesdorf
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaMir yeshiva (Jerusalem)
ResidenceJerusalem, Israel

Biography

Ezrachi was born in Jerusalem to Yisrael Ezrachi and Hinda the daughter of Baruch Shlom, a graduate of the Knesses Yisrael Yeshiva in Slobodka who served as a rabbi in South Africa and was the grandson of Uri David Apiryon, rabbi of Žagarė in Lithuania and author of the book Apiryon David. He studied at the Mir Yeshiva.

Since 1979, he serves as one of the rosh yeshivas of the Mir Yeshiva, next to Eliezer Yehuda Finkel.

Ezrachi is renowned for his warm and friendly manner,[1] and especially for his support of Kiruv efforts to help the unaffiliated Jews from Russia get in touch with their Jewish heritage.[2][3]

Ezrachi is also a popular speaker for eulogies of great Torah scholars in Israel. He was a featured speaker at the funeral of Moshe Finkel,[4] Tuvia Goldstein,[5] and many others.[6][7][8][9]

Family

Ezrachi is a son-in-law of Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, also a former Rosh Yeshiva at the Mirrer Yeshiva. Ezrachi's brother is Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, another prominent Haredi rabbi.

gollark: I somehow managed to catch two thunders *five minutes apart* just now.
gollark: Weird, desert is nearly empty.
gollark: It seems to have randomly become unsick anyway, so that's fine.
gollark: I have a sick 4d1h egg; it's really unlikely to die if it becomes a hatchling, right?
gollark: Right now I'm just trying to compile a "high trade value" group so I can manage the ones which are good for breeding more easily.

References
  1. Heshy Levi. "Torah - Avodah - A Relationship With The Seret Vizhnitz Rebbe Kindled". Revach. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. "HaKodosh Boruch Hu does not have many places like this one". Toldot.ru. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. "Rav Yitzchok Ezrachi to Spend Shabbos in Moscow » Matzav.com - The Online Voice of Torah Jewry". Matzav.com. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  4. Eilat Gordin Levitan. "Nosson Zvi (Nota Hirsh) Finkel". Eilatgordinlevitan.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  5. "NEWS - Rav Tuvia Goldstein, zt'l". Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight.
  6. "NEWS - HaRav Yitzchok Shraga Faivel Warhaftig zt"l". Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight. June 27, 2001.
  7. "NEWS - HaRav Naftoli Hoffner zt"l". Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight.
  8. "NEWS - HaRav Yedidia Yechiel Michel Gutfarb zt"l". Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight.
  9. "Jerusalem - Rav Shlomo Moshe Epstein, One of The Last Remaining Talmidim Of The Chofetz Chaim, Zt"l". VosIzNeias.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.


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