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Yechiel Perr

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Rabbi
Yechiel Yitzchok Perr
Personal
Born1935
South Ozone Park, Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 4, 2024(2024-05-04) (aged 88–89)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
SpouseShoshana Nekritz
ParentMenachem Mendel Perr
DenominationOrthodox
Alma mater
OccupationRosh yeshiva
YeshivaYeshiva Derech Ayson (Yeshiva of Far Rockaway)

Yechiel Yitzchok Perr (1935[1]– May 4, 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

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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.[2] 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.[3][1]

Personal life and death

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Rabbi Perr married Shoshana Nekritz, daughter of Rav Yehuda Leib Nekritz, granddaughter of Rav Avraham Yoffen, and great-granddaughter of 'the Alter of Novardok', Rav 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.[3] Rabbi Perr died on May 4, 2024, at the age of 89.[4]

Published works

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  • "Reb Yisroel – Who Was He?" The Jewish Observer, June 1969.
  • Tzidkus Stands Forever: The Life and Lessons of Rabbi Menachem M. Perr zt”l, September 2011.
  • Shoshanas Ha'amakim: Parsha Lessons, Life Lessons, 2019.
  • מגילות רות ואסתר עם פירוש שושנת העמקים, ‎2020. A commentary on the books of Esther and Ruth, in Hebrew.
  • שושנת העמקים על מועדי השנה, ‎2021. 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 Ha’adam.

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

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  1. ^ a b Kobre, Eytan. "Not Just a Malach, But a Saraf". Mishpacha, November 14, 2012, pp. 34–47.
  2. ^ "Rabbi Menachem Mendel Perr". kevarim.com. April 30, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Bernstein, Dovid (February 7, 2009). "Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Dinner Tonight, Ben Brafman to MC". matzav.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Rav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr zt"l". Matzav. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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Articles


Mussar Articles


Letters


Books in Hebrew


Books in English


Perr's Articles in The Jewish Observer

Bitachon Articles based on the Mussar Vaadim

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