Yechiel Perr Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Rabbi
Yechiel Yitzchok Perr
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:South Ozone Park, Queens, New York, U.S.
Nationality:American
Denomination:Orthodox
Occupation:Rosh yeshiva
Yeshiva:Yeshiva Derech Ayson (Yeshiva of Far Rockaway)
Position:Founder and rosh yeshiva
Notable Works:Shoshanas Ha'amakim: Parsha Lessons, Life Lessons (2019), Tzidkus Stands Forever (2011)
Spouse:Shoshana Nekritz
Parents:Menachem Mendel Perr

Yechiel Yitzchok Perr (1935– May 3,[1] 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

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] [4]

Personal life and death

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 3, 2024, at the age of 89.[5]

Published works

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:

External links

Articles
Response to “Understanding the Criteria for the Chilazon” by Mendel E. Singer, Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Vol. 40, Sukkot 2001
Mussar Articles
Letters
Books in Hebrew
Books in English
Perr's Articles in The Jewish Observer

Bitachon Articles based on the Mussar Vaadim

Notes and References

  1. Levaya of Rav Yechiel Perr זצ״ל: Rav Naftali Jaeger (3 of 12) . 2024-05-05 . Jewish Clips . 2024-11-15 . YouTube.
  2. Web site: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Perr. April 30, 2008 . August 25, 2011 . kevarim.com.
  3. Web site: Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Dinner Tonight, Ben Brafman to MC . Bernstein . Dovid . February 7, 2009 . August 25, 2011 . matzav.com.
  4. Kobre, Eytan. "Not Just a Malach, But a Saraf". Mishpacha, November 14, 2012, pp. 34 - 47.
  5. News: Rav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr zt”l . May 5, 2024 . Matzav . May 4, 2024.

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