Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchak Perr (born 1935)[1] is an American-born rabbi. He is the founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Derech Ayson (Yeshiva of Far Rockaway) in Far Rockaway, New York.

Biography

Yechiel Yitzchak Perr grew up in South Ozone Park, Queens, where his father, Rabbi 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 Rabbi Aharon Kotler from 1954 to 1962.[3][1]

Perr married Shoshana Nekritz, daughter of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Nekritz, granddaughter of Rabbi Avraham Yaffen, and great-granddaughter 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.[3]

A series of his conversations on Mussar are described in the following books by Alan Morinis:

Published works

Additionally, Rabbi Yehuda Keilson published two books, Mind Over Man and Faith Over Fear, based on Rabbi Perr's Mussar lectures on Madreigas Ha’adam.

On July 20, 2022, David Jemal published Choosing Not To Choose, based on Perr's Mussar lectures on the Tekufos Ha'Olam section of the Madreigas Ha'adam.

References

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

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