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Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir)
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (12 March 1943 – 8 November 2011) was an American-born Haredi Litvish rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. During his tenure from 1990 until his death in 2011, the Mir Yeshiva grew into the largest yeshiva in Israel with nearly 6,000 undergraduate students〔 and over 1,600 ''avreichim'' (married students).〔 According to one estimate, he taught 25,000 students over his lifetime. Although he suffered from Parkinson's disease for the last 28 years of his life,〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 433.〕 experiencing involuntary spasms and slurred speech, he did not let his illness stop him from learning Torah for long hours, delivering regular ''shiurim'' (lectures), and fund-raising for his yeshiva around the world.〔 He raised an estimated USD$500 million for the Mir during his tenure as rosh yeshiva.〔Donn, Yochonon. "'My Everyman Brother-in-Law Who Became a Gadol'". ''Hamodia'', 17 November 2011, p. C3, C6.〕 He was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah. He was known for his Torah erudition and his warmth and concern for his students.
==Early life==
Nosson Tzvi Finkel was born in Chicago, Illinois to Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Finkel and his wife, Sara Rosenblum, who ran a kosher catering business.〔 His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Finkel, was a ''mashgiach ruchani'' at the Hebron yeshiva in Israel,〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 33.〕 and his paternal great-grandfather was the Alter of Slabodka, Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, after whom he was named. He had one brother, Gedaliah, who now teaches at the Mir yeshiva. After his parents immigrated to Israel in 1973,〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 62.〕 his mother published a best-selling kosher cookbook.
Reb Finkel grew up as a "typical American Jewish boy"〔 who enjoyed playing baseball. He was known as Nathan in school and Natie to his friends.〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 41.〕 He was one of the first students of the Central Park Hebrew Day School (later renamed Arie Crown Day School) and received after-school tutoring in Torah studies from Rabbi Yehoshua Levinson.〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 40, 42, 170.〕 In 1957, at the age of 14, he accompanied his parents on a trip to Israel to visit the holy sites and his father’s family. His great-uncle, Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel ("Reb Leizer Yudel"), the Mir rosh yeshiva, recognized his ability to think clearly and have patience for studying, and asked his parents to let him stay and study in his yeshiva. Finkel remained at the Mir for eight months, studying with top-notch ''chavrutas'' (study partners) to develop his skills.〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), pp. 45–47.〕 He returned to Chicago to take his secondary education at the co-ed, Modern Orthodox Ida Crown Jewish Academy, where he was president of the student council and a starting centerfielder for the baseball team. At the age of 17, Finkel returned to Jerusalem to learn at the Mir under the guidance of his great-uncle.〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 179.〕 He learned diligently for the next six years.〔 With one of his ''chavrutas'', Rabbi Zundel Kroizer, he completed the entire Talmud each year.〔
In the summer of 1964〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 205.〕 Finkel married Reb Leizer Yudel's granddaughter, Leah, his second cousin and the eldest daughter of Rabbi Binyomin Beinush Finkel, who was his father's first cousin. He and his wife had 11 children.〔 He continued to learn with ''chavrutas'' at all hours, stopping at 2 a.m.;〔"''Sar V'gadol Nafal B' Yisrael'' (A Prince and Great Person Fell in Israel)". ''Hamodia'', 10 November 2011, p. C6.〕 his wife would bring their children to visit him at the yeshiva so he wouldn't have to take the time to walk home.〔 He also began delivering ''shiurim'' in the yeshiva, which was headed by his father-in-law after the death of Reb Leizer Yudel in 1965.〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 227.〕 Upon the death of his father-in-law on 13 February 1990,〔Finkel and Heimowitz (2012), p. 329.〕 Finkel was named rosh yeshiva of the Mir together with Rabbi Refoel Shmuelevitz (son of former Mir rosh yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz). Finkel took on the financial responsibility for the yeshiva.
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