Yechiel Perr

Rabbi
Yechiel Yitzchok Perr
Personal life
Born1935
South Ozone Park, Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 3, 2024(2024-05-03) (aged 88–89)
SpouseShoshana Nekritz
ParentMenachem Mendel Perr
Education
OccupationRosh yeshiva
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationOrthodox
Jewish leader
YeshivaYeshiva Derech Ayson (Yeshiva of Far Rockaway)
OrganizationFounder and rosh yeshiva
Main workShoshanas Ha'amakim: Parsha Lessons, Life Lessons (2019), Tzidkus Stands Forever (2011)

Yechiel Yitzchok Perr (1935– May 3, 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. 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.

Personal life and death

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

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:

References

  1. 1 2 Kobre, Eytan. "Not Just a Malach, But a Saraf". Mishpacha, November 14, 2012, pp. 34–47.
  2. ↑ Jewish Clips (May 5, 2024). Levaya of Rav Yechiel Perr זצ״ל: Rav Naftali Jaeger (3 of 12). Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Rabbi Menachem Mendel Perr". kevarim.com. April 30, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Bernstein, Dovid (February 7, 2009). "Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Dinner Tonight, Ben Brafman to MC". matzav.com. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Rav Yechiel Yitzchok Perr zt"l". Matzav. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
Articles
Mussar Articles
Letters
Books in Hebrew
Books in English
Perr's Articles in The Jewish Observer