Avishai David
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Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
of Yeshivat Torat Shraga (also known as YTS) in Bayit Vegan
Bayit Vegan
Bayit VeGan is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel, with a mostly charedi religious population. Bayit VeGan is located to the east of Mount Herzl and borders the neighborhoods of Kiryat Hayovel and Givat Mordechai. The Shaare Zedek Medical Center is located near Bayit VeGan...
, Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
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, and rabbi of Beit Medrash Torani Leumi (BMTL) in Bet Shemesh
Bet Shemesh
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. He studied under Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik
Joseph Soloveitchik
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for 14 years and received his semicha
Semicha
, also , or is derived from a Hebrew word which means to "rely on" or "to be authorized". It generally refers to the ordination of a rabbi within Judaism. In this sense it is the "transmission" of rabbinic authority to give advice or judgment in Jewish law...
from RIETS, Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
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, New York City
New York City
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. He is also a student of Rabbi Avigdor Nevenzahl
Avigdor Nevenzahl
Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl is the former chief rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem after handing over the post to his son Rabbi Chizkiyahu Nebenzahl who also learns in Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh, Rabbi of the Ramban Synagogue, a posek and a noted author of weekly essays on the torah portion.He is also the...
. Rabbi David's brother, Rabbi Aharon David, is currently one of the most prominent Rabbis at the Mir Yeshiva
Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)
The Mir yeshiva , known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. With 6,000 students, it is the largest yeshiva in Israel. Many of the students are from the United States and Canada. It is also believed to be the largest yeshiva in the world...
in Jerusalem. He also authored "Dorosh Darash Yosef" a sefer on the weekly parsha based on the shiurim of Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik.