Dovid Feinstein (; 1929 – November 6, 2020) was an American rabbi and halachic authority. He served as the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem yeshiva elementary and high school and kollel, inheriting the position after the passing of his father Rabbi Moshe Feinstein in 1986. He also wrote a number of books on such topics as halacha, Torah and the Jewish calendar, as well as some very popular Passover .
His brother, Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, is rosh yeshiva of the Staten Island branch of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem.
Biography
Dovid Feinstein was born in 1929 in Lyuban (in present-day Belarus), where his father Moshe Feinstein served as a rabbi of the community. He was named after his paternal grandfather, who was descended from the brother of the
Vilna Gaon. When he was eight, his family moved to Manhattan, where he would reside until his death.
He died at the age of 91 in 2020.
He was known for following the directive of the mishnah in Avos 1:15 "אמור מעט ועשה הרבה - Speak less and do more".
A full biography simply titled "Reb Dovid" was published by Artscroll. A publisher he was intimately involved in [ ] and served among its Founding Trustees until his death.
Published works
Kol Dodi
The title
Kol Dodi () originated in the 1970s, when Feinstein's father was still alive, and Feinstein would not allow his own name on the cover. Hence
Kol Dodi – the first three letters of
Dodi () spell the name
Dovid ().
Kol Dodi means "My Beloved's voice", and is taken from Song of Songs (5:2), where is commonly understood in Judaism to be a reference to God.[Rashi ad loc.]
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Kol Dodi on the Torah
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Kol Dodi on the Haftaros
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Kol Dodi on Megillas Esther
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Kol Dodi on Megillas Ruth
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Kol Dodi: Seasonings of the Torah
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Kol Dodi: Laws of the Seder
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Haggadah Anah Dodi
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The Jewish Calendar - Its structure and laws
Stone Chumash Masoretic notes
Within
ArtScroll's
Stone Chumash, at the end of each
Parsha there is an explanation, authored by him, of that Parsha's
Masoretic note.
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