Leading Rabbi Mordechai Dov Krashinsky, Founder of Mayanei HaTalmud Yeshiva, Dies at 91
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Rabbi Mordechai Dov Krashinsky, dean of yeshivas for youth and founder of Mayanei HaTalmud Yeshiva in Jerusalem, died Friday night at age 91. He was hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Krashinsky was a student of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian and also helped establish the HaMesora Talmud Torah. His funeral was held Saturday night in Jerusalem.
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- Rabbi Mordechai Dov Krashinsky, dean of yeshivas for youth, died at 91.
- He founded the Mayanei HaTalmud Yeshiva in Jerusalem about 45 years ago.
- Krashinsky was hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
- He was a disciple of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian.
- He also helped establish the HaMesora Talmud Torah in Jerusalem.
- His funeral took place Saturday night in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Mordechai Dov Krashinsky, a prominent figure in the world of Torah and yeshivas and the dean of yeshivas for youth, passed away on Friday night at the age of 91. He died at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem after being hospitalized. Rabbi Krashinsky was the founder of the Mayanei HaTalmud Yeshiva in Jerusalem, which he established approximately 45 years ago. He was born in Jerusalem to Rabbi Shalom Hillel Tzvi Krashinsky and studied at the Etz Chaim Talmud Torah in the city. In his youth, he moved to study at the Hebron Yeshiva, where he was a devoted student of its rabbis. He was also a close disciple of Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, from whom he received guidance in study, prayer, and character development. Rabbi Krashinsky was also instrumental in establishing the HaMesora Talmud Torah in Jerusalem, one of the first elementary schools for Torah students to use Hebrew as the primary language of instruction. He is survived by his wife, his children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His funeral procession began Saturday night from the Ahvat Torah Great Study Hall, passing by the Mayanei HaTalmud Yeshiva, and proceeded to the Sanhedria Cemetery for burial.