Moshe Feinstein

Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Moshe Feinstein at his desk in the bais medrash of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem.
Born	(1895-03-03)March 3, 1895 Uzda, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Died	March 23, 1986(1986-03-23) (aged 91) New York City, United States
Resting place	Har HaMenuchot, West Jerusalem 31°48′00″N 35°11′00″E / 31.8°N 35.183333°E / 31.8; 35.183333
Other names	Rav Moshe, Reb Moshe
Occupation(s)	Rabbi, Posek
Employer	Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem
Known for	Igros Moshe, various rulings in Jewish law
Spouse	Shima Kustanovitch
Children	Pesach Chaim Feinstein Dovid Feinstein Reuven Feinstein Shifra Tendler Faye Shisgal

Moshe Feinstein (Hebrew: משה פײַנשטיין; Lithuanian pronunciation: Moshe Faynshteyn; English: Moses Feinstein;^[1] March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was a Russian-born American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, scholar, and posek (authority on halakha—Jewish law). He has been called the most famous Orthodox Jewish legal authority of the twentieth century^[2] and his rulings are often referenced in contemporary rabbinic literature. Feinstein served as president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, Chairman of the Council of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of the Agudath Israel of America, and head of Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem in New York.

Feinstein is commonly referred to simply as "Reb Moshe"^[3][4] (or "Rav Moshe").^[5][6]