Yaakov Perlow

Grand Rabbi
Rav Yaakov Perlow
Grand Rabbi Rav Yaakov Perlow
Title	Novominsker Rebbe
Personal
Born	November 16, 1930; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	April 7, 2020 (aged 89); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	American
Spouse	Yehudis (Eichenstein) Perlow, Miriam (Eichenstien-Londinski) Perlow
Children	Grand Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Perlow, Grand Rabbi Yisroel Perlow, Mrs.Faigie Horowitz, Mrs. Sara Chana Treiger
Parents	Rabbi Nochum Mordechai Perlow (father); Beila Rochma Morgenstern (mother);
Alma mater	Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Rabbi Moshe Sherer
Position	Rosh yeshiva
Yeshiva	Yeshivas Novominsk Kol Yehuda
Position	President
Organisation	Agudath Israel of America
Began	December 1998
Other	Head of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages)
Yahrtzeit	13, Nissan
Buried	Mount Lebanon Cemetery
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Dynasty	Novominsk

Yaakov Perlow (Yiddish: יעקבֿ פּערלאָוו Hebrew: יעקב פרלוב‎; November 16, 1930 – April 7, 2020) was an American Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva, and Rebbe of the Novominsk Hasidic dynasty. From 1998 until his death in 2020, he was president of Agudath Israel of America, a Haredi advocacy organization. He was also head of that organization's Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages). He was one of the most respected leaders of the American Orthodox Jewish community, known for his scholarly and oratorical skills.^[1]^[2]

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