Yehoshua Leib Diskin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Yehoshua Leib Diskin

Lithuanian rabbi

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1818

Place of Birth: Grodno, Belarus

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1898

Profession: rabbi

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Yehoshua Leib Diskin

  • Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin (1818–1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist and Biblical commentator.
  • He served as a rabbi in Lomza, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk and finally Jerusalem, after moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1878.
  • He opened what today is known as the Diskin Orphan Home in 1881.

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