Reuven Feinstein


Reuven Feinstein is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Staten Island, New York. He is the son of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, the leading posek of post-war America.

Biography

Feinstein is the youngest of the four children of Rabbi Moshe and Shima Feinstein and the only one to be born in America. His older siblings — Faye Gittel, Shifra, and Dovid were all born in Lyuban, Russia, where Moshe was the city's Rav until 1937.
Feinstein joined his father in establishing the Yeshiva of Staten Island in 1966. He has served as Rosh Yeshiva of the yeshiva ever since. His wife, Sheila died on August 8th, 2018 after suffering severe injuries in a motor vehicle accident.