Uri Mayerfeld
Uri Shraga Mayerfeld is a Rabbi and posek in Canada. He is the current Rosh Yeshiva (headmaster) of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario.
Rabbi Uri Mayerfeld שליט"א | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Uri Shraga Mayerfeld |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Esther Mayerfeld (Friedler) |
| Parents | Manfred Mayerfeld and Else (Lustig) Mayerfeld |
| Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Gavriel Ginsburg |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto |
| Residence | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Semicha | Beis Medrash Govoha |
Biography
Mayerfeld was born in Vineland, New Jersey. His father, Manfred Mayerfeld, was in the poultry business and was an active member of the Vineland Jewish community.[1]
In his early years, Mayerfeld studied in Philadelphia Yeshiva under the tutelage of Rabbi Elya Svei, and in Brisk yeshiva under the tutelage of Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik.[2] He received smicha (rabbinic ordination) in 1971 from Beis Medrash Gavoha of Lakewood, New Jersey.[3]
When Mayerfeld joined the Ner Yisroel faculty, he was a high school rebbi (religious studies teacher). He was promoted to Rosh Yeshiva after the death of the former Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Gavriel Ginsburg.
Currently, Mayerfeld is an active leader of the Toronto Jewish community. He leads a daf yomi (Talmud) class for the general public[4] and frequently speaks at public Jewish events.[5][6]
References
- Horowitz, Faigie (27 September 2012). "Finding the Divine in Vineland". Hamodia. p. 9. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "New Kollel Launching in Toronto This Elul". Matzav. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Our Faculty". Ner Yisroel. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Maggidei Shiur". Agudas Yisroel of America. 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Ahavat Yisrael Parlour Meeting". Frum Toronto. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Picture of the Day". COL Live. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.