Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman

Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman (Shushan Purim 1900, Daŭhinava - July 11, 1987) was a prominent Talmudic scholar and rabbi who founded and served as rosh yeshiva (yeshiva head) of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore.

Rabbi
Yaakov Yitzchak Ruderman
יעקב יצחק רודרמאן
Personal
Born(1900-03-16)March 16, 1900
DiedJuly 11, 1987(1987-07-11) (aged 87)
ReligionJudaism
SpouseGolda Feiga (née Kramer)
ChildrenChana Weinberg
Parent
  • R' Yehuda Leib (father)
DenominationOrthodox Judaism
Alma materSlabodka Yeshiva, Lithuania
Jewish leader
SuccessorRabbi Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaNer Yisroel
Began1933
Ended1987
Main workAvodas Levi
Yahrtzeit14 Tammuz
Buried39.241523°N 76.673917°W / 39.241523; -76.673917
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