Posted on 09/13/25
Jerusalem, Israel - Sept. 13, 2025 - The Olam HaTorah — especially the American and English yeshivos in Eretz Yisroel — is deeply saddened by the news on Motzei Shabbos of the petirah of the Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshivas Beis Yisroel, Hagaon HaGadol Harav Daniel Lehrfield, zatzal.
The Rosh Yeshivah was the rebbi of thousands of talmidim, including many Ner Yaakov talmidim and rabbeim, who were privileged with the special opportunity to further grow in their aliyah and become bnei Torah of the highest caliber under the hashpa’ah of Rav Daniel’s gadlus. His breadth in all areas of Torah — lomdus, bekiyus, and halacha — together with his legendary hasmada, served as a model for every talmid who merited to enter the unique Beis Yisroel atmosphere.
His petirah is a profound loss for the Lehrfeld mishpacha, the yeshivah, and the Olam HaTorah.
המקום ינחם אותם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים, ויהי זכרו ברוך.