Rabbi Yehuda Zev Segal

Years: 1911–1993

Primary city: Manchester

Biography

Rabbi Rabbi Yehuda Zev Segal served as Rosh Yeshiva of the Manchester Yeshiva, a position he held from his appointment in 1949 until his passing in 1993. He is known for arranging the concepts and laws of proper speech from the sefer Chofetz Chaim for daily study, a work published as Chofetz Chaim, a daily companion. Before settling in Manchester, he studied at the Mir Yeshiva in Poland, where he formed a close bond with the mashgiach, Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein.

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