David Fink
Israeli Orthodox rabbi
David (sometimes: Dovid) Fink (Hebrew: דוד פינק) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and expert in halacha and Jewish medical ethics.
Biography
Fink lived in the United States before making aliyah to Israel. Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from Yeshivas Itri and the Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem, and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Fink has been actively teaching for more than two decades and is a well-known and an authoritative posek in Jerusalem.
Yeshiva faculty
Fink has been part of the faculty or taught at the following yeshivot in the United States and Israel:
Yeshiva University (YU Torah)
Yeshivat Simchat Shelomo
Yeshivat Hamivtar
Aish HaTorah
Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies
Webyeshiva
Midreshet Lindenbaum
Sulam Yaakov Rabbinical Institute
Publications
Fink is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Ethics and Halacha published by the Dr. Falk Schlesinger Institute for Medical-Halachic Research at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem.
Arba`ah Turim of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher on Medical Ethics, Journal of Medical Ethics and Halacha
References
External links
Rabbi Dovid Fink
Rav Fink Testimonials
Faculty & Staff.
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