Yehoshua Leib Diskin

Rabbi
Moshe Yehoshua Yehudah Leib Diskin
משה יהושע יהודה לייב דיסקין
TitleMaharil Diskin
Personal life
Born(1818-12-08)December 8, 1818
Grodno, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 23, 1898(1898-01-23) (aged 79)
Jerusalem, Mutassarifate of Jerusalem (Syrian provinces), Ottoman Empire
BuriedMount of Olives Jewish Cemetery
SpouseSarah Sonia Diskin (second wife)
Children
  • Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin
Parent
  • Binyamin Diskin (father)
DynastyDiskin family
OccupationRabbi
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationPerushim
Position
OrganisationDiskin Orphanage
Yahrtzeit29 Tevet
DynastyDiskin family

Moshe Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin (1818–1898), also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a leading rabbi, Talmudist, and Biblical commentator. He served as a rabbi in Łomża, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, Brisk, and, finally, Jerusalem, after moving to Eretz Yisrael in 1878. He opened what today is known as the Diskin Orphan Home in 1881.