David Weiss Halivni was a European-born American-Israeli rabbi, scholar in the domain of Jewish sciences, and Professor of Talmud. He served as Reish Metivta of the Union for Traditional Judaism's rabbinical school. Wikipedia
Born: September 27, 1927, Kobylets'ka Polyana, Ukraine
Died: June 29, 2022 (age 94 years), Jerusalem
Education: The Jewish Theological Seminary (1958), Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Elementary Division, and Brooklyn College
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Bialik Prize (1985), and Israel Prize (2008)