Rebbetzin Bruria David (; 1938 – April 9, 2023 (19 Nissan 5783)) was an American-born Israeli Haredi Jewish rebbetzin and Torah scholar. She was the founder and dean of Beth Jacob Jerusalem (commonly known as BJJ), a prestigious Haredi religious girls seminary located in the Unsdorf neighborhood of Jerusalem. She was the only child of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner (1906–1980), Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, and the wife of Rabbi Yonasan David, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood. Together with her husband and parents, she was on one of the airplanes hijacked by the Black September terrorists in 1970.

Early life and education

thumb|The young Bruria Hutner (David) with her father Rabbi [[Yitzchok Hutner]]

Bruria David was born in 1938, the daughter of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner and Masha Lipshitz. from Columbia University in 1971 as a student of Salo Baron. Her dissertation, titled The Dual Role of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Chajes: Traditionalist and Maskil,

Scholarship

Together with her husband, Yonasan David, Bruria edited the works of her father, entitled Pachad Yitzchok ( Isaac's Fear). The couple also compiled and published the official biography of Hutner, entitled Sefer HaZikaron (Book of Remembrance).

Death

Rebbetzin Bruria David died on April 9, 2023, at the age of 84.

References

  • Bruria Hutner David's full PhD thesis (PDF)