Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld (1925–1990) was an influential figure in the world of Orthodox Judaism who established a Yeshiva and Jewish community in the New York City area.
He influenced tens of thousands of students and was a key figure in the US-based Baal Teshuva movement[1][2] which brought a massive wave of secular Jews back to Orthodox Judaism throughout the seventies and eighties.
After Chaim Berlin moved to Brooklyn, Rabbi Freifeld chose to remain in Far Rockaway and founded the Sh'or Yoshuv Yeshiva.
[9][10] The two were introduced to Rabbi Freifeld at a wedding party he hosted for his student Barbara Rubin, an influential filmmaker and performance artist who had worked with both in her former career.
[11][12][13][14] Dylan would frequently drive out to Far Rockaway in his Ferrari or with a chauffeur to come speak with Rabbi Freifeld about his questions about his Jewish heritage.