Rabbi Yisroel Friedman (November 28, 1936 – April 1, 2020) was a member of the Central Committee of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis and the rosh yeshiva of the Oholei Torah Talmudical Seminary in Brooklyn, New York.

Friedman was born in Beshenkovichi in then Byelorussia, Soviet Union on November 28, 1936, to Yaakov and Gittel; the family were Boyan Hasidim (many of whom are named for Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin).

Friedman's father was a graveyard worker, and unofficial communal rabbi; he was killed in World War II while fighting in the Russian Army.

Friedman's mother - a seamstress [1] - then fled with her family to Samarkand, Uzbekistan and then Germany and France before moving to Israel.

[1] He was known for his sharp intellect, argumentative teaching style[1] and expertise in analyzing Rashi's commentaries.