Yisrael Friedman, also known as Pashkaner Rebbe (November 8, 1923 – May 1, 2017) was a Israel rabbi and educator. He was born in Buhuși, Romania. He was a former lecturer at the Tel Aviv University and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the "rosh yeshiva" of a "hesder yeshiva" in Netivot.