Editing Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Slabodka) (section)

==Influence==
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During his lifetime, he molded many who would eventually become the heads (''[[Rosh yeshiva|roshei yeshiva]]'') of most of the so-called Lithuanian-style yeshivas that were established in the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] during the 20th century, and which continue to grow dramatically in the 21st century. Some of the more famous students are:
* Rabbi [[Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (Mir rosh yeshiva, Poland and Jerusalem)|Eliezer Yehuda Finkel]] (son of the ''Alter'') of the Mirrer Yeshiva in [[Mir Yeshiva (Belarus)|Mir]] and [[Mir Yeshiva (Jerusalem)|Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]
* Rabbi [[Yitzchok Hutner]] of [[Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin]] of [[Brooklyn, New York]]
* Rabbi [[Yaakov Kamenetsky]] of [[Yeshiva Torah Vodaas]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]
* Rabbi [[Avrohom Eliyahu Kaplan]] of [[Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary]] in [[Berlin, Germany]]
* Rabbi [[Aharon Kotler]], of [[Beth Medrash Govoha]] in [[Lakewood, New Jersey]]
* Rabbi [[Dovid Leibowitz]] of [[Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America]] in  [[Queens County, New York|Queens]]
* Rabbi [[Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman]] of [[Yeshivas Ner Yisroel]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
* Rabbi [[Yechezkel Sarna]], head of [[Hebron Yeshiva|Chevron Yeshiva]], Jerusalem, Israel
* Rabbi [[Isaac Sher]], head of the [[Slabodka yeshiva (Bnei Brak)|Slabodka Yeshiva of Bnei Brak]], Israel
* Rabbi [[Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg]] of [[Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary]] in [[Berlin, Germany]]

''The Alter'' did not author any books or essays personally, but some of his ethical discourses were published under the name ''[[:he:s:אור הצפון|Ohr HaTzafun]]'' - "The Hidden Light" (also meaning "The Light of the Hidden (One)"). The word ''Ha-Tz[a]-F[u]-N'' also being the four initials of his name, but not in order ("Hirsh-Tzvi-Finkel-Nota"). The title alludes to the hidden and mysterious nature of its subject, as he used to sign his name as ''Hatzafun''.