Dovid Povarsky

Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky
Rav Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky
Personal life
Born1902
Lithuania
Died1999
SpouseTzipporah Kreiser
ChildrenBaruch Dov Povarsky and others
Notable work(s)Yeshuas Dovid, Shiurei Reb Dovid Pavarsky, Yishmeru Da'as
EducationKelm Talmud Torah, Mir Yeshiva, Kovno
Known forPonevezh Yeshiva
OccupationRosh Yeshiva

Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky (Hebrew: יהושע דוד פוברסקי; 1902–1999) was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Ponevezh Yeshiva.

Biography

Povarsky studied in the Kelm Talmud Torah under Yeruchom Levovitz[1] whom he followed when Levovitz went to work at Mir Yeshiva,[2] where Povarsky was Yechiel Michel Feinstein's roommate.[3]

He married Tzipporah Kreiser,[4] after which he studied under Elchonon Wasserman in Kovno.

Several of his sons became rabbis, including Baruch Dov Povarsky, his successor as rosh yeshiva.[5]

Works

  • Yeshuas Dovid (7 volumes)
  • Shiurei Reb Dovid Pavarsky on various Tractates
  • Yishmeru Da'as consisting of various Mussar discourses which he delivered

References

  1. ^ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS - Senior Officials of Upper Beitar". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - OPINION & COMMENT". Archived from the original on 25 March 2005.
  3. ^ "Torah - Stories - Rav Yechiel Michel Feinstein - Rav Moshe Feinstein's". Revach.net.
  4. ^ Shain, Ruchoma (2001). All for the Boss: The Life and Impact of R' Yaakov Yosef Herman, a Torah Pioneer in America : an Affectionate Family Chronicle. Feldheim Publishers. ISBN 9781583304709.
  5. ^ "Make the Torah Sweet". Hamodia.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.