Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky ( he, יהושע דוד פוברסקי; 1902–1999) is known for his erudite

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ic lectures and his deanship as

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. He was asked by Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman to join the previous two heads of the institute,

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and Shmuel Rozovsky to create a

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in leading the

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Biography

In his youth, Dovid Povarsky studied in the

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, where he became a student in Mussar to Yeruchom Levovitz eventually coming to accompany the latter on all his travels and memorizing all of his speeches. He followed Reb Yeruchom when Reb Yeruchom transferred to Mir yeshiva to serve as the Mashgiach there. In Mir Yeshiva, Reb Dovid was the roommate of Yechiel Michel Feinstein. By marrying Tzipporah Kreiser, Reb Dovid became the son-in-law of Rabbi Dovid Dov Kreiser, making him brother-in-law to Rabbi Aryeh Leib Malin. Following his marriage, Reb David studied as married fellow in the

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Elchonon Wasserman in

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, while enduring many hardships.

Family

His sons: Rabbi

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, the current ''

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'' in the

Ponovezh Yeshiva Ponevezh Yeshiva, often pronounced as Ponevitch Yeshiva ( he, ישיבת פוניבז׳), is a yeshiva founded in 1908, and located in Bnei Brak, Israel since 1944. The yeshiva has over three thousand students, including those of affiliated ins ...

. He was born when his father was living in

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, Poland. Rabbi Dr. Chaim Povarsky was a professor of law, as well as a great talmid chochom, authoring the sefer Pri Chaim. He married Rochel, daughter of the rabbi of

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. He died in Jerusalem on February 22, 2022. Rabbi Shalom Povarsky was a Rosh Yeshiva in Yeshiva Kol Torah. He died in 2020 from

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Students

*Chaim Shaul Taub,

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of Modzitz

Works

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Povarsky 1902 births 1999 deaths Ponevezh Rosh yeshivas People from Bnei Brak Haredi rabbis in Israel Haredi rabbis in Mandatory Palestine Rabbis in Bnei Brak Mir Yeshiva alumni