Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky (Hebrew: יהושע דוד פוברסקי; 1902–1999) was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Ponevezh Yeshiva.
Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky | |
|---|---|
 Rav Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 1999 |
| Spouse | Tzipporah Kreiser |
| Children | Baruch Dov Povarsky and others |
| Notable work(s) | Yeshuas Dovid, Shiurei Reb Dovid Pavarsky, Yishmeru Da'as |
| Education | Kelm Talmud Torah, Mir Yeshiva, Kovno |
| Known for | Ponevezh Yeshiva |
| Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
Biography
editPovarsky 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS - Senior Officials of Upper Beitar". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008.
- ^ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - OPINION & COMMENT". Archived from the original on 25 March 2005.
- ^ "Torah - Stories - Rav Yechiel Michel Feinstein - Rav Moshe Feinstein's". Revach.net.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Make the Torah Sweet". Hamodia.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.