Dovid Povarsky

Rabbi Dovid Povarsky (1902–1999) is known for his erudite Talmudic lectures and his deanship as Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva. He was asked by Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman to join the previous two heads of the institute, Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach and Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky to create a triumvirate in leading the Yeshiva.

In his youth, Dovid Povarsky studied in the Kelm Talmud Torah, where he became a student in Mussar to Rabbi 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 Rabbi 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 Kollel of Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman in Kovno, while enduring many hardships.

Students

Modzitzer Rebbe

Works

Shiurei Reb Dovid Pavarsky on various Tractates
Yishmeru Da'as consisting of various Mussar discourses which he delivered

Mir Yeshiva

Locations	Mir, Belarus Jerusalem, Israel New York, United States Brachfeld (Modi'in Illit)

Faculty in Mir, Belarus	Eliezer Yehuda Finkel Avraham Kalmanowitz Eliyahu Boruch Kamai Yeruchom Levovitz Yechezkel Levenstein Eliyahu David Rabinowitz-Teomim Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz Avrohom Tiktinsky Chaim Leib Tiktinsky Shmuel Tiktinsky

Faculty in Jerusalem, Israel	Asher Arieli Binyomin Carlebach Yitzchok Ezrachi Binyomin Beinush Finkel Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (I) Eliezer Yehuda Finkel (II) Eliyahu Boruch Finkel Gedaliah Finkel Nosson Tzvi Finkel Nochum Partzovitz Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz

Faculty in New York, United States	Avraham Kalmanowitz Shmuel Berenbaum Shraga Moshe Kalmanowitz Avraham Yaakov Nelkenbaum Ezriel Erlanger Eliezer Ginsburg Osher Dov Berenbaum Osher Eliyahu Kalmanowitz Dovid Kviat

Faculty in Brachfeld (Modi'in Illit)	Aryeh Finkel

Ponevezh Yeshiva

Roshei Yeshiva	Shlomo Berman Dovid Povarsky Shmuel Rozovsky Elazar Menachem Shach

Mashgichim	Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler Chaim Friedlander Yechezkel Levenstein

Other leaders	Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman Aharon Leib Shteinman

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 97258580

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