Dovid Povarsky
Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva
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Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky (Hebrew: יהושע דוד פוברסקי; 1902–1999) was Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva.
Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky | |
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יהושע דוד פוברסקי | |
Rav Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1902 |
| Died | 1999 (aged 96–97) |
| Spouse | Tzipporah Kreiser |
| Children | Baruch Dov Povarsky and others |
| Notable work(s) | Yeshuas Dovid, Shiurei Reb Dovid Povarsky, Yishmeru Da'as |
| Education | Kelm Talmud Torah, Mir Yeshiva, Kovno |
| Known for | Ponevezh Yeshiva |
| Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
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]
