Dovid Povarsky Explained

Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky
Birth Date:	1902
Birth Place:	Lithuania
Death Date:	1999
Spouse:	Tzipporah Kreiser
Children:	Baruch Dov Povarsky and others
Occupation:	Rosh Yeshiva
Known For:	Ponevezh Yeshiva
Education:	Kelm Talmud Torah, Mir Yeshiva, Kovno
Works:	Yeshuas Dovid, Shiurei Reb Dovid Pavarsky, Yishmeru Da'as

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS - Senior Officials of Upper Beitar . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905063833/http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5759/vayikro/pvrsky.htm . 5 September 2008.
2. Web site: Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - OPINION & COMMENT . https://web.archive.org/web/20050325103224/http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5759/eikev/oekev.htm . 25 March 2005.
3. Web site: Torah - Stories - Rav Yechiel Michel Feinstein - Rav Moshe Feinstein's . Revach.net.
4. Book: Shain . Ruchoma . All for the Boss: The Life and Impact of R' Yaakov Yosef Herman, a Torah Pioneer in America : an Affectionate Family Chronicle . 2001 . Feldheim Publishers . 9781583304709 . en.
5. Web site: Make the Torah Sweet . Hamodia.com. April 22, 2019.