Baruch Dov Povarsky
Rabbi Baruch Dov Povarsky, often referred to as Rabbi Berel Povarsky, is the rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Israel, alongside Rabbi Gershon Edelstein.[1]
Rabbi Baruch Dov Povarsky ברוך דוב פאווארסקי | |
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| Born | 1931 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality |  Israel |
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| Denomination | Haredi Judaism |
| Alma mater | Ponevezh Yeshiva |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Elazar Shach |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Ponevezh Yeshiva |
| Organisation | Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah |
Biography
Rabbi Povarsky was born in 1931[2] in Kletsk,[3] the son of Rabbi Dovid and Chaya Tzipporah Povarsky.[4] When he was three months old, the family moved to Baranovich where R' Dovid became a teacher in Yeshiva Ohel Torah-Baranovich[3] and joined its affiliated kollel. During this period, Baruch Dov learned in the city's local cheder.[5] In 1941, escaping the Nazi-Soviet threats in Baranovich (then part of Poland), the Povarskys escaped to Vilnius, Lithuania together with thousands of other refugees.[5] From there, they emigrated to Israel, where R' Dovid was soon appointed rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak.[6] In Israel, he learned in Yeshivas Ohr HaTalmud and Yeshivas Achei Temimim, and in 1943, for a short stint in the Chevron Yeshiva. However, shortly after becoming rosh yeshiva in Ponevezh, R' Dovid brought his son to learn there.[3]
Rabbi Baruch Dov Povarsky began teaching in the Ponevezh Yeshiva in 1953,[3] and after the death of the rosh yeshiva, Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach, he became rosh yeshiva.
References
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- Bunin, David. "Rabbi Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky". geni.com. Geni.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- Geberer, Yehuda; Safier, Dovi (March 23, 2021). "Eyes that Saw Angels". Mishpacha (854): 212, 213.
- "RABBI DOVID POVARSKY (1902-1999)". rabbimeirbaalhaneis.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- Goldberger, Rabbi Kalman. "Bitachon!: To Realize How Much Your Father Really Cares ..." books.google.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- פוברסקי, ברוך דוב (2001). "בד קודש: על התורה בראשית־שמות - ברוך דוב פוברסקי". books.google.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Shiurei HaGrabad Povarsky - Masechta Bava Metzia". www.greenfieldjudaica.com. Greenfield Judaica. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
