Dovid Povarsky
Yehoshua Dovid Povarsky (; 1902–1999) is known for his erudite Talmudic lectures and his deanship as Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva. He was asked by Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman to join the previous two heads of the institute, Elazar Menachem Shach and Shmuel Rozovsky to create a triumvirate in leading the Yeshiva. Biography. In his youth, Dovid Povarsky studied in the Kelm Talmud Torah, where he became a student in Mussar to 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 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. Family. His sons: Rabbi Baruch Dov Povarsky, the current "rosh yeshiva" in the Ponovezh Yeshiva. He was born when his father was living in Kletsk, Poland. Rabbi Dr. Chaim Povarsky was a professor  of law, as well as a great talmid chochom, authoring the sefer Pri Chaim. He married Rochel, daughter of the rabbi of Bat Yam, Pesach Kokis. He died in Jerusalem on February 22, 2022. Rabbi Shalom Povarsky was a Rosh Yeshiva in Yeshiva Kol Torah. He died in 2020 from COVID-19