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Shmuel Rozovsky

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Rabbi
Shmuel Rozovsky
Rozovsky and Avrohom Karelitz
Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva
In office
1944–1979
Personal details
Born1913
Grodno
Died1979
Alma materLomzha Yeshivah, Petach Tikvah
OccupationRosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Israel

Shmuel Rozovsky (1913–1979) was Rosh Yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Israel.[1]

Biography

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Early life

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Rozovsky was born in Grodno, where his father Michel Dovid Rozovsky was the chief rabbi.[2] His mother Sara Pearl was the daughter of Avraham Gelburd, the previous rabbi of Grodno.[3]

He studied at the local Sha’ar Hatorah Yeshiva and was student of Shimon Shkop. He also studied with Yisroel Zev Gustman.[2]

In 1935, after the death of his father, to escape being drafted into the Soviet Red Army Rozovsky fled to British-ruled Palestine, where he studied in the Lomzha Yeshivah in Petach Tikvah, married the daughter of Tzvi Pesach Frank (Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem) and taught in the Lomzha Yeshiva.[4]

Ponevezh Yeshiva

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In 1944, he became Rosh Yeshiva of the newly opened Ponovezh Yeshivah in Bnei Barak.[2] Rozovsky placed a strong emphasis on Talmudic skills, and also stressed personal perfection[5] and Mussar,[1] as well as the need to study other facets of Torah including Chumash with the commentaries of Rashi and Nachmanides.

His students included:

Works

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  • Chiddushei Rabbi Shmuel
  • Shiurei Rabbi Shmuel
  • Zichron Shmuel

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hamodia - the Daily Newspaper of Torah Jewry". www.hamodia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Safier, Dovi (11 May 2021). "Everyone's Rosh Yeshiva: The Life of Rav Shmuel Rozovsky".
  3. ^ http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-27-tammuz/
  4. ^ "Shapiro Family".
  5. ^ "Daf Yomi Review - for dafyomi, amud yomi, mishnayos, Torah, rambam".