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| | name = Shmuel Rozovsky | |||
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| | birth_date = 1913 | |||
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| '''Shmuel Rozovsky''' (1913–1979) was ] of the ] in ], ].<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |url=http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=288 |title=Hamodia - the Daily Newspaper of Torah Jewry |website=www.hamodia.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721144108/http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=288 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | '''Shmuel Rozovsky''' (1913–1979) was ] of the ] in ], ].<ref name="Archived copy">{{cite web |url=http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=288 |title=Hamodia - the Daily Newspaper of Torah Jewry |website=www.hamodia.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721144108/http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=288 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| === Early life === | === Early life === | ||
| Rozovsky was born in ], where his father Michel Dovid Rozovsky was the chief rabbi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Safier|first=Dovi|title=Everyone's Rosh Yeshiva: The Life of Rav Shmuel Rozovsky |
Rozovsky was born in ], where his father Michel Dovid Rozovsky was the chief rabbi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Safier |first=Dovi |date=11 May 2021 |title=Everyone's Rosh Yeshiva: The Life of Rav Shmuel Rozovsky |url=https://mishpacha.com/everyones-rosh-yeshivah/ |website=]}}</ref> | ||
| His mother Sara Pearl was the daughter of Avraham Gelburd, the previous rabbi of Grodno.<ref>http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-27-tammuz/</ref> | His mother Sara Pearl was the daughter of Avraham Gelburd, the previous rabbi of Grodno.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-27-tammuz/|title=Today's Yahrtzeits & History – 27 Tammuz | Matzav.com|date=July 20, 2009}}</ref> | ||
| He studied at the local ] and was student of ]. He also studied with ].<ref name=":0" /> | He studied at the local ] and was student of ]. He also studied with ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| In 1935, after the death of his father, to escape being drafted into the |
In 1935, after the death of his father, to escape being drafted into the Polish army, Rozovsky fled to British-ruled ], where he studied in the ] in ], married the daughter of ] (Chief Rabbi of ]) and taught in the Lomzha Yeshiva.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/shapiro.html|title=Shapiro Family|website=www.eilatgordinlevitan.com}}</ref> | ||
| === Ponevezh Yeshiva === | === Ponevezh Yeshiva === | ||
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| RabbiShmuel Rozovsky | |
|---|---|
 Rozovsky and Avrohom Karelitz | |
| Title | Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1913 Grodno, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1979 (aged 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Lomzha Yeshivah, Petach Tikvah |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Shmuel Rozovsky (1913–1979) was Rosh Yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Israel.
Biography
Early life
Rozovsky was born in Grodno, where his father Michel Dovid Rozovsky was the chief rabbi. His mother Sara Pearl was the daughter of Avraham Gelburd, the previous rabbi of Grodno.
He studied at the local Sha’ar Hatorah Yeshiva and was student of Shimon Shkop. He also studied with Yisroel Zev Gustman.
In 1935, after the death of his father, to escape being drafted into the Polish 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.
Ponevezh Yeshiva
In 1944, he became Rosh Yeshiva of the newly opened Ponovezh Yeshivah in Bnei Barak. Rozovsky placed a strong emphasis on Talmudic skills, and also stressed personal perfection and Mussar, as well as the need to study other facets of Torah including Chumash with the commentaries of Rashi and Nachmanides.
His students included:
- Gershon Edelstein of Ponevezh yeshiva (Bnei Brak)
- Asher Arieli of Yeshivas Mir
- Aharon Pfeuffer, Rosh Yeshiva in London and Johannesburg, and authority on kashrut
Works
- Chiddushei Rabbi Shmuel
- Shiurei Rabbi Shmuel
- Zichron Shmuel
References
- ^ "Hamodia - the Daily Newspaper of Torah Jewry". www.hamodia.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Safier, Dovi (11 May 2021). "Everyone's Rosh Yeshiva: The Life of Rav Shmuel Rozovsky". Mishpacha Magazine.
- "Today's Yahrtzeits & History – 27 Tammuz | Matzav.com". July 20, 2009.
- "Shapiro Family". www.eilatgordinlevitan.com.
- "Daf Yomi Review - for dafyomi, amud yomi, mishnayos, Torah, rambam".
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