Last week, hespedim in memory of the rosh
yeshiva of Ponovezh, Maran HaRav Dovid Povarski,
zt"l were held in Torah centers throughout Eretz
Yisroel. In all of these centers, bnei Torah, and
in particular those from Ponovezh, gathered to pay homage to
the memory of the great marbitz Torah,, vestige of
dor deah, who produced so many students and fortified
Torah in Eretz Hakodesh.
During the shiva week, thousands came to the Povarski
home in Bnei Brak to comfort the bereaved. Among them were
gedolei haTorah, rabbonim, dayanim, and roshei
yeshiva from all over the country, as well as current
students of Ponovezh and Ponovezh alumni, who found it
difficult to absorb the great loss of the authentic
transmitter of our tradition, who taught Torah and
disseminated da'as Elokim for so many decades.
Many also came from abroad to console the bereaved, and the
Povarski family also received numerous telephone calls from
chareidi Torah centers throughout the world expressing the
deep grief all Beis Yisroel feel.
On Wednesday evening, the 9th of Adar, stirring
hespedim were delivered by HaRav Yaakov Edelstein,
HaRav Shlomo Zalman Ullman, HaRav Dovid Menachem Schneider
and HaRav Mordechai Gross in the Beis Medrash Yotzei
Ponovezh.
On Thursday night, hespedim were held in many yeshivas
in the country. One was held in the Grodno yeshiva in Ashdod,
at which the roshei yeshiva spoke. In Jerusalem
hespedim were delivered in the Chanichei Yeshivas
Ponovezh beis medrash in Ezras Torah, by HaRav Kalman
Landa, HaRav Yaakov Edelstein, HaRav Yitzchok Yeruchom
Borodianski, and HaRav Boruch Pines
At an assembly in the Tzfas Yeshiva, hespedim were
delivered by HaRav Dov Kaplan, HaRav Binyomin HaKohen Katz,
HaRav Shlomo Maklev, and HaRav Osher Sternbuch.
