Dov Schwartzman

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Rabbi
Dov Schwartzman
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Born
Dov Schwartzman

1921
Nevel, Soviet Union
Died7 November 2011 (aged 90)
Jerusalem, Israel
ReligionJudaism
ParentRabbi Yehoshua Zev Schwartzman
DenominationHaredi
Alma materHebron Yeshiva
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaBais Hatalmud
Began1965
OtherRosh yeshiva, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Rosh yeshiva, Ohr Somayach
BuriedMount of Olives
ResidenceJerusalem

Dov Schwartzman (1921 – 7 November 2011), also called Berel Schwartzman, was a

Shmuel Kamenetzky, and co-founded the first yeshiva in Israel for baalei teshuva (returnees to the Jewish faith). He taught tens of thousands of students,[3] many of whom received semicha (rabbinic ordination) from him.[2]

Early life

Schwartzman was born in

Rebbe Rashab
.

Rabbi Aharon Kotler, rosh yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha (the Lakewood Yeshiva), chose him as a son-in-law after visiting Israel.[1] In 1946 Schwartzman moved to the United States to marry Rabbi Kotler's daughter and began studying at the Lakewood Yeshiva, where he led chaburas (small-group learning sessions).[3] The marriage ended in a contentious divorce.

In the mid-1950s,[1] as part of Lakewood Yeshiva's effort to establish out-of-town yeshivas, Schwartzman and Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky were sent to head the new Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.[4] In 1955 Schwartzman left to open his yeshiva in Israel and was replaced as rosh yeshiva by Rabbi Elya Svei.[5] From 1961 to 1962, he was a maggid shiur (lecturer) at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin.[3]

Israeli rosh yeshiva

Schwartzman moved back to Israel in the early

Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem, which evolved into Yeshivat Bais HaTalmud, now located in Sanhedria Murhevet.[3] In addition to lecturing, he traveled abroad frequently to raise funds for the yeshiva.[1]

Schwartzman was involved in the Israeli baal teshuva movement. In the early 1970s, he co-founded the first yeshiva for baalei teshuva, Shema Yisrael, with Rabbis

Noach Weinberg. After this yeshiva evolved into Ohr Somayach yeshiva, Schwartzman continued as a rosh yeshiva.[3] Schwartzman died on 7 November 2011 (10 Cheshvan 5772) and was buried at the Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.[2]

Family

With his first wife, Schwartzman had three sons and three daughters. With his second wife, Yehudis Moller,

Yeruchem Olshin and Rabbi Yisroel Neuman, are roshei yeshiva at the Lakewood Yeshiva in America.[3][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Birnbaum, Rabbi Avraham (2011). "Rav Dov Schwartzman, zt"l". Yated Ne'eman. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Rav Dov Schwartzman, zt"l". matzav.com. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tribute: Harav Dov Schwartzman, zt"l". Hamodia, 10 November 2011, p. A14.
  4. ^ https://mishpacha.com/choose-joy/
  5. ^ Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (1 April 2009). "Rabbi Elya Svei (1924-2009) Rosh Yeshiva Philadelphia". The Jewish Press. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ^ ספר הזכרון למרן הגאון רבי דב שוורצמן, עמודים לח-לט
  7. ^ Schapiro, Moshe (8 September 1999). "An Inside Look at Lakewood of Eretz Yisroel". Dei'ah VeDibur. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Study at Beth Medrash Govoha". International Education Media. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  9. ^ Freund, Rabbi Tuvia. "'There is a Future for Torah in America': A roundtable discussion of Hagaon Harav Aharon Kotler's accomplishments and legacy, with the roshei yeshivah and administrators of Bais Medrash Govoha". Hamodia Magazine, 15 November 2012, pp. 8–11.

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