Rabbi

Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

 Shmuel Rozovsky (1913–1979) is known as a Talmud

Talmud

The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....

ic lecturer at Ponevezh Yeshiva

Ponevezh yeshiva

Ponevezh Yeshiva, often pronounced Ponevitch Yeshiva, is a world renowned yeshiva located in Bnei Brak, Israel. Donated by Henry Krausher, it was originally established in the town of Panevėžys, Lithuania...

 and is counted amongst the great

Gadol

Gadol or godol גדול , is a Hebrew term used mostly by Haredi Litvish Jews to refer to the most revered rabbis of their generation. These rabbis are usually held in high esteem by other Haredi or Orthodox Jews, though not necessarily to the same degree as by Litvish Jews...

 rabbis of his generation. During his heyday, Reb Shmuel was known as the king of the yeshivah world. Hundreds attended his lectures. He is known worldwide for his clarity in explaining complex Talmud topics.http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=288

He was born in Grodno to the town's Chief Rabbi

Chief Rabbi

Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...

, Rabbi Michel Dovid Rozovsky and Sarah Pearl, daughter of Rav Avraham Gelburd (the previous Rabbi of Grodno http://matzav.com/todays-yahrtzeits-history-27-tammuz/). At a very young age, he began studying under Rabbi Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz in the Yeshiva of Rabbi Shimon Shkop

Shimon Shkop

Shimon Yehuda Hakohen Shkop was a rosh yeshiva in the Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah and in the Telshe yeshiva and a renowned Talmudic scholar. He was born in Torez in 1860. At the age of twelve he went to study in the Mir yeshiva, and at fifteen he went to Volozhin yeshiva where he studied six years...

http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/jo/tworld/rshmulevitz.html, and eventually became considered one of the principal students of Rabbi Shimon Shkop.

In 1935, after the death of Rav Shmuel's father, Rav Shmuel had to flee to Palestine

Palestine

Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....

 to escape being drafted into the Russian army

Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...

. There he studied in the Lomzha Yeshivah in Petach Tikvah. In Palestine, Rav Shmuel married his wife, the daughter of Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank

Tzvi Pesach Frank

Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank was a renowned halachic scholar and the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for several decades.-Biography:...

, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. Rav Shmuel eventually began to lecture in the Lomzha Yeshiva in Petach Tivkva alongside Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro and Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shachhttp://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/shapiro.html. In 1944, he was asked by Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman

Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman

Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman , יוסף שלמה כהנמן, was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva. He was a renowned Torah and Talmudic scholar.- Biography :...

 to head the newly-opened Ponovezh Yeshivah in Bnei Barak. Eventually, Rabbi Dovid Povarsky

Dovid Povarsky

Rabbi Dovid Povarsky is known for his erudite Talmudic lectures and his deanship as Rosh Yeshiva of Ponevezh Yeshiva. He was asked by Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman to join the previous two heads of the institute, Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach and Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky to create a triumvirate in...

 and Rabbi Shach also joined as Roshei Yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva

Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...

 there.

While being treated medically in a hospital in Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

, Rav Shmuel was reputed to have specifically asked for an audience with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.http://osdir.com/ml/culture.religion.jewish.avodah/2005-06/msg00026.html

Despite his strong emphasis on Talmudic skills, Rav Shmuel also stressed personal perfection http://dafyomireview.com/article.php?docid=233 and Mussar http://www.hamodia.com/inthepaper.cfm?ArticleID=288 as well as the need to study other facets of Torah

Torah

Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...

 including Chumash with the commentaries of Rashi

Rashi

Shlomo Yitzhaki , or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi , was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh...

 and Nachmanides.

Students

• Rabbi Asher Arielli of Yeshivas Mir
  Mir yeshiva (Jerusalem)
  The Mir yeshiva , known as the Mirrer Yeshiva or The Mir, is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. With 6,000 students, it is the largest yeshiva in Israel. Many of the students are from the United States and Canada. It is also believed to be the largest yeshiva in the world...
  
   is a student of Rabbi Rozovsky
• Rabbi Binyomin Moskovits, who started Midrash Shmuel Yeshiva in Sha'arei Hesed
  Sha'arei Hesed
  Sha'arei Hesed is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem, Israel, bordering Rehavia, Nahlaot and Wolfson Towers.One of the founders of the neighborhood was Yoel Moshe Salomon, who also founded Nahalat Shiva...
  
  , Jerusalem, named after Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky.
• Rabbi Ephraim Kirshenbaum, Rav
  Rav
  Rav is the Hebrew word for rabbi. For a more nuanced discussion see semicha. The term is also frequently used by Orthodox Jews to refer to one's own rabbi....
  
   of Beis Medrash Pnei Shmuel, Ramat Beit Shemesh

Works

• Chiddushei Rabbi Shmuel
• Shiurei Rabbi Shmuel
• Zichron Shmuel