Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler

Rabbi
Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler
אליהו אליעזר דסלר
Personal
Born1892
Died31 December 1953
NationalityLatvian
SpouseBluma (m. 1920)
ParentReuven Dov Dessler
DenominationOrthodox
Known forMashgiach ruchani of Ponevezh yeshiva
Other namesElya Lazer
OccupationRabbi, Talmudic scholar, Jewish philosopher

Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler (1892[1] – 31 December 1953[2]) was an Orthodox rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and Jewish philosopher of the 20th century. He is best known for being the mashgiach ruchani ("spiritual counselor") of the Ponevezh yeshiva in Israel and through collections of his writings published posthumously by his pupils.

  1. ^ "Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler". Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler was born in 5652 (1892) to Rabbi Reuven Dov
  2. ^ The book, "Strive for Truth!" Michtov M'Eliyahu Vol. 1, p. 21, by Rabbi Aryeh Carmell, a student of Rabbi Dessler.