Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik | |
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Title | Rosh Yeshivas Brisk |
Personal | |
Born | Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik 21 October 1921 |
Died | 31 January 2021 (aged 99) Jerusalem, Israel |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Yehudis Shternbuch |
Children | Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik (II) Asher Soloveitchik Hendel Kaplan |
Parent(s) | Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik and Alte Hindl Auerbach |
Denomination | Haredi[1] |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik |
Successor | Velvel (Yitzchok Zev) Soloveitchik[2] |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Brisk Yeshiva, Jerusalem |
Began | 12 October 1959 |
Ended | 31 January 2021 |
Buried | Har Hamenuchot |
Residence | Jerusalem |
Dynasty | Soloveitchik |
Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik (Hebrew: משולם דוד סולובייצ'יק also known as Reb Dovid or Rav Dovid; 21 October 1921 – 31 January 2021) was a Haredi (ultra-orthodox) rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean) of one of the branches of the Brisk yeshivas in Jerusalem.
[Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik] was a leader of the Haredi community in Israel.