Dov Lando
Rabbi Dov Lando דב לנדו | |
|---|---|
 Lando in 2008 | |
| Title | Rosh yeshiva |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 April 1930 Second Polish Republic |
| Spouse | Adina |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Yeshiva | Slabodka yeshiva (Bnei Brak) |
Dov Lando (born Efrayim Dov Lando, Hebrew: אפרים דב לנדו; 5 April 1930) is the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Slabodka yeshiva[1] of Bnei Brak, Israel, along with Moshe Hillel Hirsch, a rabbi of Chug Chazon Ish, and a member of the directorate of the Board of Yeshivas.[2][3][4] In his youth, he studied under Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz as well as at the yeshivot of Ponevezh and Hebron.[5]
With the death of Gershon Edelstein he became co-chairman of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah in Israel alongside Hirsch.[6]
Early life and education
Lando was born April 5, 1930 in Zgierz, Poland, to Tuvia Yosef and Devorah Lando. Lando immigrated to Israel at the age of five and studied in Litvish (non-Hasidic ultra-Orthodox) yeshivas, spending several years at Ponevezh Yeshiva and one year at the Hebron Yeshiva.
Rabbinic career
In the 1970s Lando was appointed the Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of the Slabodka Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Lando is a senior member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah.
Students
- Avraham Gnichowski, Rosh Yeshiva of the Tchebein Yeshiva
- Michal Zilber (he:מיכל זילבר), Rosh Yeshiva of the Zhvil Yeshiva
- Zvi Meir Silberberg (he:צבי מאיר זילברברג), a Hasidic influencer
- Yehuda Silman (he:יהודה סילמן)
- Shaul Alter, Rosh Yeshiva of the Ger Yeshiva
- Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger (he:משה יהודה שלזינגר), Rosh Yeshiva of the Kol Torah Yeshiva
- Shalom Meir Jungerman (he:שלום מאיר יונגרמן), Rosh Yeshiva of the Zichron Michael Yeshiva
- Daniel Wolfson (he:דניאל וולפסון), Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Netivot Chochma
External links
References
- ↑ "HaRav Dov Lando Visits Nesivos Chochmah in Jerusalem". www.chareidi.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ↑ Hamodia. Dec/5/12. p. D40.
- ↑ "Dei'ah veDibur - Information & Insight - NEWS". www.chareidi.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ↑ ralph. "Harav Boruch Rosenberg zt"l, On His Fifth Yahrtzeit, Today, 1 Adar | Matzav.com". Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ↑ הגאון רבי דב לנדאו (in Hebrew). Kikar HaShabbat. Nov 9, 2014. Retrieved Apr 6, 2016.
- ↑ Dov, Yehuda (2025-06-04). "Rav Dov Landau Instructs Degel HaTorah To Promote Dissolution Of The Knesset - VINnews". Retrieved 2025-07-22.
