Rabbi Dov Lando דב לנדו | |
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 Rabbi Dov Lando | |
| Title | Rosh yeshiva |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1930-04-05) 5 April 1930 |
| Spouse | Adina |
| Children | Rabbi Yossi Avraham Yeshayahu Lando |
| 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 of the Slabodka yeshiva[1] of Bnei Brak along with Rabbi 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 Rav Gershon Edelstein, he became co-chairman of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah in Israel alongside Rabbi Hirsch.[6]
Early life and education
Lando was born April 5, 1930 in Zgierz, Poland, to Rabbi Tuvia Yosef and Devorah Lando. His paternal grandfather was Rabbi Elimelech Menachem Mendel Lando, the leader of the Strykov Hasidim. Lando immigrated to Israel at the age of five and studied in Litvish 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 of the Slabodka Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. Lando is a senior member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah.
Works
- Zecher Davar
- Zecher Tov
- Minchat Davar, regarding the Minchat Chinuch
- Collection of lessons (with the other heads of the Slabodka Yeshiva)
- Pamphlets on new interpretations regarding all Shas tractates
Students
- Avraham Gnichowski, Rosh Yeshiva of the Tchebein Yeshiva
- Michal Zilber, Rosh Yeshiva of the Zhvil Yeshiva
- Zvi Meir Silberberg, a Hasidic influencer
- Yehuda Silman
- Shaul Alter, Rosh Yeshiva of the Ger Yeshiva
- Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger, Rosh Yeshiva of the Kol Torah Yeshiva
- Shalom Meir Jungerman, Rosh Yeshiva of the Zichron Michael Yeshiva
- Daniel Wolfson, 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.