Kovno Kollel

Kollel Perushim
קולל פרושים
Library book stamp, Kovno Kollel Library
Other name
Kovno Kollel
TypeKollel
Active1877 (1877)–1941
FounderRabbi Israel Salanter
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism, Musar
Rosh KollelRabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Rabinowitz, Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer, Rabbi Shimon Zvi Dubiansky
Location,
Lithuania

Kovno Kollel also known as Kollel Perushim of Kovno or Kollel Knesses Beis Yitzchok, was a kollel located in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was founded in 1877 by Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter when he was 67.

Kovno Kollel's purpose was the furtherance of hora'ah (expertise in deciding matters of Jewish law) and musar - by supporting and guiding exceptional Torah scholars in their development as authorities.