Bernard (Dov) Revel was an Orthodox rabbi and scholar. He was appointed as the first President of Yeshiva University from 1915 until his death in 1940. Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud (The Oral Law) and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law). It is governed by these works and the Rabbinical commentary... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Yeshiva University Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. ...

Prior to his appointment he was in the oil business which he abandoned in order to undertake the development of Yeshiva University. Born in Lithuania and having studied at the Telz Yeshiva (Rabbinical College of Telshe) in Lithuania, he immigrated to the United States. He was also an accomplished academic and obtained a PhD. In 1987 he appeared on a $1 U.S. Postage stamp, as part of the "Great Americans" Series of issues. It has been suggested that black gold (oil) be merged into this article or section. ... Telshe yeshiva (Rabbinical College of Telshe) or Telshe or Telz, was one of many great Lithuanian yeshivas that were founded before the epochs that made them famous. ... The Rabbinical College of Telshe was founded in 1875 in Telsiai, Lithuaniaby Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, the Chief Rabbi of Telsiai. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...