Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor

Isaac Elchanan Spektor (* 1817 in Rossi at Grodno, Russia, † March 6, 1896 in Kovno ) was a Russian rabbi and Talmudist. He founded a yeshiva in Kovno and supported the Hovevei Zion movement in Russia.

After the public recognition of Hovevei Zion he decreed, the colonization of Palestine is a religious duty. Spektor was known and honored because of his human interpretation of religious rules.