He is among a number of descendants of the great rabbi, who participated in underground Zionist activities.
Chapter 16 - The Fence A great rabbi stands teaching in the marketplace.
As a sign of great respect, some great rabbis are simply called "The Rav".
Maimonides, the great 12th-century rabbi and scholar, said that even flogging was acceptable, although Israeli law forbids it.
They saw the old life in Eastern Europe as a Golden Age and looked for inspiration to the great rabbis of the past.
There were great rabbis in the cities, but I was not part of that.
A large part from the correspondence is from rabbis, or from community leaders, sending an important question to a great rabbi.
I am not on the great rabbi's level.
"I believe he has what it takes to be a great rabbi," Rabbi Kuhn said of his classmate.
Recent rulings against smoking by great rabbis do not have seem to have stopped the tradition.