[Avodah] R' Aviner on gadol hador status

[Ben Waxman]

Not true. In a history book I have on the era, the author brings statements 
by the Ba'al haTanya in which he acknowledges that the Gra is the 
uncontested gadol hador. That is why it was so important for the Ba'al 
haTanya to meet with the Gra.

Ben
 Looking back now, for example, I think  everybody would agree that the
> Rambam was "the" godol hador of his dor, and the  Vilna Gaon was "the" 
> godol
> hador of his dor, but in their lifetimes I don't  think their status was
> uncontested.
>
> --Toby Katz