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size=2>From: "Rich, Joel" <A
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size=2>>>One person says that this rabbi is the "Gadol Ha-Dor," while
another<BR>says that another rabbi is the "Gadol Ha-Dor." <<</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>>>><BR>While a number of rabbanim in any given generation
attain renown and respect for their Torah learning and authority, the title
of "THE godol hador" can only be given posthumously, often many years after
the demise of "the" godol hador. 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.</DIV></DIV>
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newspaper you are uninformed; <BR>if you do read the newspaper you are
misinformed."<BR>--Mark Twain<BR>Read *Jewish World Review* at <A
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