About
Orthodox rabbi and Jewish law expert who became known for his numerous Halakha-based rulings.
Before Fame
He moved to New York City's Lower East Side in 1936.
Trivia
He advised the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and became involved in numerous medical ethics cases.
Family Life
He was born in Uzda, Belarus to a rabbi father. He later married Shima Kustanovich, with whom he had four children.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow Eastern European-born rabbi and Jewish intellectual, Abraham Heschel.
