HaGaon HaRav Yechezkel Roth zt”l, the Karlsburger Rav of Boro Park, 86, was a sought-after poseik whose reach around the globe will never be fully known. He authored the nine-volume Sh’eilos U’T’shuvos Eimek HaT’shuvah, which contains many of his savored responsa. His sudden passing shocked the
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