Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prolific writer and former rosh yeshiva of telshe yeshiva who delivers the most advanced talmudic lecture at th”. Today it says “rabbi and writer and former rosh yeshiva”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Yitzchok Sorotzkin is a prolific writer and former Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe yeshiva . He currently delivers the most advanced Talmudic lecture at the Mesivta of Lakewood . Rabbi Sorotzkin is widely recognized as a Gadol and leader of American Orthodox Jewry .1Sorotzkin is the son of Rabbi Baruch Sorotzkin , a Rosh Yeshiva in Telshe Yeshiva whose position he inherited. Due to controversy concerning the leadership of the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland , Sorotzkin relocated to Lakewood, NJ. There he continues to teach students and publish his works. Sorotzkin, in addition to having studied under his father, is also a student of Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik . Sorotzkin is the son-in-law of the late Rabbi Yecheskel Grubner, Chief Rabbi of Detroit . Sorotzkin is also recognized world-wide as a lecturer and had delivered many keynote addresses and guest lectures.2
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Avrohom Yitzchok Sorotzkin is a prolific writer and former Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe yeshiva . He currently delivers the most advanced Talmudic lecture at the Mesivta of Lakewood . Rabbi Sorotzkin is widely recognized as a Gadol and leader of American Orthodox Jewry . Sorotzkin is the son of Rabbi Baruch Sorotzkin , a Rosh Yeshiva in Telshe Yeshiva whose position he inherited. Due to controversy concerning the leadership of the Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland , Sorotzkin relocated to Lakewood, NJ. There he continues to teach students and publish his works. Sorotzkin, in addition to having studied under his father, is also a student of Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik . Sorotzkin is the son-in-law of the late Rabbi Yecheskel Grubner, Chief Rabbi of Detroit [1] . Sorotzkin is also recognized world-wide as a lecturer and had delivered many keynote addresses and guest lectures [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] .
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Avrohom Yitzchok Sorotzkin is a prolific writer and former Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe yeshiva who delivers the most advanced Talmudic lecture at the Mesivta of Lakewood . Sorotzkin is widely recognized as a Gadol and leader of American Orthodox Jewry and he is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Sorotzkin (born October 1945) is a prolific writer and former Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe yeshiva who delivers the most advanced Talmudic lecture at the Mesivta of Lakewood . He is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages).
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prolific writer and former rosh yeshiva of telshe yeshiva who delivers the most advanced talmudic lecture at th
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rabbi and writer and former rosh yeshiva
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