HENKIN, YOSEPH ELIAYHU.

Rabbi Henkin was one of the great Poskim of the 20th century and published works of novellae, responsa and homiletic essays under the title Peirushei Ivra and Lev Ivra. Born in Belarus R. Henkin studied at the Slutzker Yeshiva under Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer from whom he received rabbinical ordination. He was also ordained by Rabbis Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky (the Ridvaz), Boruch Ber Leibowitz and Yechiel Michel Epstein (the Aruch HaShulchan). After serving as rabbi in a number of Russian towns, R. Henkin emigrated to America in 1922, and soon after become the indefatigable director of the charitable Ezrath Torah organization which provided support to thousands of scholars, widows and orphans across the globe. He served in that capacity until his death. Rabbi Henkin had a close relationship with Rabbi Zuckerman and obviously felt that he learned much from their correspondence, indeed in many letters here R. Henkin entitles R. Zuckerman as “Aluphi” (my master).