Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky

A distinguished student of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky first gained renown as a rabbi in Soviet Russia. He was arrested and sentenced to Siberia for his religious activities before his release was secured through international pressure in 1931. He then served as av beit din of London from 1934 to 1951. His magnum opus, the 24-volume *Chazon Yechezkel*, is a monumental and foundational commentary on the Tosefta, a work previously neglected by major rabbinic commentators.