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Highlighting: “Rav Elya Meir Sorotzkin: A Life of Love for Torah and Talmidim” by Avrohom Birnbaum. ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications. 2022. Hardcover. 464 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1422632765. (Courtesy of
