Rabbi Avraham Dov Halevi Bromberg, formerly the

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of Sha'ar Hatalmud in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. In 2022, the Yeshiva relocated to

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. He is a Talmudic scholar and Posek in the U.S. Yeshiva community. In 2002, Bromberg authored a

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to permit an

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, whose husband perished in the

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, to remarry. One of the

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justifications was based on

Boruch Ber Leibowitz Boruch Ber Leibowitz ( yi, ברוך בער לייבאוויץ he, רב ברוך דוב ליבוביץ, Boruch Dov Libovitz; 1862 – November 17, 1939, known as Reb Boruch Ber, was a rabbi famed for his Talmudic lectures, particularly in that ...

's Birkhas Shmuel. Bromberg has also published numerous essays on assorted Talmudic topics in various scholarly journals, including ''Yeshurun'', ''Chitzei Gibborim'', and ''Am HaTorah''. In 2010, Bromberg was one of the signatories of a letter urging members of the Haredi community to marry people who are close in age to themselves. This was meant to help end the

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. To further combat this issue, Bromberg also signed a letter allowing boys to start dating at a younger age than most Haredim are accustomed to. In 2021, following the legalization of Cannabis in New Jersey, an open letter was written by many rabbis and Rosh Yeshivas in the

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area, banning the use and sale of Cannabis by people in the Haredi community. Bromberg penned a postscript to the letter harshly decrying all those who use and sell cannabis, and calling for their ouster from the community. He signed as "He who writes and signs for the sake of the survival of the human race and Judaism".

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A Talmudic Lecture regarding Zer'ikah K'Neged Ha'YesodAn article regarding the Tzarath Ervah of Esh'as Ach (Page 26)An article regarding witnesses in various legal and Halakhic documents (Page 34)Chitzei Giborim essay regarding laws of ''eruv''
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