Complex sentence: Having been granted both Rabbinical ordination (Semicha) and a law degree, Rabbi Hollander was a columnist for many decades, writing both in Yiddish and in English, and a widely quoted, albeit sometimes controversial, speaker.
Split into simpler sentences: Having been granted both Rabbinical ordination (Semicha) and a law degree, Rabbi Hollander was a columnist for many decades, writing both in Yiddish and in English. He was also a widely quoted, albeit sometimes controversial, speaker.