page_title: Yitzchak Abadi
section_title: Influence
hierarchical_section_title: Yitzchak Abadi / Influence
caption_attribution_description: Rabbi Abadi holding his Megilla scroll on Purim morning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzchak_abadi
context_page_description: Yitzchak Abadi is an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi and Posek and a prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in the United States and around the world.
context_section_description: Rabbi Abadi is a posek, and his students are rabbis across the globe. After Rav Kotler's death, Rabbi Abadi emerged as the leading posek for the entire Lakewood community. Rabbi Abadi branched out on his own in 1980, opening a premiere halacha kollel in Lakewood. In 1993, Rabbi Abadi transferred his kollel to Har Nof, Jerusalem, where it continued to produce scholars who are trained to decide halachic questions touching on every aspect of Jewish law. Rabbi Abadi moved back to Lakewood in 2009.
caption: Rav Yitzchak Abadi holding his Megilla on Purim 2013
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