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Thank you very much for these inspiring stories! Btw the one with Rav Chatzkel Levenstein was actually with Rav Yechezkel Abramsky.
When the practice of ritual slaughter was under attack in Great Britain, the famed Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky was called to court in its defense.
The judge read from the deposition which lay before him: “Rabbi Abramsky,” said the judge, “it says here that you are the foremost authority of Jewish Law in the British Empire. Is that true?”
“That is true, your honor.”
“And that you are the most eloquent spokesman for Jewish Law in the British Empire?”
“That is also true, your honor.”
“It also says here that you are the most senior rabbi in the British Empire. Is that correct?”
“That is correct, your Honor.”
Taken aback by the Rabbi’s straight-forward responses, the judge said, “Rabbi Abramsky, how do you resolve your answers with the Talmudic teachings of humility?”
“It is indeed a problem, your honor,” said the Rabbi. “But I’m under oath.”