Torah giant Tzitz Eliezer passes away at age 89

By MATTHEW WAGNER
Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg, one of the most respected halachic authorities of the modern era and a trailblazer in the field of Jewish medical ethics, passed away Tuesday at the age of 89. Waldenberg, who served on the High Rabbinic Court together with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, was the unofficial rabbi of Sha'arei Tzedek and was perhaps best known for his controversial halachic opinion on abortions.