Reply To: who is "The Gadol Haddar" of America

There is no such concept in America. Sadly, we have lost the ability to have respect for gedolim. After the petirah of Rav Moshe Feinstein ztl, there has not been a gadol hador in America. A lot out there think they are but do not reach the heels of Rav Moshe ztl. Similar to when the tekufah of the rishoonim left and the acharonim came in. What caused that? A certain lowering of standards, not necessarily negative in nature, but nonetheless, a lowering of standards. That is what we are faced with in America today. No godol hador.