was issued, he sent letters to most of the signatories of the first ban, informing them of this agreement with Eliashiv. Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, a signatory to the first ban, did not participate in the second ban, having apologized to Kamenetsky, and given his word that he would have nothing more to do with the matter. Torah sages who support the book Kamenetsky reports that both Rabbi Zelik Epstein, who was a senior Rosh Yeshiva in America, and Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch, a prominent Halachic authority in Israel, read Making of a Godol and fully approved of it. He quoted Epstein as stating in a letter to Eliashiv that "in my opinion there is no justification whatsoever to ban the aforementioned book." Kamenetsky stated that Sternbuch rules for anyone who asks him that the book is "Kosher." He quoted Sternbuch as exclaiming within earshot of at least 50 people one Shabbos morning after services: "Reb Noson, you keep [on] writing - no one can do as good a job as you!" Publication details References Further reading Excerpt from foreword of The Making of a Godol Rabinowitz, Dan (2005). Differences between the "Improved" Making of a Godol and the Original Interview with Rav Nosson Kamenetzky (translated from Hebrew at http://news.walla.co.il/item/1840163). 2002 non-fiction books Biographies about religious figures Haredi Judaism Jewish literature Censorship in Judaism