hiː wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ðə "fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɡˈædɑːl" tˈoːɹə dʒˈaɪənt, ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən kˈɔɪnd baɪ ɹˈæbaɪ ˈæhæɹən kˈɑːtlɚ.
He was regarded as the "first American Gadol" (Torah giant), an expression coined by Rabbi Aharon Kotler.