Rav Malinowitz zt”l was the Rav of Beis Knesses Beis HaTefilah Yonah Avraham in Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph. He was a major Talmid Chochom and Posek, a Rov and an incredible Marbitz Torah. Rav Malinowitz received Semicha from the Posek Hador, Hagaon HaRav Moshe Feinstein zt”l. He was a Talmid Muvhak of Hagaon HaRav Abba Berman zt”l. He served as a Dayan and Rosh Kollel in Monsey, NY for many years before moving to Eretz Yisroel in 1997. Rav Malinowitz also served as the General Editor of the Artscroll Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud.