Gershon Edelstein
Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein (born April 18, 1923) is one of the leading authorities in the Haredi community of Israel. He serves as rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, and the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah party in Israel.[1]
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein Shlita | |
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| Born | April 18, 1923 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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| Alma mater | Ponovezh Yeshiva |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Ponevezh Yeshiva, Bnei Brak |
Biography
Rabbi Edelstein studied in the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, under Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky. He later became the rosh yeshiva, a post he holds today, alongside Rabbi Baruch Dov Povarsky, and thousands of students and visitors go to him regularly.[2] After Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah political party, died in 2017, Rabbi Edelstein became the new leader.[3] He also sits on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah in Israel.
References
- "Amid coronavirus, Israeli rabbis say stay out of synagogues on Yom Kippur". www.jpost.com. Sep 27, 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein, the rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva and the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah Party in Israel, ...
- "Getting to Know Rav Gershon Edelstein shlit"a". Yeshiva World News. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- Rabinowitz, Aaron. "94-year-old Rabbi's Eulogy Signals He Is Heir Apparent to Shteinman, Late Leader of Israel's ultra-Orthodox". Haaretz.
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