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World Jewry mourns Rabbi Edelstein BY DAVID SAFFER
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Hundreds of thousands of Jews attended the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein at Ponovezh Yeshiva Cemetery on Tuesday. A huge police presence tracked the funeral procession to the grounds from Ponevezh Yeshivah, which Rabbi Edelstein led since 2000. Bnei Brak was closed to traffic. 17/01/2023 15:33 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led tributes to the 100-yearold spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah Party and mainstream Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox community in Israel. Netanyahu said Rabbi Edelstein, President of the Council of Torah Sages, led a life of “holiness” in a heartfelt tribute. “The world of Torah, along with the entire people of Israel, has lost a wise and renowned leader,” he noted. “I mourn his passing and send my most heartfelt condolences to the members of his family. “Rabbi Edelstein always remembered the days of his youth in Soviet
Russia in which he was obliged to study Torah in secret. In contrast to this, here in Israel, he openly spread his wings over the Lithuanian yeshiva world. He never took anything for granted. On the contrary, the responsibility for shaping the spiritual image of masses of Jews guided him day and night. “Rabbi Edelstein was imbued with love of Israel for everyone. His sensitive attention to the challenges of the generation led him to guide, direct, strengthen and encourage. His lessons in Talmud and Jewish law gave expression to his immense diligence. His great persistence will continue to inspire those who listen to his teachings.” Netanyahu recalled a meeting with Rabbi Edelstein earlier this year. He said: “The light that shone in his eyes was full of understanding, Jewish wisdom left an indelible mark in him. The importance of instilling the heritage of Israel in the children of Israel sprang from the depths of his soul. His good name will be remembered by everyone in this generation and in generations
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to come.” President Isaac Herzog, in the midst of a diplomatic visit to Azerbaijan, commented: “Rabbi Edelstein was a spiritual leader of great stature whose greatness in Torah and fear of G-d influenced our generation and will impact future generations. His Jewish-Torah approach found expression in the educational principles he espoused, which respected Rabbi Gershon Edelstein PHOTO: WIKI/HAIM LEVY the people and the individual. This is a great loss to the yeshiva Rabbi Edelstein was treated at world and the entire Jewish nation.” Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David in Bnei Brak over Shavuot with Lau said Jewish people around the breathing difficulties. world lamented the death of a great According to reports, he delivrabbi. ered a daily Shiur from his hospital “May the memory of this right- bed on Monday and was writing eous man who led the Jewish peo- Tuesday’s when his condition ple be a blessing,” he noted. became critical. Doctors failed to Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzchak resuscitate him. Yosef recalled his “leadership Rabbi Edelstein was born in through humility and immersion Shumyatch, near Smolensk in the in Torah”, adding that he consulted former Soviet Union, in 1923. with him on numerous occasions and received his blessing. Continued on page 2
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