Gershon Edelstein
Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein is one of the leading authorities in the Haredi community of Israel. He's the rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva and the spiritual leader of the Degel Hatorah party in Israel.
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 Gershon Edelstein was born in Shumyachi, Russia on April 18, 1923; his father was Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah Edelstein.[1]
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, passed away in 2017, Rabbi Edelstein became the new leader.[3] He also sits on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah in Israel.
References
- "Gershon Edelstein". Wikidata.
- "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.