Gershon Edelstein
Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein (18 April 1923 – 30 May 2023) was a Soviet-born Israeli rabbi who was rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, president of the Vaad Hayeshivos, and the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah party in Israel. He was widely considered to be a Gadol Hador by the Litvish community.
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein זצ'ל | |
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גרשון אדלשטיין | |
Edelstein, c. 2000s | |
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| Born | Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein 18 April 1923 Shumyachi, Roslavlsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia) |
| Died | 30 May 2023 (aged 100) Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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| Alma mater | Ponovezh Yeshiva |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Ponevezh Yeshiva, Bnei Brak |
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