The following is Via Sparks of a Nation: He lived a pure humble life, learning Torah constantly in his room, hardly eating or sleeping. He became renowned
Edelstein was the latest in a long line of gadolei hador, senior haredi rabbis, in Israel. But there are no official heirs to the throne anymore. The inheritance wars have begun.
The Choice of 98-year-old Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, Who Symbolizes the Classical Lithuanian Leadership Style, Signals a Shift in the ultra-Orthodox Community From Chaim Kanievsky