Aharon Yehudah Leib Shteinman, a key religious figure and political kingmaker, has died aged 104Aharon Yehudah Leib Shteinman said he would be content if 10 people came to his funeral. On Tuesday, tens of thousands attended the commemorations for the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, one of Israel’s most influential rabbis, who has died aged 104.Images from the funeral procession in Bnei Brak showed packed streets filled largely with men dressed in the typical black and white clothing of the ultra-Orthodox. Continue reading…
Via: Tens of thousands of Israelis attend ultra-Orthodox rabbi's funeral
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