Rabbi Edelstein's death starts era of decentralized rabbinic leadership - analysis

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.

A crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein in Bnei Brak, Israel, on May 30, 2023.

A crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jews are seen at the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein in Bnei Brak, Israel, on May 30, 2023.

(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)

MAY 30, 2023 17:51

Updated: MAY 31, 2023 13:27