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.(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)ByZVIKA KLEINUpdated: