Top haredi rabbi grants top title to four others
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, last leader of Lithuanian-haredi sector, designates four additional rabbis as community leaders.
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| Rabbi Gershon Edelstein |
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, is the last in his sector to have been granted the title, "Maran," which signifies a community leader, by the Yated Ne'eman newspaper.
On Monday evening, Rabbi Edelstein decided to grant the title, "Maran," in Yated Ne'eman to four additional rabbis, Kikar Hashabbat reported.
Until today, the title used for HaRav Edelstein was “Rabbeinu Maran Rosh
HaYeshiva HaGaon” “Rabban shel kol Bnei HaGolah” (‘רשכבה”ג’). and the other members of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah
were called by the title only “HaGaon HaGadol”. After the death of HaRav
Chaim, z’tl, the Yated staff consulted with HaRav Edelstein
about the titles used for the members of the Moetzes. HaRav Edelstein
instructed that the title “Maran” should be used for the members of the
Moetzes who are over the age of 90, and “HaGaon HaGadol” for those under
the age of 90.
Kikar Hashabbat was informed that Rabbi Edelstein decided to grant the title to all the elders of the Degel Hatorah party's Council of Torah Sages who are over age 90.
Under the decision, the ones who will receive the title are Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Rabbi Baruch Dov Povarsky, Rabbi Dov Landau, and Rabbi Meir Zvi Bergman - all over 90 years of age.
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This is a dramatic and unusual decision, since in the past, no more than one person was named by Yated Ne'eman as, Maran," and now there are a total of five with the title.