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Rabbi Leib Shteinman, ‘Greatest Rabbi of his generation’, dies aged 104

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Published: 14 December 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Tributes pour in for rabbi with international stature

Rabbi Shteinman, venerated leader of Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox Jewry, dies at 104 (Times of Israel)
Fondly known as the 'rosh yeshiva,' the religious authority toed line between political pragmatism and fierce opposition to IDF service

Aharon Leib Shteinman, Ultra-Orthodox leader in Israel, dies at 104 (NYT)

Rabbi Shteinman, Haredi 'leader of the generation,' dies at 104 (Jerusalem Post)
Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman was the long-time leader of the non-Hassidic Ashkenazi Haredi community

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