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We sadly mourn the loss of the world's Posek Hador (halachic decisor of the generation) today, Rav Shalom Yosef Elyashiv, after a long illness. It is estimated that he was 101 years old.
“In his Torah scholarship and teachings the rabbi showed the way to many, who were empowered by his wisdom and the astuteness of his thinking. The rabbi’s path was one of love of Torah and love of one’s fellow man, of modesty and safeguarding the sanctity of life.”
“The Nation of Israel lost a great rabbi today; a sharp, strong decisor and a wise man, a shliach tzibbur ["emissary of the public" before G-d] who faithfully represented Torah values and knowledge, and the spirit of giving. We are pained by his loss.”
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“We have lost a distinguished man, a halakhic decisor and a great man, a Torah genius who has left a mark on the Jewish world and contributed to the bridge between the various streams in the Jewish people.”
“Rav Elyashiv was a modest visionary, a talmid-chacham and man of G-d.
“The rabbi’s image will be remembered as a person whose spirit and mind remained strong, and who continued to study the depths of Torah, even when his body had weakened.”
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I believe the continued safety and success of all of k'lal yisroel was due, in large part, to the merit of Rav Elyashiv and his Torah genius. Much of the Jewish world is likely unaware of the gaping hole this leaves in our nation today - a hole sadly that will be very difficult to fill. May his family and all Jews be comforted among the mourners in zion and Yerushalayim.
Rav Elyashiv, ztl, please storm the heavens for all of klal yisroel. The Jewish people need parnassa, refuas, shidduchim, achdus, success with child raising, and so much more. Your Torah and avodah lifted up thousands of people who came to see you. The entire generation has been orphaned today. Baruch dayan emes.
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