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Rav Doniel Lehrfield Rav Ovadia Yosef Rabbi Berel Wein Rabbi Moshe Hauer Chabad Movement 20th Century Rabbis Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman Rav Aryeh Stern Chassidic Dynasties Chabad History

Leading Jerusalem Kabbalist Rabbi David Shalom Batzri Dies at 85

His passing removes a central teacher of Lurianic and Rashash Kabbalah and leaves Yeshivat HaShalom’s daily leadership in the hands of his son.

Attorney General’s Order to Postpone State Memorial for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Provokes Haredi Backlash

Rabbi Tuvia Bloy, 90, Dies; Longtime Chabad Educator in Jerusalem

Rabbi Aryeh Stern, Influential Jerusalem Chief Rabbi, Dies at 81

Rabbi Doniel Lehrfield, Founder of Yeshivas Beis Yisroel, Dies at 83

Kretchnif-Sighet Rebbe, 75, Dies After Stroke as Mekubal Rav Altar Dovid Chaim Stern, 93, Passes Overnight

Rabbi Berel Wein, Influential Historian and Educator, Dies at 91

Rav Baruch Shmuel Deutsch, Influential Rosh Yeshiva, Dies at 82