At an asifa marking the first yahrtzeit of the late gaavad, Rav Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss zt”l, Rav Elyakim Schlesinger, the elder member of the Eidah Hachareidis, announced that the raavad, Rav Moshe Sternbuch, would now be the gaavad, gaon av bais din of the Badatz of the Eidah Hachareidis, and the rov of Yerushalayim for the Eidah.
The event was held at the Dushinsky Bais Medrash in Yerushalayim.
Among those in attendance were Rav Avraham Yitzchak Ullman and Rav Shlomo Yitzchak Schlesinger, members of the Badatz.
Rav Sternbuch was given the title “Mara D’ara Kadisha.”
Something perhaps not well known, but the “Old Yishuv” was significantly influenced by, and still is, by the Talmidei HaGra / Perushim. Rav Shmuel Salant, MaHaRI”L Diskin, Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, were not chasiddim. Yisroel Yaakov Fisher zt”l used to remind his Kehillah every year before Pesach to burn their HAND matzos with their Chometz! It is no secret that minhag Yerushalayim and Minhag HaGra share much. I am not 100% sure, but think that the Talmidei HaBesht moved primarily to Tzefas and Teveriah while the Talmidei HaGra – eventually – settled in Yerushalayim.
Rav Sterbuch is a nin vi’neched shel ha’GR”A.
Something perhaps not well known, but the “Old Yishuv” was significantly influenced by, and still is, by the Talmidei HaGra / Perushim. Rav Shmuel Salant, MaHaRI”L Diskin, Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, were not chasiddim. Yisroel Yaakov Fisher zt”l used to remind his Kehillah every year before Pesach to burn their HAND matzos with their Chometz! It is no secret that minhag Yerushalayim and Minhag HaGra share much. I am not 100% sure, but think that the Talmidei HaBesht moved primarily to Tzefas and Teveriah while the Talmidei HaGra – eventually – settled in Yerushalayim.
Through his mother’s side
Furthermore,most perushim moved on/were pushed to other kehillos
R’Fischer even joked he had it hard finding a shidduch for his daughters.He was therefore forced to take a chassid
Usually they have 2 different people for the 2 positions.
So who took over his ראב”ד position?
(I.e the next in line)
The Ra’avad is not next in line per se- this is the first time that this happened, and it was only because no other suitable candidate was nogea.
This is wonderful.
The Gaavad is now someone who wears Techeiles!!
Let’s hope others in this camp learn good things from him.