Baruch Dayan Ha'Emeth - Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv zt"l
Baruch Dayan Ha'Emeth, Blessed is the True Judge.Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the leader of Lithuanian Haredi Jewry in Israel, passed away a short while ago. He was 102 years old.
UPDATE 6:40 PM
The funeral has been called for 10:00 tonight (Wednesday), with the procession starting from Rav Elyashiv's home in Meah Shearim.
Burial will probably be around 12:45 am ('Midnight' under Jewish law).
There's an interesting article about Rav Elyashiv here (Hat Tip: Mrs. Carl).
Labels: Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:17 PM
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300,000 Attend Funeral (photo)
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/300000-attend-funeral/2012/07/19/
Sunlight,
I actually think it was more than that. I've been to several of these types of funerals and I don't recall one like this. And it was supposed to START at 10:00 pm (it started late). Amazing.
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