Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman
Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman (Hebrew: אהרן יהודה לייב שטינמן), also Shtainman or Steinman[1] (November 3, 1914[2] – December 12, 2017[3]), was a well-known Haredi rabbi and posek (halakhic authority) in Bnei Brak, Israel.[4] Following the death of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv in 2012, he was widely regarded as the Gadol Hador (Leader of the Generation), the leader of the non-Hasidic Lithuanian world.[5]
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| Date of birth | c. 1913 |
| Place of birth | Brest, Russian Empire |
| Birth name | Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman |
| Date of death | 12 December 2017 (age ~104) |
| Place of death | Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
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United States Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visits Shteinman in his home, 2011
References
- ↑ Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinmanrabbimeirbaalhaneis.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ Weinberger, Naftali. Reb Aharon Leib (2018)Mesorah Publications. ISBN 9781422622247.
- ↑ Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman passes away. M.jpost.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ↑ Ettinger, Yair (October 22, 2008). Election season leaves Haredi politicos no time for repentance. Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtStEng.jhtml?itemNo=1030276&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&title=%27Election%20season%20leaves%20Haredi%20politicos%20no%20time%20for%20repentance%27&dyn_server=172.20.5.5. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ↑ Sharon, Jeremy. Leading Haredi Rabbi Holds Rally for French Jewry (3 September 2012). Retrieved 21 October 2012.