Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, considered one of the most influential religious officials of his generation, died Wednesday Shaa Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Was 102 and had been in declining health.
Decisions Elyashiv left a deep mark on many Jews who follow their interpretation of religious writings of contemporary problems, for example, whether to keep the patient alive.
Other decisions have influenced Israeli policy, the rabbi was the authority responsible for the Torah of Judaism, a small political party, but powerful.
"The people of Israel has lost a great rabbi, a ruler and a strong man of extraordinary wisdom," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement. "We mourn his death."
Born in Lithuania in 1910 to a line of scholars rabínicos, Elyashiv settled district of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem ultraorthodox after he had moved to Palestine with his family in 1924.
He was mainly self-taught scholar. After taking a seat at the High Rabbinic Court for over two decades, he plunged into the study and who became the ruling most famous rabbi in matters of religious practices.
Respect to its decisions has grown and gained a rare consensus among the orthodox in splinters, the herald of the light as many of the pillars of the Jewish people in modern times.
Elyashiv is considered a literal interpreter of lyrics and a conservative judge. He has challenged colleges for students and scholars of the Torah is opposed to disconnect patients from life support in brain death, saying it was a murder.
Despite the increasing importance, the reputed leader of Lithuanian stream ultraorthodoxy joined his modest lifestyle in the same apartment where he raised his large family and followers received the blessings and seeking answers to religious issues. As was fragile, a small synagogue was erected close to home so you can follow his teachings.
Described as a humble man, Elyashiv not to celebrate a public stand. However, it became a key figure in Israeli politics with the formation of Torah Judaism, an ultra-Orthodox political party, which some governments often key members.
As the supreme authority of the party, Elyashiv ruled government and lawmakers to act on your instructions.
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