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Sunday, July 31, 2022
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Sunday, July 31, 2022
Thousands attend funeral of prominent ultra-Orthodox leader Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThousands of people are attending the funeral of Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, who died yesterday at the age of 95.
Weiss will be buried at Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives cemetery.
המונים מלווים את הרב יצחק טוביה וייס בדרכו האחרונה. מסע ההלוויה שעושה את דרכו אל הר הזיתים בירושלים, עובר כעת ברחוב שטראוס@SuleimanMas1 pic.twitter.com/0JkwRPmbOV
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) July 31, 2022
Weiss was a leader among extremist anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox factions and the head of the Eda Haredit group. He was known for his uncompromising efforts to enforce Shabbat restrictions and prevent the conscription of yeshiva students into the military.
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