Aharon Shteinman
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Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman (b. 1912) is a prominent Haredi rabbi currently living in Bnei Brak, Israel. He belongs to the Lithuanian branch of Judaism, and heads a division of the famed Ponevezh yeshiva (Rosh Yeshivas Ponoveh Letze'irim). He was fromerly the Rosh Kollel of the Ponevezh Kollel. He is one of the most renowned rabbis living today. He is an integral personality for the Kupat Ha'ir charitable organization. His scholarly works on the Talmud were originally published anonymously under the name "Ayeles HaShachar" (alluding to his initials in Hebrew, as well as the morning star of Psalms 22).
Israeli Politics
Along with Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Rabbi Shteinman is a leader of the Hareidi Degel HaTorah political party. He therefore exerts much political power in the United Torah Judaism political coalition. He is very close with the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Yakov Aryeh Alter, a major supporter of Agudat Israel.Abroad
In 2005 he visited New York historically meeting with many prominent American Rabbis including Rabbi Aharon Schechter of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin. He inspired the Jewish community of Los Angeles, CA on Lag Ba'omer in 2006 during his recent trip to America. Over five thousand Orthodox Jews attended the historic gathering. He planned to travel together with the Gerrer Rebbe to Montreal in May 2006, but they delayed their trip to avoid protests from the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta. After visiting Montreal, the rabbis split ways. The Gerrer Rebbe continued to New York and returned to Jerusalem, while Rabbi Shteinman went on to visit the Jewish communities in several South American cities, including Mexico City and Buenos Aires.
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