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Rabbi Gershon Edelstein tests positive for COVID-19

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

98-year-old Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, one of the leaders of the Ashkenazi-haredi world and head of the renowned Ponevezh Yeshiva, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning, according to Israeli media.

In a message circulated by people close to Edelstein, the public was asked to pray for his health.

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