The Chief Rabbinate of Israel Council recently transferred the responsibilities of Ramat HaSharon Chief Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Edelstein to others due to his ailing health.
B’chasdei Hashem it is now reported that the rav’s condition has improved and he has once again assumed his responsibilities for the city’s kashrus and marriage registration.
It is reported the rav’s condition on Tuesday 19 Menachem Av is significantly improved and as such, he is once again assuming the responsibilities of his position.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Give the man a break! He’s over 90 years old (born in 1924!), and clearly not in a good state of health that he should have to oversee administrative issues like kashrus and marriage registration. The government would do well to allow such great people to retire respectably, while they still have their faculties, and leave these administrative issues to those with more strength and time.
#1- The government is not stopping him from retiring. By all means, if he is no longer up to the job he is free to retire.