faction of the Breslover Hasidim, led by Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter, and Mishkenos HoRoim. The Edah HaChareidis publicizes a weekly magazine called HaEdah ("The Edah"), written in Hebrew. This magazine is used to publicize the views of the leadership of the Edah HaChareidis on various issues, as well as articles on Jewish thought, including the weekly Torah portion and biographies of deceased leaders of the Yerushalmi community. In response to day-long Haredi protests in Jerusalem in 2009, Israel's then-President Shimon Peres described the Edah as "a radical minority". Kashrut supervision The Edah HaChareidis is known for its high standards in rabbinical supervision of kosher food, and is considered to be one of the strictest hechsheirim in Israel. It is often simply known as the hechsher of the "Badatz", which stands for Beis Din Tzedek (literally, "Court [of] Righteous Law"), the standard term for a rabbinical appeals court. Products certified by the Edah are marked with the logo of the Edah. Rabbinical court Historically, the court is headed by both a Chief Rabbi, called the "Gaavad" , and by the Head of Rabbinical Court, called a "Raavad" . The "Raavad" is the first person in the line of succession of the "Gaavad", and would usually ascend to the role of "Gaavad" upon his death or resignation. The following lists prominent members of the Edah's rabbinical court: Chief Rabbis 1919–1932: Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849–1932) 1932–1948: Grand Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, First Dushinsky Rebbe (1867–1948) 1947–1953: Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis (1864–1953) 1953–1979: Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887–1979) 1979–1989: Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1901–1989; author of Minchas Yitzchak, formerly of Manchester Beth Din, England) 1989–1996: Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904–1996; author of Ateres Yehoshua (Chassidei Satmar) 1996–2002: Grand Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky, Second Dushinsky Rebbe (1921–2003; son of Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, listed above) 2002–2022: Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (1926–2022; formerly dayan of the Machsike Hadass community, Antwerp, Belgium) Presidents 1953–1979: Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887–1979) 1979–2006: Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar (1914–2006) 2006–2021: Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik, rosh yeshiva of Brisk (1921–2021) Past members Rabbi Pinchas Epstein Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fisher (1928–2003), author of Even Yisroel Rabbi Moshe Halberstam (1932–2006) Rabbi Chanoch Dov Padwa (1908–2000) Rabbi Binyomin Rabinowitz Rabbi Meir Brandsdorfer (1934–2009) (Chasidei Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok) Rabbi Yaakov Blau (1929–2013) Rabbi Naftoli Hertzke Frankel (1939–2017), Dayan of Badatz Present members Rabbi Moishe Sternbuch, Head of Rabbinical Court Rabbi