the Rav of the Gerrer Shtiebel, and the Yingerleit Shul in Antwerp. When he accepted his new role as Gaavad in 2004, he also adopted the traditional Jerusalem mode of dress. In 2019, a collection of Rabbi Weiss' novellae on the books of Genesis and Exodus was published, titled Shaarei Tuviah. Rabbi Weiss died on 30 July 2022, at the age of 95. Edah HaHaredis Rabbi Weiss became the head of the ultra-orthodox group known at 'Edah HaHaredis,' (Eda Haredit—modern Hebrew) in 2004. When the Israeli government first came out with certain restrictions on citizens to protect the country from the worst results of the coronavirus pandemic, such as limiting prayer quorums and other large gatherings of people, Rabbi Weiss opposed those decisions, but retracted soon after. On 2 April 2020 the Rabbi was diagnosed with COVID-19 after having been already admitted to Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital on the previous day with high fever and low blood pressure. A few days later, on 5 April, the Rabbi was released from the hospital after his condition improved, to remain in isolation while continuing to recover. References Further reading 1926 births 2022 deaths Haredi rabbis in Israel Rabbis of the Edah HaChareidis Belgian Orthodox rabbis English Orthodox rabbis British expatriates in Israel Kindertransport refugees Rabbis in Jerusalem Anti-Zionist Haredi rabbis Judaism in Antwerp British people of Slovak-Jewish descent Czechoslovak emigrants to England Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Slovak emigrants to the United Kingdom