Netanyahu Expresses His Sorrow over Death of Rabbi Lichtenstein

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his sorrow over the passing of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein Monday.

"Rabbi Lichtenstein's knowledge found expression in his literary works. He served generations of students," said the Prime Minister.

He added, "When I gave him the Israel Prize a year ago, I saw before my eyes a great rabbi, teacher and educator, a Zionist man, sharp-witted and a keen thinker. Rabbi Lichtenstein will be remembered as a Zionist-Torah leader of the highest order, who raised thousands of students at the Har Etzion Yeshiva in the Gush Etzion community of Alon Shvut.

"He loved the Land of Israel, the People of Israel and the Torah of Israel."