Rabbi Asher Deutsch, leader of hardline Peleg Yerushalmi, dies at 79

Head of extremist Israeli ultra-Orthodox group dies at 79

Rabbi Asher Deutsch had led the extremist Jerusalem Faction, a subset of the 'Lithuanian' (non-Hasidic) ultra-Orthodox community, since 2018

Rabbi Asher Deutsch, leader of hardline Peleg Yerushalmi, dies at 79

He previously served as the head of the Lithuanian 'Ponevezh Yeshiva' for 46 years, and has been influential in draft dodging among yeshiva students.

BDE: Rosh Yeshiva, Peleg Leader, HaGaon HaRav Asher Deutsch Zt”l

The leader of the Bnei Torah movement (Peleg Yerushalmi), Hagaon HaRav Asher Deutsch, z’tl, who also served as the Rosh Yeshivah of Ponevezh, was niftar on Monday morning at the age of 79. HaRav Deutsch was suffering in recent months from a serious illness and was hospitalized a number of times. On Friday,  his condition became critical and his family and talmidim were called to part from him. But then his condition unexpectedly improved but wor…

'Jerusalem Faction' leader passes away

Rabbi Asher Deutsch, 79-year-old leader of the extremist 'Jerusalem Faction,' passes away following hospitalization.

The leader of the Jerusalem faction, Rabbi Asher Deutsch, died at the age of 79

The leader of the Jerusalem faction, Rabbi Asher Deutsch, died today (Monday) at the age of 79. Deutsch, one of the leaders of the Ponivz Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, led the Jerusalem faction since the death of the founder, Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, in 2018. Deutsch’s health deteriorated in recent months, and he was hospitalized Several times at Ma’aini Hishu’a hospital in Bnei Brak. At the end of the week his condition worsened further, and today the do…