After the death of former Chief Rabbi of Corona, many public figures mocked him: "The essence of his was wisdom, tolerance and love of the people and the state," added Netanyahu • Shas chairman, Minister Deri: "A huge wise student, a guide to many in the people of Israel" • Former head of bureau: "Hundreds of synagogues have been built to his credit"

• Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi Doron // Photo: Omer Messinger

Many public figures are mourning the passing of Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi Doron (Sunday) at Shaare Zedek Hospital after contracting the Corona virus.

"I deeply grieve, with the people of Israel as a whole, the passing of Rishon Lezion, former Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron of Late Zion. My deepest condolences are devoted to his distinguished family and many students, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said." Rabbi Bakshi Doron was an important link in the Torah chain of scholars of Spain. His exceptional proficiency in Israeli sources merged with his noble dimensions. He was pleasantly endowed and warmly welcomed every person.

"He served as a guide to all Israeli communities, in Israel and in the world. I met him many times and was always impressed by his warm personality. For him, Israeli theory was considered a life theory. His essence was reason, tolerance and love for the people and the state. Unfortunately, Rabbi Bakshi Doron was infected with the Corona virus and his efforts "It's a pity for Davedin. Remember, he will continue to be engraved in the heart of our people."

I deeply care - with the entire nation of Israel - for the passing away of Rishon Lezion, former Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron zl. My deepest condolences are dedicated to his distinguished family and many students.



Rabbi Bakshi-Doron was an important link in the Torah chain of scholars of Spain. His exceptional proficiency in Israeli sources merged with his noble dimensions.

- Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) April 12, 2020

Chairman of the Shas Movement, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, eulogized the rabbi on Twitter: "Baruch Dayan Truth. Mourning bitterly for the passing of Chief Rabbi Rishon Lezion, Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi Doron. Rabbi Bakshi Doron, was a great wise student, guide to many It is a great blow to the people of Israel and its passing. A very great pain, a great loss to the people of Israel.

Bless your truth. Mourning bitterly for the passing of Chief Rabbi Rishon Lezion, Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi Doron. Rabbi Bakshi Doron, was a great wise disciple, a guide to many in the people of Israel and his passing is a great blow. Very great pain, great loss to the people of Israel.

Of blessed memory

- Aryeh Mahaluf Deri (@ariyederi) April 12, 2020

"Rabbi Bakshi Doron was a humble man, with a head in the sky and two feet on the ground," said Yoav Lalum, who was the head of the rabbi's office for about five years. "He was a clean-cut man in a way that can not be described. Often, when the meeting did not have the money to pay salaries to the people, he sent me to withdraw money from his bank account. He said it was more of a worker, it was his livelihood." A person without a paycheck will go home. "

Lumen also noted the rabbi's work, which established many synagogues and public institutions. "Hundreds of synagogues were built to his credit," Lalom added. "He was a public servant, a dear man who brought hearts, who helped all sectors of society - from yeshivot to the army camps, secular, religious and ultra-Orthodox, had no character. At times he reprimanded me, it was when I might not have addressed enough sensitivity to any person, orphan or widow ".

Rabbi Bakshi Doron, adds Lum, would arrive early in the morning before the bureau, even before his bureau. "He would never answer an assistant phone, always it was him. He opened the door to people. On Fridays all the needy of Jerusalem would come to his house. He wrote significant rulings and stood behind his position even when they attacked him, and agreed to relinquish his role as Spanish chief "To create an institution for one rabbi - for Sephardim and Ashkenazi alike. He kept his mind up even when she wasn't in consensus."

Because Rabbi Bakshi Doron passed away from Corona, and because of the Ministry of Health's strict instructions, his funeral is expected to be very small. According to Lalum, the rabbi himself would like such a funeral because of his humility. "If they asked him how he would like his funeral to be, he would like it unfortunately. He always ran away from the spotlight, the media and the publicity for quiet doing. If rabbis do a tenth of what he did make them the greatest of the generation."

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"The Torah and Halacha rabbinical world lost one of its pillars," the Spanish Chief Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, eulogized. "Woe to a generation that has lost its tools, or to a ship that lost Carbanita, continued the early dynasty to mark their generations, their wits and the idea, we got to know even more when he served as the kibbutz leader at Porat Yosef and beat Torah students who were eager to receive Torah from him, his classes at Yeshiva were full, And in his many books he strived to combine the methods, the Lithuanian method he learned at the Hebron yeshiva, with the Spanish halachic method. "

Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lowe said that Rabbi Bakshi Doron "served as President of the Grand Court and headed many Torah institutes where superlative scholars grew up. He stood to the right of rabbis and Israeli judges with advice and resourcefulness. His departure this evening leaves a great void in the Jewish world. Pray to the Creator for a world that will send complete medicine to all patients and remove this severe epidemic from us. "

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said after the announcement of Rabbi Bakshi Doron's death: "The rabbi was a man of kindness and giving, who worked very closely to the hearts of the people of Israel. The institutions of Ben-Avi and Debi Eliyahu that he founded symbolize his legacy, the legacy of the love of the people and the Torah. I want to send condolences to the family at this difficult time. The whole of Israel embraces you. "

Minister of Education Rafi Peretz joins the eulogists: "The heart is saddened by the passing of Rishon Lezion, Rabbi Bakshi Doron of Late Zion. Rabbi Bakshi was one of the greatest Torah leaders of recent generations, an instructor to many, exceptionally devoted to the Torah and the people of Israel, instituted an attentive, contained and enlightening rabbinate. His great right will protect us and he will advocate honesty for us. "

"A tremendous pain for a wise student, Torah man and kindness, leader," said Minister of Transport Bezalel Smutrich. "He was connected to all parts of the nation and led a firm position on the dignity of the Torah. The first to note Rabbi Bakshi Doron was asked to sit in Ma'ale, a pity on Dabdin and not forget."

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, president of the Shas Torah Scholars Council, eulogized him: "Has been in torment all his life. It's a great loss to the entire generation. "

The ZAKA said that the rabbi had accompanied the ZAKA organization from the beginning and for many years. It served as an address to the difficult halachic questions of 'saving lives' and 'honoring the dead' during the difficult period of the second intifada, in 2002-2001, in which over a thousand were murdered Civilians in Israel. Later, Kari stood up against the trend of burning bodies in Israel. His teachings and teachings will accompany the organization and volunteers throughout. "

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon eulogized Rabbi Bakshi Doron, saying that he was "a man of kindness, a man of giving and many more will be told of his work for the public good. I have earned close and deep acquaintance with him, enjoy his advice and be blessed by his holy mouth many times. I wish to extend my condolences to his family. "To the many disciples and the entire Jewish world who broke up with one of the spirit giants who have been active for many years. The city of Jerusalem where he worked, studied and raised his family will commemorate his great memory in the near future. His illuminating character, rulings, and his Torah heritage are etched in our hearts forever."