Following the petirah of Rav Asher Deutsch zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Ponovezh and leader of the Peleg Yerushalmi, Hagaon Rav Ezriel Auerbach, 88, has been chosen as his successor.

Rav Auerbach, the brother of Hagaon Rav Shmuel Auerbach zt”l, who founded the movement, and a son-in-law of Hagaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, made his first public statement during a gathering held at his home yesterday. He declared that he would continue in the path of his predecessors.

“We will stand firm on every detail of the teachings we received from our Torah leaders, Rav Shmuel Auerbach zt”l and Rav Asher Deutsch zt”l, particularly in our battle against the conscription decree and in preserving the independence of our children’s chinuch. We will remain distanced from those who deviate from these principles.”

Rav Deutsch passed away two days ago at the age of 79.

{Matzav.com Israel}