Lithuanian Haredi leader Shteinman's health takes turn
Spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Lithuanian community 103-year-old Rabbi Lieb Shteinman's health was reported on Friday to have deteriorated.
After complaining of shortness of breath on Sunday, Shteinman was rushed to Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Beni Brak and was reported to be feeling better on Tuesday, before Friday's report that his health has take a turn.
A more moderate voice than his contemporaries, Shteinman has faced vocal opposition from within the Lithuanian community from its more zealous members.
