It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of Rebbetzin Meira Edelstein a”h, widow of the revered rov of Ramat HaSharon, Rav Yaakov Edelstein zt”l. She was 89.

The Rebbetzin was the devoted eizer kenegdo to Rav Yaakov Edelstein zt”l during the later years of his life, standing faithfully at his side as he led the community and received the many who came seeking brachah and eitzah.

Her life story was widely regarded as one of the most remarkable and moving teshuvah stories of recent generations.

In her earlier years, she was a well-known and respected figure in Israel’s cultural world, enjoying success and recognition at the highest levels.

In the year Tav Shin Mem Beis, at the height of her career, she began a profound journey of teshuvah. With unusual courage and unwavering determination, she chose to leave behind the world of acting entirely and dedicate herself fully to avodas Hashem. She changed her name first to Mira and later to Meira, and undertook a life marked by exceptional prishus and tznius.

In her second zivug, she married Rav Avraham Lewis zt”l, a talmid of the Chazon Ish and among the early talmidim of Yeshivas Kaminetz, known as a tzaddik and a parush. She stood by his side with complete devotion until his petirah in Tav Shin Ayin Beis.

Following his passing, she was introduced—through the efforts of the rov of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood, Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein—to her third zivug, Rav Yaakov Edelstein zt”l, rov of Ramat HaSharon.

Despite her advancing years, the Rebbetzin merited to serve Rav Yaakov with extraordinary dedication during his final years. She played a central role as his eizer k’negdo in guiding the kehillah and in welcoming the many thousands who came to their home seeking brachos and hadrachah.

Those who knew her spoke of a woman of rare refinement and greatness, whose entire life reflected unwavering emunah and bitachon. Members of the community said, “She was a living example that one can leave behind the hevel ha’olam hazeh and rise to true kedushah.”

She is survived by a son and descendants who continue to walk in the path of Torah and yiras Shamayim.

Tehei nishmasah tzerurah b’tzror hachaim.

{Matzav.com}