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WATCH: Tens of thousands attend funeral of Jerusalem spiritual leader

The streets of Jerusalem were blocked Sunday afternoon as tens of thousands attended the funeral of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, 86, leader of the ultra-Orthodox “Jerusalem Faction.” The spiritual leader, a renowned Torah scholar, died of a heart attack early Saturday morning. He was known for his controversial position against IDF service for yeshiva students.

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