Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, the rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem, passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 99, three months after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Rabbi Soloveitchik’s funeral procession went from his home at 17 Eli HaCohen Street at 11:00 a.m., and passed through the nearby Brisk Yeshiva – on its way to the Har Hamenuhot cemetery.

Rabbi Soloveitchik’s condition deteriorated on Friday. His condition was stabilized on Saturday, but deteriorated again in the evening and he passed away this morning.

The rabbi had several medical episodes over the last year, including a serious infection, a fall at home, and a complex surgery at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.

Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik is the son of Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, the ‘Rabbi of Brisk,’ and the grandson of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk, the originator of the ‘Brisker method’ of studying Talmud. His son, Rabbi Yitzchok Zev (Velvel) Soloveitchik, is a lecturer at the Brisk yeshiva. Hi son-in-law, Rabbi Nechemya Kaplan, is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Shaar HaTalmud in Jerusalem