Surprising some, among the many coming to be menachem aveil Aryeh Deri was his former party rival, Eli Yishai. Shas leader Aryeh Deri and his brother Beersheva Chief Rabbi Yehuda Deri Shlita are sitting shiva together.

Yishai also delivered a letter to Aryeh Deri written by HaGaon HaRav Meir Mazuz Shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Kisei Rachamim.

It is pointed out that despite their harsh disagreements regarding the party, mourning is outside the battlefield. For example, five years ago, when Yishai headed Shas, Deri’s father was niftar and he made a shiva visit. Following the last elections, Yishai’s sister was niftar and Deri made a shiva visit.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)