Omer Bar Lev, the head of Angel Bakery’s board, and Yaron Angel, one of the bakery’s owners, took a significant step on Sunday by going to be menachem avel the children of Maran Rav Gershon Edelstein to express their apologies.
The shivah visit came after a series of events involving Bar Lev and his engagement in radical leftwing politics, including a protest against chareidim at the home of Rav Gershon in Bnei Brak.
Bar Lev was appointed to the bakery’s board after his unsuccessful career as a politician and minister in the Labor party.
In early May, Bar Lev found himself at the aforementioned anti-chareidi protest near the residence of Rav Gershon Edelstein. The protest, marked by a lack of respect towards the centenarian gadol hador, ignited a spontaneous boycott of Angel Bakery initiated by a vast majority of the chareidi community, who demanded that Angel Bakery either dismiss Bar Lev or that he offer a sincere apology. Neither action was taken.
Initially, Angel Bakery attempted to ignore the boycott by claiming that it actually benefited their business, as they were no longer obligated to sell subsidized bread at a financial loss. However, as time passed and the boycott persisted, the credibility of this assertion began to dwindle, as they were losing millions of shekel.
In an unexpected turn of events, Bar Lev and Yaron Angel made the decision to visit Rav Edelstein’s mishpacha to extend their condolences and offer their apologies. Leaving letters of apology behind, they hoped to express their remorse.
Only time will tell whether their apology will be accepted and the boycott lifted.

{Matzav.com Israel}