MK Nissan Slomiansky (Jewish Home) expressed regret over the passing of Rabbi Shimon Adler..
"With great sorrow, my dear friend Rabbi Shimon Adler was taken from this world. He was a leader and a first-rate educator, whose faith and character were a guiding light for him. He led religious education for years to great heights a served as a symbol and role model for true education of derech eretz - Torah and work."