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Rav Chaim Kanievsky is one of the most respected rabbinic leaders in the Charedi world. He is the son of the Steipler Gaon. And the son in law of Rav Elyashiv. He has written many Seforim on Halacha ...

Overall we were impressed with the New York Times obituary of Rav Chaim Kanievsky, zt’’l, authored by now-retired veteran Times reporter on all things Jewish, Joseph Berger. Non-Jewish readers of The ...

(JTA) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the powerful leader of Israel’s haredi Orthodox community who was known as the “Prince of Torah,” has died. Kanievsky was 94 and died after collapsing at his home in ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people attended the funeral Sunday of a prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbi in a city in central Israel. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 94, one of the most influential ...

He initially insisted, “Canceling Torah study is more dangerous than the coronavirus.” But he had a change of heart, even before testing positive. By Joseph Berger Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the ...

A prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Israel has tested positive for COVID-19 having previously suggested that canceling Torah study is "more dangerous than the coronavirus" after breaking quarantine ...

(JTA) — A pair of pants coming up for auction are being described as “holy” — and not just because they’re a little torn. Rather, the pants once belonged to the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an Israeli ...

The son of a major rabbi with familial connections to numerous famed rabbinic dynasties, Kanievsky was long respected but rose to new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic. (JTA) — Rabbi Chaim ...