Chaim Kanievsky
Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky (January 8, 1928 – March 18, 2022) was a Polish-born Israeli rabbi and posek. He was born in Pinsk, Second Polish Republic, but his career was set in Bnei Brak, Israel.[1] Kanievsky was thought to be a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society.[2][3][4]
Kanievsky had a heart attack at his home in Bnei Brak on March 18, 2022.[5] He died a few hours later at the age of 94.[6]
Chaim Kanievsky Media
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas R. Nides visiting Rabbi Kanievsky's home, December 2021
- Kanievsky on the podium at a conference of Degel HaTorah (second from left), Yad Eliyahu Arena, 1990. Next to him are seen: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach, and Rabbi Shlomo Shimshon Karlitz.
Rabbi Kanievsky with Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch
References
- ↑ "About Rabbi Chaim". Nerechad.org. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ↑ שקל הישועות של גדול הדור הרב חיים קנייבסקי שליט''א - אחינו
- ↑ ArtScroll.com - A Gadol in Our Time: Stories about Rav Chaim Kanievsky - In Stock at ArtScroll!
- ↑ "Recommendations by the Gadol Hador, Rav Chaim Kanievsky, To Merit Children – Aish Haolam". Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ↑ Leading Haredi rabbi Kanievsky collapses, undergoing CPR
- ↑ Leader of Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox Community Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Dies at 94