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
Funeral for Kanievsky in March 2022
Kanievsky at home, December 2021
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas R. Nides visiting 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: Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Elazar Menachem Man Shach, and Shlomo Shimshon Karlitz.
Kanievsky with Moshe Sternbuch
כתיבת אותיות בספר התורה של הגאון רבי חיים קנייבסקי ניסן תשע"ד
Kanievsky in December 2021
Kanievsky with his sons, Avraham Yeshayahu and Yitzchak Shaul
Kanievsky with his son, Avraham Yeshayahu
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References
- ↑ About Rabbi ChaimNerechad.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. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ↑ Leading Haredi rabbi Kanievsky collapses, undergoing CPR
- ↑ Leader of Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox Community Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Dies at 94