Shemaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky (Hebrew: שמריהו יוסף חיים קַניֶבסקִי; January 8, 1928 – March 18, 2022) was an Israeli Haredi rabbi and posek. [2] He was a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society on legal and ethical practice.

That was the life of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky – the undisputed Prince of Torah (Sar HaTorah) – who was buried in the central Israel city of Bnei Brak, as nearly one million people converged to pay last respects.

Apr 1, 2022 · That was the life of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky – the undisputed Prince of Torah (Sar HaTorah) – who was buried March 20, 2022 in the city of Bnei Brak in central Israel, as hundreds of thousands converged to pay their last respects.

Mar 21, 2022 · JERUSALEM —Automobile traffic was shut down in much of central Israel on March 20 as hundreds of thousands of mourners traveled from around the nation by bus and train to Bnei Brak as Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky, one of the generation’s leading Lithuanian Torah scholars, was laid to rest.

Mar 18, 2022 · Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the greatest Talmudic interpreters of his generation and one of the most revered figures among the world’s ultra-Orthodox Jews, who considered him the leading...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of Israel’s most prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbis, died Friday at the age of 94. Medics were called to Kanievsky’s home in Bnei Brak after he collapsed and...

Although Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky's background is of Lithuanian persuasion, he is revered and cherished by every stream of Orthodox Judaism. He is an uncanny Talmudic phenomenon and considered by most to be our generation's greatest scholar and Halachic Posek.

Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky (Hebrew: שמריהו יוסף חיים קַניֶבסקִי; January 8, 1928 – March 18, 2022) was an Israeli Haredi rabbi and posek. He was a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society on legal and ethical practice.

May 17, 2024 · Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky (Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky), one of the most prominent Rabbis of the Haredi community, passed away on Shushan Purim, 5782 (2022). He was born on January 8, 1928, in Pinsk, Poland, the son of the “Steipler” rav (HaRav Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky).

Mar 6, 2025 · Like his father and uncle, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky is considered one of the greatest scholars of our generation, and thousands of people each week, in person and through the mail, seek his blessing, halachic guidence, and personal advice.