Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky (seated) leads a prayer at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem in February 2020. “When you ask him a question and he answers,” one rabbi said, “it’s as if the Torah ...

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 ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky seen at his home in the city of Bnei Brak on his 92nd birthday, January 11, 2019. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90) Kanievsky was born January 8, 1928, in Pinsk, the Second Polish Republic.

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at his home in Bnei Brak, Israel, Dec. 26, 2019. Photo by Yaakov Nahumi/Flash90. By Shira Hanau March 18, 2022 (JTA) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the powerful leader of Israel ...

Officials expressed concerns that the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky could end in disaster, as crowds began to descend on Bnei Brak ahead of the funeral began at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 92, leader of the Lithuanian Haredim in Israel, tested positive for the virus on Friday after he experienced a change in body temperature.

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered on Sunday at the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a spiritual leader in ultra-Orthodox Judaism, in one of the largest public gatherings in ...

The well-worn black pants belonging to Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, known among his followers as “minister of the Torah,” were set to go up for auction March 1 — with a breathtaking opening bid of ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky seen at his home in the city of Bnei Brak, Israel, March 17, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90) Advertisement. By Jackie Hajdenberg February 22, 2023 8:57 am. Getting your ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the most senior haredi (ultra-Orthodox) rabbis in the world, said that children over the age of five should be vaccinated against corona, a ruling that should bolster ...

Revered Charedi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky died at the age of 94 on March 18, 2022. Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews escort the body of leading Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky during his ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Photo by Dudi Friedman/Wikimedia Commons By Jackie Hajdenberg February 22, 2023 ( JTA ) — A pair of pants coming up for auction are being described as “holy” — and ...