Trousers that belonged to the revered Orthodox Jewish leader, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, were pulled from an auction .

Rather, the pants once belonged to the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an Israeli haredi Orthodox leader considered by his followers to be the leading Jewish authority of his generation.

Rabbi Kanievsky, one of the most influential scholars in the country’s religious community, died Friday at age 94. He was born in Pinsk, Belarus, and moved to what was then British-ruled Palestine as ...

Widely known in the Haredi community, the Rabbi Kanievsky also played a role in advancing Jews of Color internationally.

Hundreds of thousands of people attend the funeral of prominent ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel, March 20, 2022.

Attendees of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky's funeral heard long eulogies loudly bewailing the loss of a spiritual leader known to millions of religious Jews worldwide simply as “Reb Chaim.” Ultra ...

Rabbi Kanievsky, born in what is now Belarus, made headlines in Israel at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic for defying government authorities and saying that ultra-Orthodox schools must remain open.

Ill-suited to a political mantle, the rabbi had encyclopedic knowledge, shed new light on Jewish law in his 50+ books, and was simply in love with Torah ...

March 20 (UPI) -- Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky was laid to rest in Israel on Sunday as mourners burst through the gates of the cemetery during the burial ceremony. An estimated 750,000 people attended ...

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have gathered for the funeral on Sunday in Israel of influential rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, known to followers as the "Prince of Torah", with authorities ...

'Grandson Yanky Kanievsky noticed a drop in the oxygen levels and understood the rabbi had passed away,' source tells Israel National News.

An estimated three quarters of a million ultra-Orthodox Jews packed the Israeli city of Bnei Brak for the funeral Sunday of influential rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, known to followers as the "Prince of ...