Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky

Rabbi
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
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Born
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי

1899
Died10 August 1985(1985-08-10) (aged 85–86)[1]
ReligionJudaism
Spouse(Pesaha) Miriam Karelitz
ChildrenRabbi Chaim Kanievsky
Parent(s)Rabbi Chaim Peretz and Bracha Kanievsky
BuriedShomrei Shabbos cemetery, Bnei Brak

Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (Hebrew: יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי), known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon (1899 – 10 August 1985),[2][3] was a Haredi rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and posek[4] ("decisor" of Jewish law), and the author of Kehilos Yaakov, "a multi-volume[5] Talmudic commentary". [6]

  1. ^ http://matzav.com/the-steipler-gaon-ztl-on-his-28th-yahrtzeit-today-23-av
  2. ^ "Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, the Steipler". 17 June 1899. ... Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899 - 1985)
  3. ^ "Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (The Steipler) (1899-1985)". JewishVirtualLibrary.org.
  4. ^ Marek Cejka; Roman Koran (2015). Rabbis of our Time: Authorities of Judaism. Routledge. ISBN 978-1317605447. Rabbi Kanievsky was an important figure and halachic authority (posek)
  5. ^ 19 volumes
  6. ^ "Jewish History: Av 23". AISH.com. 21 May 2009.