Chaim Kanievsky

Rabbi
Chaim Kanievsky
חיים קניבסקי‎
Personal
Born
Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky
שמריהו יוסף חיים קַניֶבסקִי‎

(1928-01-08)January 8, 1928
Pinsk, Poland (now Belarus)
DiedMarch 18, 2022(2022-03-18) (aged 94)
Bnei Brak, Israel
ReligionJudaism
Spouse
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(m. 1951; died 2011)​
Children8[1]: 24 
Parents

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.[3][4][5][6] Known as the Gadol HaDor ("greatest of his generation")[7] and the "Prince of Torah", much of his prominence came through Torah education and advice about Jewish law.[8][9]

Though Kanievsky held no formal community-wide post,[10] he was the de facto head of the Litvak community of Haredi Judaism, revered as a consummate scholar of Jewish law and tradition, with unimpeachable rulings.[11]

  1. ^ Weinberger, Naftali; Weinberger, Naomi; Indig, Nina (2012). Scherman, Nosson; Zlotowitz, Meir (eds.). Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All (2nd ed.). Mesorah Publications. ISBN 9781422612064. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "About Rabbi Chaim". Nerechad.org. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Weinberger, Naftali (2023). Rav Chaim: The Life and Legacy of the Sar HaTorah Rav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky. ArtScroll. ISBN 9781422632871.
  4. ^ "שקל שקל הישועות של גדול הדור הרב חיים קנייבסקי שליטא הישועות של גדול הדור הרב חיים קנייבסקי שליטא". אחינו (in Hebrew). May 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "ArtScroll.com – A Gadol in Our Time: Stories about Rav Chaim Kanievsky". www.artscroll.com.
  6. ^ "Recommendations by the Gadol Hador, Rav Chaim Kanievsky, To Merit Children – Aish Haolam". Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ National Library of Israel
  8. ^ Hanau, Shira (March 18, 2022). "Chaim Kanievsky, Haredi Orthodox Rabbi known as "Prince of Torah" ("שר התורה"), dies at 94". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (January 29, 2021). "He Is Israel's "Prince of Torah". But to Some, He Is the King of Covid". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (March 20, 2022). "Revered Jewish Sage Buried in One of the Largest Gatherings in Israel's History". New York Times.
  11. ^ "Israel: Hundreds of thousands attend ultra-Orthodox rabbi's funeral". DW.COM. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.