Shemaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky was an Israeli Haredi rabbi and posek. He was a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society on legal and ethical practice. Known as the Gadol HaDor and the "Prince of Torah", much of his prominence came through Torah education and advice about Jewish law.
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Funeral for Kanievsky in March 2022
Kanievsky at home, December 2021
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas R. Nides visiting Kanievsky's home, December 2021
Kanievsky on the podium at a conference of Degel HaTorah (second from left), Yad Eliyahu Arena, 1990. Next to him: Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Elazar Menachem Man Shach, and Shlomo Shimshon Karlitz.
Kanievsky with Moshe Sternbuch
Chaim Kanievsky
Kanievsky in December 2021In their orbit 2
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Lived 1928 to 2022 · aged 94
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