The son of a major rabbi with familial connections to numerous famed rabbinic dynasties, Kanievsky was long respected but rose to new heights during the COVID-19 pandemic. (JTA) — Rabbi Chaim ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the most influential leaders in Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, died Friday at the age of 94. Condolences poured in, including from Prime ...

(JTA) — A pair of pants coming up for auction are being described as “holy” — and not just because they’re a little torn. Rather, the pants once belonged to the late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an Israeli ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at his home in Bnei Brak, July 15, 2021. Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky, an Israeli Haredi posek who was considered the leading halakhic authority in Haredi Jewish society ...

BNEI BRAK, Israel -- Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 93, can't use a phone. He rarely leaves his house. His family says he has never been successful in making a cup of tea. His closest aides think he doesn't ...

To many Israelis, the lack of a crackdown on the haredi community stems from Benjamin Netanyahu’s dependence on Kanievsky for political support. (JTA) — When the host of the Israeli satire show “Eretz ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky is the spiritual authority for hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews. But his pronouncements on the virus have made him a villain to many. By Patrick Kingsley BNEI BRAK, ...

Rav Chaim Kanievsky is one of the most respected rabbinic leaders in the Charedi world. He is the son of the Steipler Gaon. And the son in law of Rav Elyashiv. He has written many Seforim on Halacha ...

A prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Israel has tested positive for COVID-19 having previously suggested that canceling Torah study is "more dangerous than the coronavirus" after breaking quarantine ...

(JTA) — 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, 93, can’t use a phone. He rarely leaves his house. His family says he has never successfully made a cup of tea. His closest aides think he doesn’t know the name of Israel’s ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — Rabbi ...