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 ...

(JTA) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the top haredi Orthodox rabbinical authorities in Israel, and his family have received threats from anti-vaxxers after Kanievsky came out in support of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis shut down large parts of central Israel to attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an influential spiritual leader. By Patrick Kingsley JERUSALEM — Hundreds of ...

Corona Czar Prof. Salman Zarka (L) at the Bnei Brak home of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky (R), Aug. 24, 2021. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, considered the leading authority in Israel’s Haredi Jewish society, on ...

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky (C), seen in this file photo taken on March 20, 2019, died Friday aged 94 — MENAHEM KAHANA Powerful rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a key figure among the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, ...

(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 ...

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

(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 ...