Leading Haredi rabbi Kanievsky collapses, undergoing CPR

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 26, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 26, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of the top Haredi rabbinical authorities in Israel, collapses at home and is undergoing resuscitation efforts.

Dozens of people gather outside his home

A source close to the rabbi, who is in his 90s, tells Ynet, “His condition is severe. We’re praying.”

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