Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of Israel’s leading religious figures, dies at 94

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and his grandson Yaakov (Yanki) Kanievsky (L) at the former's home in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on September 22, 2020. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and his grandson Yaakov (Yanki) Kanievsky (L) at the former's home in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on September 22, 2020. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of Israel’s most prominent ultra-Orthodox rabbis, dies at home at age 94.

Kanievsky was the leader of a large section of the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox community.

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