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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Chaim Kanievsky

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 26, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 26, 2023, 12:21 pm
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s pants taken off auction site
Prime Judaica had planned to put authenticated item of clothing under hammer; one collector tells New York Post he planned to buy item and rent it out
By ToI Staff and JTA
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at his home in the city of Bnei Brak, on July 15, 2021. (Yaakov Nahumi/Flash90)
February 23, 2023, 10:47 am
Torn pants of late Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky up for auction
Starting bid set by New Jersey auctioneers at $3,200; garment comes with letter of confirmation from ultra-Orthodox leader’s grandson confirming he wore them for ‘a long time’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Clockwise from top right: Svika Pick, Peter Bogdanovich, Miriam Naor, Gerda Weissman Klein, James Caan, Bob Saget, Estelle Harris, A.B. Yehoshua. (Getty Images/Design by Grace Yage, via JTA)
December 31, 2022, 5:08 pm
From Albright to Yehoshua: 18 notable Jews who died in 2022
These Jewish icons leave outsized legacies in politics, the arts, sports, and everything in between
By CALEB GUEDES-REED and Gabe Friedman
A community billboard features election posters in the Haredi neighborhood of Har Nof on election day, November 1, 2022 (Ash Obel/Times of Israel)
November 1, 2022, 1:12 pm
In Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox neighborhood, Religious Zionism party is a rising force
While Haredi parties remain dominant, one voter in Har Nof say ‘there is power’ in the far-right party: ‘What they say they’ll do, they do. No ifs or buts’
By Ash Obel
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein at his home in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on January 4, 2022. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
May 29, 2022, 5:11 pm
Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbi blasts Jewish visits to Temple Mount, Flag March
Gershon Edelstein brands Jerusalem Day parade ‘unnecessary and dangerous’ in meeting with Haredi lawmakers
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky on the road leading to the city of Bnei Brak's cemetery on March 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 21, 2022, 2:37 am
For part of the country, the loss of a mythic leader; for the rest, a traffic jam
Disconnect in Israeli society on display as hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox attend Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s funeral, and mainstream coverage focuses on the crowd size
By Judah Ari Gross
Men gather during the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 20, 2022 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
March 20, 2022, 4:02 pm
‘Unparalleled in his generation’: Rabbi Kanievsky laid to rest in massive funeral
Hundreds break through police barriers into Bnei Brak cemetery as Haredi leader is interred, but event passes without major unrest; medics treat a few dozen people
By ToI Staff
Men gather during the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 20, 2022 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
March 20, 2022, 2:08 pm
Bennett warns against Kanievsky funeral turning into a repeat of Meron tragedy
Procession for Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, an influential religious leader with hundreds of thousands of followers, raises fears of crush similar to deadly Lag B’Omer disaster
By ToI Staff
Men gather outside the home of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky on March 20, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 20, 2022, 9:11 am
Central Israel shuts down as hundreds of thousands gather for Kanievsky funeral
Streets closed in ultra-Orthodox rabbi’s hometown Bnei Brak, along with main highways; fears massive crowding may cause disaster; helicopter rescue on standby; schools shut
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
People gather outside the home of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 18, 2022. (Flash90)
March 19, 2022, 9:42 pm
Central Israel to largely shut down Sunday as Kanievsky funeral set to draw masses
Major roads to close, with hundreds of thousands expected at rabbi’s burial in Bnei Brak; event could be biggest funeral in country’s history; police: Stay at home if possible
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 26, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 18, 2022, 4:41 pm
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, one of Israel’s leading religious authorities, dies at 94
Kanievsky was a hugely influential leader of the non-Hasidic Lithuanian Haredi community, with hundreds of thousands of followers; politicians laud ‘one of the generation’s greats’
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at his home in the central city of Bnei Brak on September 22, 2020. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
December 15, 2021, 8:15 pm
Senior Haredi rabbi who backed COVID vaccines for children receiving threats
Threats against Chaim Kanievsky being communicated in phone calls, emails and letters, with some even trying to break into his home; associates say he stands by position
By Shira Hanau
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 26, 2020. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 30, 2021, 11:01 am
Top ultra-Orthodox rabbis urge against mixed-gender prayer plaza at Western Wall
Rabbis Kanievsky and Edelstein lament ‘intention to desecrate the sanctity’ of the site, call on followers to ‘do everything’ to prevent ‘disgrace in the holy place’
By ToI Staff
Coronavirus czar Salman Zarka (left) talking to Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky on 24 August, 2021 (Israel Health Ministry)
August 25, 2021, 10:42 am
Top rabbi says unvaccinated teachers not welcome in Haredi schools
Rabbi Kanievsky declares vaccines ‘from heaven’ and obligatory for teachers, as some Hasidic rebbes also embrace COVID booster shots for their followers
By Nathan Jeffay
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