Chaim Kanievsky
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| Birth name | Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky |
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January 8, 1928 Pinsk |
| Parents | Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky Miriam Karelitz |
| Spouse | Batsheva Esther Kanievsky |
| Children | Chana Steinman, Leah Koledetski, Rabbi Avraham Yeshayah Kanievsky, Rutie Tzivion, Rabbi Shlomo Kanievsky, Brachah Braverman, Deena Epstein, Rabbi Yitzchak Shaul (Shuki) Kanievsky |
Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky (1928– ) is an Israeli rabbi and posek living in Bnei Brak, Israel. Kanievsky is considered a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society.
Kanievsky was born January 8, 1928 in Pinsk, Byelorussian SSR, to Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (also known as the Steipler Gaon) and Rebbitzen Miriam Karelitz, sister of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (also known as the Chazon Ish). He married Batsheva Elyashiv, daughter of Rabbi Yosef Sholom Eliashiv (grandson of Rav Shlomo Elyashiv, also known as the Leshem) and granddaughter of Rav Aryeh Levin (known as the "Tzaddik of Jerusalem").
During the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, Rav Kanievsky, then a student at the Lomza Yeshiva, was conscripted for temporary army service in the general mobilization. He was assigned to stand guard on a large hill near Jaffa.
Rav Chaim's wife died in 2011. He lives in Bnei Brak and receives thousands of visitors every year from Jews seeking religious advice. Kanievsky is the official rabbi and spiritual guide for the nonprofit organization Belev Echad which was founded in Israel on 2011 and is dedicated to assist sick and disabled children and adults.
In 2012, Kanievsky ruled that it is forbidden to possess or use an iPhone, and that owners are not allowed to sell their phones, but should instead burn them. In 2015, he instructed United Hatzalah paramedics that in the event of a terrorist attack, they should not treat the terrorists before the victims, even if the terrorist is more seriously injured, and could even leave the terrorist to die.
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