Police expect a million people at rabbi's funeral, major roads in central Israel blocked on Sunday
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, will be laid to rest in his city of Bnei Brak
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Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, will be laid to rest in his city of Bnei Brak
Known as the 'minister of Torah' in the ultra-Orthodox community, Kanievsky was seen as a unique and very different leader from his predecessors in the Lithuanian community. He will be interred on Sunday
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'
Known as the 'minister of Torah' in the ultra-Orthodox community, Kanievsky was seen as a unique and very different leader from his predecessors in the Lithuanian community. He will be interred on Sunday
He initially insisted, “Canceling Torah study is more dangerous than the coronavirus.” But he had a change of heart, even before testing positive.