Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
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Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (Hebrew: יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי), known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon (1899 – 10 August 1985),[2][3] was a Haredi rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and posek[4] ("decisor" of Jewish law), and the author of Kehilos Yaakov, "a multi-volume[5] Talmudic commentary". [6]
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Born | Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי 1899 |
Died | 10 August 1985(1985-08-10) (aged 85–86)[1] |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | (Pesaha) Miriam Karelitz |
Children | Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky |
Parent(s) | Rabbi Chaim Peretz and Bracha Kanievsky |
Buried | Shomrei Shabbos cemetery, Bnei Brak |
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