Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי 1899 |
| Died | 10 August 1985 (aged 85–86) |
| Spouse | (Pesaha) Miriam Karelitz |
| Children | Chaim Kanievsky |
| Parent(s) | Chaim Peretz and Bracha Kanievsky |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Buried | Shomrei Shabbos cemetery, Bnei Brak |
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (Hebrew: יעקב ישראל קַנִיֶּבְסְקִי), known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon (1899 – 10 August 1985), was a Haredi rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and posek (decider of Jewish law in new situations), and the author of Kehilos Yaakov, a 19-volume commentary on the Talmud.