Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim “Sar Hatorah” Kanievsky

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Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim “Sar Hatorah” Kanievsky

Birth
Pinsk, Pinsk District, Brest, Belarus
Death
18 Mar 2022 (aged 94)
Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Burial
Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv District, Israel Add to Map
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi and Talmud interpreter. Credited as one of the greatest of his generations and a very well-respected figure in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. He was revered for his
diligence and phenomenal memory and could recite large passages from both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud by sheer memory. He has also published several volumes pertaining to Jewish law.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi and Talmud interpreter. Credited as one of the greatest of his generations and a very well-respected figure in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. He was revered for his
diligence and phenomenal memory and could recite large passages from both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud by sheer memory. He has also published several volumes pertaining to Jewish law.