March 18, 2022 – The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading membership organization of orthodox rabbis in North America, mourns the death of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, of blessed memory, one of the leading Torah personalities and decisors of Jewish law of our generation.
Rabbi Binyamin Blau, president of the RCA, said, “We mourn together with the entire Torah world the death of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, whose wisdom and blessings were a source of guidance and inspiration for countless Jews. We are grateful for the influence he had during his 94 years on all segments of the Jewish and Israeli populations.”