In the reminiscences of Rav Chaim’s daughters and his long-time neighbor we see other facets: the husband, the father, the man who cared for every Jew
The man who wouldn’t eat breakfast without his wife, who visited his married children when they were sick, who helped a novelist with the details of her story — in the reminisces of Rav Chaim’s daughters and his long-time neighbor we see other facets: the husband, the father, the man who cared for every Jew
Sarah Pardes
A nation mourns its leader. Four women mourn their father. Rav Chaim’s daughters describe their childhoods in the Kanievsky home
“Our house was never a private home; it was always Klal Yisrael’s home. We never locked the door. Anyone could go in and out at any time to speak to our father or mother. Abba couldn’t disconnect from his learning, yet he dedicated a significant chunk of his time to Am Yisrael.”
I hear variations of this over and over from the four daughters of Rav Chaim Kanievsky ztz”l — tbl”c Rebbetzin Leah Koledetzky, Rebbetzin Ruth Tzivyon, Rebbetzin Dina Epstein, and Rebbetzin Bracha Braverman. (The fifth daughter, Rebbetzin Chana Steinman a”h, passed away years ago.)
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