Batsheva Kanievsky

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

(m. 1951)

ChildrenChana Steinman,
Leah Koledetski,
Rabbi Avraham Yeshayah Kanievsky,
Rutie Tzivion,
Rabbi Shlomo Kanievsky,
Brachah Braverman,
Deena Epstein,
Rabbi Yitzchak Shaul (Shuki) Kanievsky^[1]Parent(s)Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
Shaina Chaya EliashivDenominationHaredi JudaismBuriedZichron Meir, Bnei Brak

Batsheva Esther Kanievsky (Hebrew: בת-שבע קנייבסקי; February 1, 1932 – October 15, 2011), known as Rebbetzin Kanievsky, was a well-known rebbetzin from Bnei Brak, Israel. She was the wife of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, and the oldest daughter of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv of Jerusalem, who was known as "the greatest posek" (halakhic decisor).^[2] Her grandfather was Rabbi Aryeh Levin. Several hundred people would visit her apartment every week.^[3] She never left Israel.^[4] She was known as a "miracle worker" and devoted her life to helping people and performing good deeds.^[5] More than 50,000 people attended her funeral.^[6]

References

^ Weinberger, Naftali; Weinberger, Naomi; Indig, Nina (2012). Scherman, Nosson; Zlotowitz, Meir (eds.). Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All (2nd ed.). Mesorah Publications. p. 24. ISBN 9781422612064. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Rebbetzin Kanievsky Passes Away". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
^ Weinberger; Weinberger; Indig (2012). Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All (2nd ed.). p. 20.
^ Weinberger; Weinberger; Indig (2012). Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All (2nd ed.). p. 21.
^ Rebbetzin Kanievsky "A Miracle Worker", Arutz Sheva.
^ Levaya Of Rebbitzen Kanievsky A"H, Oct 16, 2011.

Women in Judaism

General topics

Women in Judaism
- In the Bible
- Early modern period
- In the Holocaust
- In Israel
Gender and Judaism

History	Jewish Women's Congress (1893) 1902 Kosher Meat Boycott 1904 New York City Rent Strike 1906 Tonsil Riots 1907 New York City Rent Strike 1909 Shirtwaist Strike World Congress of Jewish Women (1923, 1929) Women's Torah Project (2003–2010) Women's Siyum HaShas (2020)

Feminism	Jewish feminism Orthodox Israeli Mizrahi

Life cycle events

Zeved habat / Simchat bat
Bar and bat mitzvah
- For adults
Girls' Day (Chag habanot)

Marriage	Marriage Matchmaking Marriage contract Marital harmony Head covering Homemaker Ritual purity Ritual immersion Divorce Agunah

Practices and concepts

Gender separation
- Tzniut
- Negiah
- Yichud
Abortion
- In Israel
Birth control
Sexuality
- Homosexuality

Prayer and study	Tkhine Tseno Ureno Partnership minyan Tefillin Barbie Midrasha Mechitza Court of the Women

Religious roles	Rebbetzin Rabbis and Torah scholars Timeline Yoetzet halacha Toanot Rabniyot Scribe Cantor Timeline Firzogerin

Organizations

Historic / defunct	Clara de Hirsch Home Di Vilde Chayes League of Jewish Women (Germany) Jewish League for Woman Suffrage (UK) Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz