The news spread quickly on motzei Shabbos, the petirasa of Rebitzen Batsheva Kanievsky OB”M, 79, rebitzen of Maran HaGaon Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. The rebitzen was reciting Tehillim in her home on Shabbos afternoon. She complained she was not feeling well earlier, and collapsed at about 13:30.

Despite advanced life support resuscitation for about one hour and twenty minutes, there was no alternative but to pronounce her dead on the scene.

The levaya will begin at 21:30 from the shul next to the Kanievsky home on Rashbam Street, known as the Lederman Shul. The kvura will be in Zichron Meir in Bnei Brak. Because of chol hamoed, there will be no hespeidim.

More to follow…

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)