Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky arrived to pay his respects at the Shiva house for Maran HaRav Shteinman ZATZAL on Thursday night.  His son HaRav Yitzchak Shaul Kanievsky, and his grandson joined him for the visit.

Rav Kanievsky read aloud the Tzava (will) of Maran HaRav Shteinman over and over again and moved the crowd with his emotional reading of the text.

Rav Kanievsky told the gathered crowd and the family, that when Rav Shteinman was much younger and still an Avreich, whenever he would come to see The Chazon Ish, the Chazon Ish stood up for Rav Shteinman. He added that the Chazon Ish would also escort Rav Shteinman to his home even though the Chazon Ish was much more advanced in years.

Rav Kanievsky added that his father the Steipler ZATZAL would also rise for Rav Shteinman. “We cannot lie to the world. The world recognized that Rav Shteinman was the Gadol Hador, even though he was a truly humble man and there were people who fought against him. But the world cannot be fooled,” said Rav Kanievsky.

The gathered crowd said afterward that the moments that Rav Kanievsky was speaking about Rav Shteinman were truly emotional and that it was something special to behold how much Rav Kanievsky cherished and respected Rav Shteinman.

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(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)