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15 Cheshvan: the yahrtzeit of the Chazon Ish ט"ו חשון: דער יארצייט פונעם חזון איש
Monday, 15 Cheshvan (Oct 26), is the yahrtzeit of the Chazon Ish, who built up the Torah world in Eretz Yisroel; thousands visit his kever in Bnei Brak every year.
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▶Yartzeit of The Chazon Ish By Reb Chaim Kanievsky - Cheshvan 5776Monday, 15 Cheshvan (Oct 26), is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz, the Chazon Ish. He passed away on Friday night, 15 Cheshvan, in 1953, at 75; his brother-in-law the Steipler was woken but he passed away before the doctor arrived. Thousands attended the funeral; he is buried in the Shomrei Shabbos cemetery in Bnei Brak. Every year thousands visit his kever on the yahrtzeit, and children of Talmud Torah Tashbar, founded in his home, daven there.
(According to chazon-ish.com, Jan 20, 2024)
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- 1Beis Maran HaChazon Ish (chazon-ish.com)The Chazon Ish's yahrzeitpublished Jan 20, 2024
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