The Chazon Ish zt”l (Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz) (7 November 1878 – 24 October 1953), after his magnum opus, was a Belarusian-born Orthodox rabbi who later became one of the leaders of Haredi Judaism in Israel, where he spent his final 20 years, from 1933 to 1953.
Pesha Miriam (Miril), married Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky.
Kanievsky referred to his brother-in-law Avraham Yeshaya as his mentor as long as the latter was alive.
As a youth, Karelitz was sent to study under Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk. He did not take to the Brisker method of study, and later it became clear that he actually opposed it. After a few days, he returned home and continued to study with his father who was head of the local Beth din. He married Bashe Bei of KvÄ—darna and developed a close relationship with Moshe Rosen .
He moved to Vilna in about 1920, and became close to Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, consulting with him in all religious and communal matters. Encouraged by Grodzinski and with Abraham Isaac Kook’s help, Karelitz settled in Eretz Israel, then the British Mandate of Palestine, in 1933. His house in Bnei Brak became the address for thousands who sought religious guidance.
Karelitz, his brother-in-law Kanievsky and Yaakov Galinsky were extremely close.
The Chazon Ish zt”l devoted his life to the study of Torah while simultaneously gaining knowledge in secular sciences such as astronomy, anatomy, mathematics, and botany. After his marriage, he continued to lead an extremely modest life, his wife providing for their needs while he spent day and night studying Torah in-depth. He did not have any children.
Though he served as a religious leader for much of his life, he never received formal ordination as a rabbi.
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