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Prominent Israeli rabbi mourned by thousands at funeral

Paramedics carry an injured ultra-Orthodox Jew duirng the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kanievsky was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kanievsky was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kanievsky was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kanievsky was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ultra-Orthodox Jews climb trough a hole in a wall to watch the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people participated in the funeral of Kanievsky who was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Hundreds of thousands of people attend the funeral of prominent ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kanievsky was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Jewish ultra-Orthodox dressed in costumes and dance during the Jewish festival of Purim in Jerusalem, Friday, March 18, 2022. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky in Bnei Brak, Israel Sunday, March 20, 2022. Kanievsky was one of the most influential scholars in the religious community in Israel. He died Friday at the age of 94. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)