The Shtender, Ep. 2 — the man who proofread Rav Chaim’s seforim.
A LIFE DEVOTED TO TORAH
Preserving a legacy.
Building the next chapter.
Rav Uri HaKohen Tiger, longtime proofreader of Maran Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s seforim, has spent years bringing Torah works to the world with extraordinary care and precision.
Years
of Torah, trust, and meticulous work together
10seforim linked below
81recorded Torah conversations preserved
2,000+notes from Rav Chaim on one landmark sefer
As recounted by Rav Uri in the featured address
ראיונות · INTERVIEWS
The podcast, and the interviews he sent.
Source: Yeshiva World Newsהסיפור שלו · HIS STORY
A trust earned, one page at a time.
What began as a young talmid’s determination to learn from a gadol grew, over years, into a remarkable bond. Rav Uri became the official proofreader of Rav Chaim Kanievsky’s seforim—checking sources, correcting the smallest errors, and returning again and again with pages for review.
Public interviews describe Rav Chaim’s gratitude for that exacting work. Rav Uri’s own account adds the human dimension: the relationship took years to build, and ultimately became like family.
Read the story in English“It wasn’t only about the learning. It became family.”
Rav Uri Tiger, recounting the relationship in the featured address
ספריו · HIS SEFORIM
Torah made clear, precise, and accessible.
Explore Rav Uri’s works in Otzar HaChochma. Each title reflects years of careful sourcing, concise explanation, and devotion to the words of Chazal and the Rishonim.
קולו · IN HIS OWN WORDS
Hear the story from Rav Uri himself.
In this short excerpt, Rav Uri speaks about the depth of Rav Chaim’s gratitude, the ten seforim gathered on this site, and the conversations he preserved so future generations could see Rav Chaim speaking in learning.
FEATURED ADDRESS
Rav Uri recounts the years of Torah and trust with Rav Chaim.
More direct conversations, halachic questions, and rare proofreading sessions are now gathered in one place.
Explore the full video libraryתמונות · PHOTOGRAPHS
A life of Torah in photographs.
Shiurim, chavrusas, and gatherings. The full gallery is also on the Photos page.
מן העיתונות · ARTICLES & TESTIMONY
A documented Torah partnership.
Interviews, rare footage, and publishing records help tell a story known to generations of readers.
עבודת יום הכיפורים · THE NEXT SEFER
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Rav Chaim called him a great talmid chacham, made him the official proofreader of his seforim, and wrote more than two thousand hagahos on one of Rav Uri’s own works. He said the relationship became family — and urged him to publish substantial seforim. This is the next one.
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