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Jerusalem Mourns Rabbi Berel Wein at Mount of Olives Burial

His funeral ceremony at Beit Knesset Hanassi marked the culmination of a career that reshaped Orthodox communal leadership to pioneer Jewish historical inquiry.

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Rabbi Berel Wein, One of the Most Prolific Historians in Jewish History of His Generation, Dies at 91
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Overview

  • The funeral was held Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Beit Knesset Hanassi in Jerusalem, followed by his interment on the Mount of Olives.
  • National and community outlets published obituaries and firsthand recollections while sharing archival interviews that highlighted his intellectual breadth.
  • He served at Beth Israel Congregation in Miami Beach from 1964 to 1972, then led Congregation Bais Torah in Monsey for 24 years while holding top positions at the Orthodox Union.
  • In 1977 he founded Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Suffern and led it until moving to Jerusalem in 1997, later becoming mara d’asra of Beit Knesset Hanassi in 2002.
  • Renowned for history books, the monthly Wein Press newsletter and PBS Israel appearances, he earned the Covenant Foundation Educator of the Year Award and the Machon Harav Frank Torah Prize.