- Died
- Berel Wein was a producer, known for Ominous Skies 1930 - 1939 (2012), Bridging Worlds: The Life and Teachings of Rav Azriel Chaim Goldfein (2014) and The Naked Archaeologist (2005). He was married to Yocheved (Jackie) Levin and Mira Cohen Wein. He died on August 16, 2025 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- SpousesYocheved (Jackie) Levin(1955 - 2006) (her death, 1 child)Mira Cohen Wein(? - 2018) (her death)
- In 1977, he founded Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Suffern, NY.
- After acquiring Rabbinical ordination and a Doctorate of Jewish Letters from Chicago's Hebrew Theological College and earning a Juris Doctor Degree from De Paul University Law School where he went into his law career by day - and into teaching Jewish history at night.
- In 1972, he moved to New York to take on a leadership position in the Orthodox Union, simultaneously founding and serving as rabbi in Congregation Bais Torah in Monsey, NY.
- After relocating to Israel in 1997, he joined and was eventually appointed as rabbi of Jerusalem's Beit Knesset Hanasi.
- The 1993 recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from the Covenant Foundation, as well as the recipient of the Torah Prize Award from Machon Harav Frank in Jerusalem.
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