Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg

Hebrew name: שרידי אש

Years: 1884–1966

Primary city: Montreux, Switzerland

Biography

Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg was the last Rosh Yeshiva of the Berlin Rabbinical Seminary. He authored the responsa Seridei Esh, which addressed halachic challenges of the post-Holocaust era.

Works

  • Shu"t Seridei Eish
  • Mechkarim beTalmud

Responsa

  • On the difference between Mussar and Halakha and the right of a Beis Din to refuse to adjudicate (1948) — from Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg to Unknown recipient

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