Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi Wein
שמואל צבי ב"ר משה ארי' הלוי
Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon (RIETS)Date of Death: Tue. November 12, 1918 -
Kislev 8 5679
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Directions to Kever: Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Gate: 158/S, Block: 90, Row: 011R, Grave: 6, Society Name: CHEVRA SHOMREI HADAS OF BOROUGH PARK (along Benjamin Road)
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: WILIN, SAMUEL
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Advertisement for Isidore Bloch’s Matzo Bakery bearing Rabbi Wein’s certification. Credit: MCA
Photo Caption: Beth Din Kosher Certification signed by Rabbi Wein, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Lass, and Rabbi Dovid Rodinsky, Credit: Moreshes Chachmei America
Bio Information:
Rav Wein was a founding member of the Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary (RIETS) Smicha Board established in 1906. The other members were Rav Hillel Klein and Rav Moshe Zevulin Margolies. Rav Bernard Levinthal of Philadelphia represented the Agudath Arabonim.
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1 curios // Apr 29, 2011 at 3:59 am
I wonder why his ksovim are in YU.
2 YD Miller // Apr 29, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Additional Information (In Yiddish) by BBZ:
http://www.ivelt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=398124#p398124
3 curios // May 1, 2011 at 2:52 am
Thanks R’ Miller, I saw there the following link which says that he actually was from the “hanhala” in RIETS: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=20523&st=&pgnum=9.
4 curios // May 2, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Says he was from the maskimim on the Mishna Berurah.
5 YD Miller // May 3, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Yup, here is the Haskama:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=40376&st=&pgnum=4
6 YD Miller // Jul 8, 2011 at 10:04 am
I found his father listed as the Rabbi of Yanova (as inscribed on the matzieve)
יאנאווא:
הרה”ג אב”ד מוה’ משה ארי’ במהר”ז הלוי
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=5731&st=&pgnum=7&hilite=
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