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Binyomin Weiss

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Binyomin Weiss
Personal
Bornc. 1948
New York, United States[1]
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorAvrohom David Niznik
PositionChief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Montreal
OrganisationVaad Ha'Ir of Montreal
Began2007[2]

Yonasan Binyomin (Benjamin) Weiss (Hebrew: יהונתן בנימין ווייס; born c. 1948) is an American-Canadian rabbi and dayan, who has served as Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Montreal since 2007.[3] He arrived in Montreal in 2005 to serve as deputy head of the Montreal beit din,[1] before which he served as rabbi of the Sanz community in Bnei Brak for 35 years.[2][4]

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  1. ^ a b Arnold, Janice. "Bnei Brak rabbi named to new beit din post". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.
  2. ^ a b "דיין חדש ליהודי מונטריאול". Beḥadrei ḥaredim (in Hebrew). November 1, 2005. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Montreal appoints new Av Bais Din tonight". Yeshiva World News. January 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rabbi Binyomin Weiss". Torah in Motion. Retrieved January 22, 2024.