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Binyomin Weiss

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Binyomin Weiss
Personal life
Bornc.1948
germany [1]
Religious life
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. 1 2 Arnold, Janice. "Bnei Brak rabbi named to new beit din post". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.
  2. 1 2 "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.