Voice of the Silent Generation: The Life & Times of Rabbi Berel Wein

From Jewish History Soundbites by Yehuda Geberer.

Published: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:38:22 +0000
Duration: 53:16
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The recent passing of Rabbi Berel Wein (1934-2025) is an opportunity to reflect on the Jewish world in which he grew up and later had such a wide impact. A child of Lithuanian immigrants, he grew up at a crossroads of American Jewish history. The children of the immigrant generation were overwhelmingly secularizing, and yet he emerged from the yeshiva in Chicago with a deep connection to his parents and teachers world of prewar Lithuania. In serving as a bridge between generations, he greatly amplified the role of Jewish history and continuity in transmitting the values of the past to future generations.

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