Rabbi Wein

Rabbinic Assistant

Rabbi Avraham Wein is the Rabbinic Assistant at Congregation Beth Sholom, having previously served as Rabbinic Intern. Rabbi Wein studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion and earned his B.A. in Psychology and Jewish Studies from Yeshiva University as part of the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program. He is also a graduate of the RIETS/Ferkauf Joint Program in Mental Health Counseling. Rabbi Wein is currently pursuing semikha as a member of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary’s Bella and Harry Wexner Semikha Honors Program and an M.A. in Medieval Jewish History at the Bernard Revel Graduate School. He is a longtime student of Rabbi Michael Rosensweig and serves as his shiur assistant. Rabbi Wein has held various editorial positions (including at the Tradition journal of the Rabbinical Council of America) and is assisting his teachers Rabbi Rosensweig and Rabbi Shalom Carmy in preparing their teachings for publication. Rabbi Wein and his wife Shira are proud parents of their daughter Esti. Shira, a Stern College graduate, is currently completing her training as a Physician Assistant at York College.