“The more I read and study Jewish history, the clearer it becomes that there is an Author and Planner, Who guides [the People of] Israel to its destiny.”

— Rabbi Berel Wein (October 1990)

Rabbi Berel Wein, a Chicago-born pulpit rabbi and rosh yeshivah , gained widespread recognition within the American Orthodox community for his landmark 1990 history, Triumph of Survival: The Story of the Jews in the Modern Era 1650-1990 . He passed away, at the age of 91, on Aug. 16 in Jerusalem, the city he held so close to his heart.

His influence extended well beyond his written works, with his contributions as an educator, author and passionate Zionist shaping the Jewish community for decades. Yet one aspect of his legacy has been notably overlooked in many tributes to his life: his firm oppos

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