About Rabbi Yaakov Weingarten
Rabbi Yaakov Weingarten was born in Jerusalem to a prominent and renowned rabbinical family. At the young age of 24, his paternal grandfather, Rabbi Chaim Yosef Dovid Weingarten was appointed rabbi of the neighborhood Batei Verner. His maternal grandfather, Rabbi Chaim Zevulun Charlap, son of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlap, was the rabbi of the city of Rishon Letzion for half a century.
When he was just 21, Rabbi Weingarten was appointed the rabbi of the Project Naarei Raful, aiding and encouraging youth on the fringes. With the outbreak of the first Lebanon war, he joined the combat forces with soldiers from the Project Naarei Raful and became their Commander. After the war, he was promoted to Rabbi over the central sector of Lebanon. At the conclusion of his mission in Lebanon, he was appointed Rabbi of the Jordan Valley. There he authored his first book on the ‘Laws of Shabbat’ on the topic of Eiruvin. His next book on the ‘Laws of Shabbat’ in the army received various endorsements from the Poskei HaDor, and became part of the regulations of the Matkal (IDF General Staff) on what is permitted for the religious soldier on Shabbat during routine and emergency operations. |
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