R. Meir son of R. Elchanan Berlin (Shachor)

Sabile / Shavlan

Born in approximately 56341) (1874) in the city of Kletsk. In his youth he studied under his relative R. Hillel Liebshitz, rabbi of Lublin. He studied under the Netziv at the Volozhin yeshiva until its closure in 5652, and afterward under his father's brother R. Yosef David Rushkin Shachor, Av Beit Din of Semyatichi.

Son-in-law of the son of the aforementioned R. Tzvi Hirsh Ralba.2)

He served as rabbi here from 56613) until the month of Sivan 5675 (1901 – May 1915), the time of the First World War.

During the war years he was rabbi in Borisoglebsk, district of Tambov.4)

He ascended to the Land of Israel and resided there from 5684. He was among the founders of the Tel Aviv yeshiva and served there as rosh yeshiva. He also taught regular lessons at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv.

He passed away there on 13 Marcheshvan 5708 (27 October 1947), and his resting place is in the Nachalat Yitzchak Cemetery in Tel Aviv.

In the book Hadarat Tzvi a eulogy he delivered for R. Tzvi Hirsh Nurok, rabbi of Mitau, was printed.

Tevunah, issue 8, p. 18. Sefer Zikaron LeHaRav R. Yehuda Leib Graubart, pp. 67 ff. (where several of his letters were also printed). Dor Rabbanov veSoferav, vol. 4, p. 5. Pinkas Kletsk, p. 32. My thanks to R. Levi Yitzchak Wolf for his assistance.
Here lies \
a Tzaddik and Gaon, \
a disseminator of Torah to the multitudes. \
Righteousness and truth kissed in him, \
… and man together embraced. \
The Rabbi \
Meir Berlin, \
son of the Rabbi R. Elchanan, of blessed memory. \
Passed away 13 Marcheshvan 5708. \
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.

Latvia and Rabbis

1)
In another source — 5636.
2)
In the newspaper HaMelitz, 28 Iyyar 5659, it was written that after the passing of R. Ralba, the people of the city decided to give the rabbinical chair to whoever would marry his son's daughter and was ordained for halakhic rulings by three geonim of the generation.
3)
So according to R. Avitzinsky in Di Geshikhte. In the newspaper HaMelitz from 10 Shevat 5661, a report appears about his marriage and acceptance as rabbi. But in HaMelitz from 15 Adar I 5660, a mazal tov congratulation appears for his betrothal and for the day of his ascending to the rabbinical chair here.
4)
See Igrot Kodesh of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Maharshab), vol. 5, p. 76.