Cēsis / Wenden

Born in 5631 (1871) in the city of Kėdainiai in Lithuania, and in his youth moved with his parents to reside in Riga. He studied at the yeshivas of Slobodka, Eishyshok, and Volozhin, and was known as “the prodigy of Riga.” He was ordained for halakhic rulings by R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spector of Kovna, R. Moshe Danishevsky of Slobodka, and R. Shlomo HaKohen of Vilna.

He was accepted here as rabbi in 5669 (1909).

From here he moved to serve as rabbi in Trostyanets, district of Grodno. In the years 5673–5682 (1913–1922) he served as rabbi in Staviskok; in 5682 he was accepted as rabbi in Greyev, and in 5686 (1926) was accepted as rabbi in Semyatichi, where he served until his passing on 25 Sivan 5690 (21 June 1930).

Author of the book Hadarat Binyamin (Warsaw 5690).

Ohalei Shem, p. 65. Introduction to his book. Kehilat Semyatich, pp. 74 ff.

Latvia and Rabbis