Rabbi Berel (Yosef Dov) Soloveichik (1915–1981) was a rabbi and the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveichik and one of the leading Rosh Yeshivas ("heads of the yeshiva") of the Brisk yeshivas in Jerusalem. He was a first cousin to Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, who was named after the Beis HaLevi, like himself. Rabbi Soloveichik was succeeded as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Brisk in Jerusalem by his son Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveichik.

Rabbi Berel (Yosef Dov) Soloveichik
Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Brisk
In office
October 12, 1959 – February 6, 1981
Preceded byRabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveichik
Succeeded byRabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soloveichik
Personal details
Born1915
Brest, Belarus
DiedFebruary 6, 1981
Jerusalem
SpouseEthel Weisnstein
ChildrenRabbi Avraham Yehoshua Soleveitchik
Rabbi Moshe Soleveitchik
Rabbi Berel Soleveichik (right) together with Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro

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References

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  1. ^ "Rabbi Yitzchok Sorotzkin". TorahDownloads.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ Parashas Mordechai, Baba Metzia, p. 14