Rav Meir Braunstein

Rav Meir Braunstein

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Now currently the Rav of the Agudath Israel of Long Island. Rav Braunstein was a Magid Shiur at Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah (Rav Senter's Yeshiva) in Yerushalayim from 2007 to 2011. In addition, he served as Morah D'Asra of Kehillas Beis Waldman in Arzei Habira, Yerushalayim. He received Smicha from the Rav Av Beis Din of Yerushalayim Hagaon Harav Rav Moshe Sternbuch, shlita. He also did shimush by Rav Yitzchok Berkowitz, shlita, noted Posek. Rav Braunstein studied at the Mir Yeshiva in Yerushalayim for seven years and developed a very close relationship with Rav Yosef Elephant, shlita, and was chavrusas with two of the Magidei Shiurim of the Mir, Rav Yehuda Wagshall, shlita, and Rav Moshe Aharon Friedman, shlita, for many years. Before joining Yeshiva Aderes Hatorah, Rav Braunstein was a Shoel Umeishiv at the Mir Yeshiva. He was born and raised in Brooklyn. His elementary, high school, and formative beis medrash years were in Chaim Berlin and Shaar HaTorah in Queens. אמר רבי האי דמחדדנא מחבראי דחזיתיה לר' מאיר מאחוריה אואילו חזיתיה מקמיה הוה מחדדנא טפי דכתיב (ישעיהו ל, כ) והיו עיניך רואות את מוריך עירובין יג ב The Gemara relates that Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi said: The fact that I am more incisive than my colleagues is due to the fact that I saw Rabbi Meir (Braunstein) from behind, i.e., I sat behind him when I was his student. Had I seen him from the front, I would be even more incisive, as it is written: “And your eyes shall see your teacher” (Isaiah 30:20). Seeing the face of one’s teacher increases one’s understanding and sharpens one’s mind. Eruvin 13b