David Weiss Halivni

David Weiss Halivni
Halivni in 2016
Born
David Weiss

(1927-09-27)September 27, 1927
DiedJune 28, 2022(2022-06-28) (aged 94)
Jerusalem, Israel
Alma materJewish Theological Seminary of America
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Brooklyn College
Occupation(s)Rabbi, scholar, talmudist
AwardsBialik Prize (1985)
Israel Prize (2008)
Guggenheim Fellowship

David Weiss Halivni (Hebrew: דָּוִד וַיְיס הַלִּבְנִי; September 27, 1927 – June 28, 2022) was a European-born American-Israeli rabbi, scholar in the domain of Jewish sciences, and Professor of Talmud. He served as Reish Metivta of the Union for Traditional Judaism's rabbinical school.