It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the petirah of Rav Shlomo Binyomin Schreiber zt”l, a former senior inspector in Israel’s Ministry of Education who was widely respected for his unwavering support of yeshivos and seminaries. Rav Schreiber passed away on Shabbos at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim at the age of 87.

The levayah took place on Motzoei Shabbos, departing from Shamgar Funeral Home in Yerushalayim and proceeding to Har HaMenuchos, where he was laid to rest.

Rav Schreiber was born in Galicia on the fifth of Teves 5699 (1938) to Rav Ephraim Schreiber zt”l and Mrs. Devorah Schreiber a”h. He was a descendant of the Chasam Sofer.

After arriving in Eretz Yisroel as a teenage orphan, he was taken in by Rav Aharon Cohen zt”l, the longtime rosh yeshivah of Chevron Yeshiva, who raised him as one of his own sons.

When he married, Rav Schreiber became the son-in-law of the renowned Ger chossid Rav Yaakov Zalman Kurlansky zt”l. He also enjoyed a close relationship with the Gerer Rebbe, the Bais Yisroel.

Professionally, Rav Schreiber served as a senior inspector in Israel’s Ministry of Education. Throughout his years in that position, he became well known for assisting the administrators of yeshivos and seminaries, who deeply appreciated his dedication and steadfast advocacy on their behalf. Following his retirement, he devoted himself to Torah study with the enthusiasm and diligence of a young bochur, spending long hours immersed in learning each day.

In recent months, as his health declined, he regularly davened in the home of his neighbor, Rav Shmuel Mintzer zt”l, R”M at Yeshivas Maayan HaTalmud, who was niftar just last week at the age of 75.

Rav Schreiber is survived by a distinguished family. His sons are Rav Ephraim Schreiber of Ramat Shlomo, Rav Aharon Schreiber of Bnei Brak, and Rav Yisroel Schreiber of Bnei Brak. He is also survived by his daughter, Mrs. Greenwald of Modi’in Illit–Rechasim.

Yehi zichro baruch.

{Matzav.com}