Background
Jacob Weinroth was born in Ansbach, Germany to parents of Polish-Jewish descent.
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Education
He studied at Rav Amiel Yeshiva "New Yishuv" in Tel Aviv and later at the Yeshiva Ponevezh in Bnei Brak followed by the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Weinroth received Bachelor of Arts, M.A, (Summa cum laude), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Tel Aviv University.
Career
His family moved to Israel in 1949 and settled in Netanya. He was ordained as a Rabbi by Rabbi Shmuel Rozovski, Rabbi Dovid Povarsky and the Head Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Bezalel Zolti. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and did his reserve duty in the Military Advocate General’s Corps.
His thesis included a bill proposal that was later passed as a law in the Knesset: Rabbinical courts law (enforcing court orders for divorce) 1995.
The law, which was approved by leading Rabbis, improved the situations of women in divorce processes and is still called the "Weinroth law". The doctoral thesis is based on an argument presented by Doctor Weinroth in the upper Rabbinical court of appeals.
He is the father of six children. He has been serving as a lecturer in the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law, and previously also served as a lecturer in the Tel Aviv University Philosophy school.
Weinroth specializes in white collar and civil litigation and is considered by many as one of Israel"s leading litigator.
Rafael Eitan, former Minister of Finance Meir Sheetrit, former President Ezer Weizman and others He is famous for taking on cases without political prejudice. On the other side of the political spectrum he represented former Minister Salah Tarif, Knesset member Ahmad Tibi and others
On 31 December 2009, he was indicted for bribery and money laundering.
On 31 October 2011, the court cleared him of all charges.
Achievements
Membership
Weinroth was a member of the Tal committee, which dealt with the military draft of ultra-Orthodox Jews and the Ivry Commission on the civil service. Weinroth was a member of the defense team of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who was tried for corruption and acquitted in November 2013.
