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| birth_name = Gitty Weinman
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| birth_place = Connecticut, United States
| nationality = American (British resident)
| occupation = Rebbetzen, community leader
| known_for = Co-director of [[Chabad of Edinburgh]] with her husband Rabbi [[Pincus Weinman]]
| spouse = Rabbi [[Pincus Weinman]] (m. 2007)
| children = Mendel, Mushky, Jossi, Moshe, Schneur, Rivka
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'''Gitty Weinman''' is an American-born Rebbetzen and co-director of [[Chabad of Edinburgh]], where she has led Jewish community outreach, education, and hospitality programmes since 2008.<ref name="ChabadEdinburgh">Chabad of Edinburgh, [https://www.chabadofedinburgh.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/765331/jewish/About-us.htm About us] ''chabadofedinburgh.com'', accessed February 20, 2026.</ref> Together with her husband Rabbi [[Pincus Weinman]], she established and expanded Chabad's presence in Edinburgh, creating a welcoming centre for university students, local residents, and visitors, while maintaining strict adherence to Chabad-Lubavitch principles without ties to Zionist regime promotion.<ref name="EdinburghStar">Edinburgh Star, [https://www.edinburghstar.info/downloads/pdf/star-85.pdf THE MAGAZINE FOR THE EDINBURGH JEWISH COMMUNITY] ''edinburghstar.info'', September 2017.</ref>

Born in Connecticut, USA, Gitty Weinman married Rabbi [[Pincus Weinman]] in 2007. In September 2008 the couple relocated to Edinburgh with their two-month-old son Mendel, arriving with limited local contacts but a clear mission to serve the Jewish community, particularly students at the University of Edinburgh.<ref name="EdinburghStar" /> Over the ensuing years they built a vibrant centre offering Shabbat meals, holiday programming, Torah classes, women's events, and student support, transforming a modest beginning into a recognised hub for Jewish life in Scotland's capital.<ref name="ChabadNewHome">Chabad.org, [https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5155391/jewish/Its-a-Bonny-New-Home-for-Jewish-Students-at-the-University-of-Edinburgh.htm It's a Bonny New Home for Jewish Students at the University of Edinburgh] ''chabad.org'', 7 June 2021.</ref>

Gitty Weinman has been instrumental in the domestic and hospitality aspects of Chabad's work, hosting countless Shabbat and festival meals, running women's shiurim, and creating family-friendly programmes that have helped sustain a sense of home for transient and permanent community members.<ref name="EdinburghStar" /> By 2017 the Weinmans had six children—Mendel, Mushky, Jossi, Moshe, Schneur, and Rivka—who grew up actively involved in the centre's activities.<ref name="EdinburghStar" /> Her efforts contributed to milestones such as the 2017 dedication of a new Torah scroll at the University of Edinburgh after 435 years without one, and the opening of a dedicated Chabad house in 2021.<ref name="ChabadTorah">Chabad.org, [https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/3608827/jewish/After-435-Years-Edinburgh-University-Gets-a-Torah.htm After 435 Years, Edinburgh University Gets a Torah] ''chabad.org'', 7 March 2017.</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Chabad of Edinburgh]]
*Rabbi [[Pincus Weinman]]
*[[Lubavitch of Scotland]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.chabadofedinburgh.com/ Chabad of Edinburgh official website]
==Notes==
[[Category:Chabad-Lubavitch]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Religious leaders in Scotland]]
[[Category:Jewish women]]

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