Barnet Weinstock

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Barnet Weinstock passed away on June 2, 2026 surrounded by his loving family. He was 85 years old.

Barnet, known as Barney to his friends, was born October 10, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY. He had a lifelong love of learning and of Judaism. As a student at Yeshiva University High School he won awards for excellence in both secular and talmudic studies. He studied mathematics at Columbia University (BS) and MIT (PhD).

Barney spent his career as a professor of mathematics, starting at Brown University and the University of Kentucky. He then spent more than 30 years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, serving for several years as chair of the math and computer science department.

Barney and his wife Harriet spent 46 years in Charlotte, building deep ties to the Jewish community there. Barney was active in the religious life of Temple Israel, serving as the chair of the religious committee for many years and taking charge of handing out Shabbat and High Holiday honors. He also was a regular Torah reader, a lifelong skill he learned as a boy.

Barney and Harriet moved to Arlington, MA 3 years ago to be nearer to their son Daniel, his wife Jennifer and their daughter Lily. They found a new spiritual home at Temple Emunah in Lexington where Barney again became one of the cadre of Torah readers.

Barney was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. He was known to family and friends for his kindness, quiet wisdom and great sense of humor.

Barney is survived by Harriet, his wife of almost 60 years, his daughter Marjorie and husband Peter, his son Daniel and wife Jennifer and his granddaughter Lily.

Funeral services will be held at Beit Olam East cemetery 42 Concord Rd/ Route 126 Wayland, MA at 10:30AM on Thursday June 3rd.

Shiva will be Thursday June 4 and Sunday June 7 6-8PM at the home of Daniel and Jennifer Weinstock, 12 Pondview Rd, Apt 2 Arlington and Monday Jun 8 6-7:30 at Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Rd Lexington MA.                                                  (Note: Daniel and Jennifer’s home is on the second floor of their house. If you would have trouble navigating steep stairs, please join the family on Monday at Temple Emunah)

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to:
Temple Emunah
9 Piper Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
https://templeemunah.shulcloud.com/payment.php

Dana Farber Cancer Research
10 Brookline Place West, 5th floor
Brookline, MA 02445
www.dana-farber.org/gift