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Henoch Leibowitz

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Rabbi
Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz
Title2nd Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America
Personal
BornJune 2, 1918[1]
Šalčininkai, Lithuania
DiedApril 15, 2008(2008-04-15) (aged 89)
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
ParentChaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz
DenominationOrthodox
Jewish leader
PredecessorRabbi Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz
SuccessorRabbi Dovid Harris and Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt
PositionRosh Yeshiva
YeshivaYeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen
BeganDecember 7, 1941
EndedApril 15, 2008

Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz (June 2, 1918[1] – April 15, 2008)[2] was an Orthodox rabbi who was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen, which was founded by his father Rabbi Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz in 1933.

Biography

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Leibowitz was born in 1918 in Šalčininkai, Lithuania, and was the only son of Dovid Leibowitz. He came to America in 1926 when his father was hired by Mesivta Torah Vodaath as a teacher. In 1933, his father left Torah Vodaath and founded Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen. His father's death in 1941 left him in charge of the yeshiva in his early 20s. He built a network of Jewish educational institutions in the United States, Canada and Israel.

David Paterson reportedly called Leibowitz “the most honest person in the state of New York”.[3]

Notable students

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His students include the following rabbis:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b His date of birth is uncertain, but his passport read June 2, 1918.
  2. ^ "Petira of Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz ZT"L". Beyond BT. April 15, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Kiddush Hashem: The Untold Story of Rav Henoch Leibowitz ZT"L & NY Governor David Paterson". 5 Towns Central. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Rabbi Mordechai Goldstein zt"l | Matzav.com".

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