Henoch Leibowitz

Rabbi Alter Chanoch Henoch Leibowitz ZT"L
2nd Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America
Position Rosh Yeshiva
Yeshiva Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen
Began December 7, 1941
Ended April 15, 2008
Predecessor Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz
Successor Rabbi Dovid Harris and Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt
Personal details
Born c. 1918[1]
Šalčininkai, Lithuania
Died April 15, 2008(2008-04-15) (aged 89)
New York City, US
Nationality American
Denomination Orthodox
Parents Dovid Leibowitz

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

Life

Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz was born in 1918 in Šalčininkai, Lithuania, and was the only son of Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz. Rabbi Henoch came to America in 1926 when his father was hired by Mesivta Torah Vodaath as a teacher. In 1933, Rabbi Dovid left Torah Vodaath and founded Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen. His father's death in 1941 left him in charge of the fledgling yeshiva while still in his early 20s, and he spent the rest of his life leading the yeshiva to a prominent place in American Orthodox Jewish life while building a network of Torah institutions across the United States, Canada and Israel.

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References

  1. 1 2 His date of birth is uncertain, but his passport read June 2, 1918.
  2. ↑ "Petira of Alter Chanoch Henoch Leibowitz ZT"L". Beyond BT. April 15, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2013.


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