Henoch Leibowitz Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Rabbi
Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz
2nd Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America
Denomination:Orthodox
Yeshiva:Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen
Yeshivaposition:Rosh Yeshiva
Began:December 7, 1941
Ended:April 15, 2008
Predecessor:Rabbi Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz
Successor:Rabbi Dovid Harris and Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt
Birth Date:June 2, 1918
Birth Place:Šalčininkai, Lithuania
Death Place:New York City, US
Nationality:American
Parents:Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz

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

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

His students include the following rabbis:

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Notes and References

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