Henoch Leibowitz

Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen 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 Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz in 1933.

Rabbi

Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz

ZT"L
Title2nd Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America
Personal
Bornc. 1918[1]
Šalčininkai, Lithuania
DiedApril 15, 2008(2008-04-15) (aged 89)
New York City, US
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
ParentsChaim 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

Biography

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.

Notable Students

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References
  1. 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.


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