# Henoch Leibowitz

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American rabbi (1918–2008)

Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz Title 2nd Rosh Yeshiva (Dean) of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America Personal life Born June 2, 1918[1] Šalčininkai, Lithuania Died April 15, 2008(2008-04-15) (aged 89) New York City, US Parent Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz Religious life Denomination Orthodox Profession Rosh Yeshiva Senior posting Predecessor Rabbi Chaim Dovid Hakohen Leibowitz Successor Rabbi Dovid Harris and Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt Yeshiva Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen Began December 7, 1941 Ended April 15, 2008

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

## Biography

Leibowitz was born in 1918 in [Šalčininkai](/source/%C5%A0al%C4%8Dininkai), Lithuania, and was the only son of [Dovid Leibowitz](/source/Dovid_Leibowitz). He came to America in 1926 when his father was hired by [Mesivta Torah Vodaath](/source/Mesivta_Torah_Vodaath) as a teacher. In 1933, his father left Torah Vodaath and founded [Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen](/source/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](/source/Israel).

New York governor [David Paterson](/source/David_Paterson) reportedly called Leibowitz “the most honest person in the state of New York”.[3]

## Notable students

His students include the following rabbis:

- [Dovid Harris](/source/Dovid_Harris), *[rosh yeshiva](/source/Rosh_yeshiva)* (dean) of [Yeshiva Chafetz Chaim](/source/Yeshivas_Rabbeinu_Yisrael_Meir_HaKohen)

- [Elyakim Rosenblatt](/source/Elyakim_Rosenblatt), *rebbi* in [Yeshiva Chafetz Chaim](/source/Yeshivas_Rabbeinu_Yisrael_Meir_HaKohen) and later *rosh yeshiva* of [Yeshiva Kesser Torah](/source/Yeshiva_Kesser_Torah)

- [Menachem Davidowitz](/source/Menachem_Davidowitz), *rosh yeshiva* of [Talmudic Institute of Upstate New York](/source/Talmudic_Institute_of_Upstate_New_York)

- [Baruch Chait](/source/Baruch_Chait), *rosh yeshiva* of the Israeli high school [Maarava Machon Rubin](/source/Maarava_Machon_Rubin)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dob_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dob_1-1) His date of birth is uncertain, but his passport read June 2, 1918.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Petira of Alter Chanoch Henoch Hakohen Leibowitz ZT"L"](http://www.beyondbt.com/2008/04/15/petira-of-alter-chanoch-henoch-leibowitz-ztl/). *Beyond BT*. April 15, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kiddush Hashem: The Untold Story of Rav Henoch Leibowitz ZT"L & NY Governor David Paterson"](https://5townscentral.com/2023/01/11/kiddush-hashem-the-untold-story-of-rav-henoch-leibowitz-ztl-ny-governor-david-paterson/). *5 Towns Central*. January 11, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

## Sources

- Greenwald, Shlomo (April 18, 2008). ["Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim, dies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200218080338/https://www.jewishpress.com/news/on-campus/ow-did-dinosaur-parents-know-when-their-kids-had-a-fever/2020/02/15/?contentid=31406&contentname=RabbiHenochLeibowitz,RoshYeshivaofYeshivaChofetzChai&sectionid=15&mode=a&recnum=0). *[The Jewish Press](/source/The_Jewish_Press)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.jewishpress.com/displaycontent_new.cfm?contentid=31406&contentname=Rabbi%20Henoch%20Leibowitz,%20Rosh%20Yeshiva%20of%20Yeshiva%20Chofetz%20Chai&sectionid=15&mode=a&recnum=0) on February 18, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2008.

## External links

- Video of Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz's second wedding. [Rabbi Henoch Lebowitz's wedding](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2g1ehpw_xk)

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