Aryeh Lebowitz

Lebowitz grew up in the Five Towns.[6] Growing up, he originally wanted to be a lawyer.[7] He attended Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh for two years after high school.[8][9] There he developed a close relationship with Rav Ahron Silver, who encouraged him to pursue a career as a rabbi.[10][11] He then studied at Yeshiva University, where he attended the Sy Syms School of Business[12] and majored in finance.[6] He is a close student of Rav Hershel Schachter.[13][14] Rabbi Lebowitz received semikhah from RIETS and from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg.[6]

Rabbi Lebowitz served for three years as assistant rabbi at Congregation Shaaray Tefila in Lawrence,[12] before establishing the Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere in 2004 where he presently serves as rabbi.[4][15][16] Rabbi Lebowitz was previously a maggid shiur at Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for eighteen years until 2016,[1][4][7] when he was hired as a senior maggid shiur at Lander College for Men.[8] Rabbi Lebowitz began as the Director of Semikhah at Yeshiva University in fall 2019.[4] During the summer Rabbi Lebowitz teaches at Camp Kaylie.[17][18]

Rabbi Lebowitz has published numerous articles and several books on the practical applications of Jewish law,[6][1] including authoring three volumes of Hakoneh Olamo, collections of halachic essays in Hebrew.[16] He is popular on YUTorah for his “Ten Minute Halacha” lecture series, as well as his Daf Yomi series.[1][19][20] Rabbi Lebowitz has published over 10,000 shiurim and articles on YUTorah, the most of anyone on the site.[6][21] Rabbi Lebowitz is often invited to speak as a scholar in residence.

Lebowitz lives in North Woodmere and has 5 children.[22]

• Dovid Bashevkin (DRS)[1]
• Elliot Schrier (DRS)[23]
• Dr. David Pfeffer (DRS)[1]