Rabbi
Aryeh Lebowitz serves as the מרא דאתרא of Beis Haknesses of North
Woodmere and is an eleventh grade Rebbe at the DRS Yeshiva High
School (HALB).
Rabbi Lebowitz grew up in the Five Towns community and spent two
years learning in ארץ ישראל at ישיבת כרם ביב ה ,
where he developed a close relationship with Rav Ahron Silver שליט"א,
who taught him his דרך הלימוד and encouraged him to pursue
a career in כלי קודש. Upon his return from ארץ ישראל,
Rabbi Lebowitz attended Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School
of Business, where he majored in finance. Upon graduation, Rabbi
Lebowitz fully dedicated himself to his סמיכה studies at the Rabbi
Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary under the tutelage of his Rebbe,
Rav Hershel Schachter שליט"א. Rabbi Lebowitz completed סמיכה
studies covering major portions of יורה דעה and אורח חיים.
Rabbi Lebowitz has published numerous articles on practical halachic
topics in various journals, including several recent articles in the
Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society. Prior to founding the
Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, Rabbi Lebowitz spent three years
as Assistant Rabbi to Rav Dovid Weinberger שליט"א at Congregation
Sha’aray Tefillah in Lawrence. While at Sha’aray Tefillah,
Rabbi Lebowitz also served as the Rosh Kollel of the morning kollel,
one of the foremost centers of adult education in the Lawrence community.
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