Mayer Alter Horowitz
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Grand Rabbi Mayer Alter Horowitz is an American
chassidic rabbi
, son of Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
, the previous Bostoner Rebbe, a scion of the Boston Hasidic dynasty
. Horowitz is the rebbe of the Jerusalem branch of the Bostoner Hasidic dynasty. He was ordained at Ponevezh Yeshiva
, Bnei Brak, Israel and Bais Medrash Gevoha, Lakewood, New Jersey.
He helped found the International Medical Referral Program of the Bostoner Rebbe, R.O.F.E.H. - (Reaching Out Furnishing Emergency Healthcare), a community based medical referral and hospitality liaison support agency. Today Horowitz runs the operation remotely.
From 1969-1984 he was the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Pinchas in Brookline, Massachusetts
. In 1984 he and a group of Bostoner Chassidim immigrated to Israel and helped found Mosdos Boston of Israel, which established the Bostoner Community of Har Nof
, Israel.
In 2003 he established the Bostoner Community in Beitar Illit. In 2007, he began Perush HaMeir, an analysis and translation of the Rambam's Mishneh Torah
in Hebrew and English through the Machon HaNesher HaGadol
In 2009, after the passing of his father, Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
, he was designated to be the successor of his father in Israel.
Congregation Beth Pinchas is part of the New England Chassidic Center, an umbrella organization providing religious and community services throughout the Boston area.
His elder brother, Rabbi Pinchos Dovid HaLevi, succeeded his father-in-law as the Chuster Rov of Borough Park, Brooklyn
in 1969. In 2009, R' Pinchos succeeded his father as the Bostoner Rebbe of New York, spiritual leader of the Beitar Illit Community.
His younger brother HaRav Naftali HaLevi ascended to the position of Chief Rabbi of Congregation Beth Pinchas in Brookline, MA, upon R' Mayer's establishment of the Har Nof community. In 2009, R' Naftali succeeded his father as the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston, MA.
His sisters are married to the Vialopola Rebbe of Flatbush, Brooklyn
and Rabbi
Moshe Chaim Geldzheler of Jerusalem.
United States
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chassidic rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
, son of Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
Levi Yitzchak HeLevi Horowitz was a rabbi and the second Rebbe of the Boston Hasidic dynasty founded by his father, Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz...
, the previous Bostoner Rebbe, a scion of the Boston Hasidic dynasty
Boston (Hasidic dynasty)
Boston is a Hasidic sect, originally established in 1915 by Grand Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz. Following the custom of European Chassidic Courts, where the Rebbe was called after the name of his city, Bostoner Chassidus was named after Boston, Massachusetts...
. Horowitz is the rebbe of the Jerusalem branch of the Bostoner Hasidic dynasty. He was ordained at Ponevezh Yeshiva
Ponevezh yeshiva
Ponevezh Yeshiva, often pronounced Ponevitch Yeshiva, is a world renowned yeshiva located in Bnei Brak, Israel. Donated by Henry Krausher, it was originally established in the town of Panevėžys, Lithuania...
, Bnei Brak, Israel and Bais Medrash Gevoha, Lakewood, New Jersey.
He helped found the International Medical Referral Program of the Bostoner Rebbe, R.O.F.E.H. - (Reaching Out Furnishing Emergency Healthcare), a community based medical referral and hospitality liaison support agency. Today Horowitz runs the operation remotely.
From 1969-1984 he was the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth Pinchas in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
. In 1984 he and a group of Bostoner Chassidim immigrated to Israel and helped found Mosdos Boston of Israel, which established the Bostoner Community of Har Nof
Har Nof
Har Nof is a neighborhood on a hillside on the western boundary of Jerusalem, Israel, with a population of 20,000 residents, primarily Orthodox Jews.-History:...
, Israel.
In 2003 he established the Bostoner Community in Beitar Illit. In 2007, he began Perush HaMeir, an analysis and translation of the Rambam's Mishneh Torah
Mishneh Torah
The Mishneh Torah subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka is a code of Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides , one of history's foremost rabbis...
in Hebrew and English through the Machon HaNesher HaGadol
In 2009, after the passing of his father, Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
Levi Yitzchak HeLevi Horowitz was a rabbi and the second Rebbe of the Boston Hasidic dynasty founded by his father, Rabbi Pinchas Horowitz...
, he was designated to be the successor of his father in Israel.
Congregation Beth Pinchas is part of the New England Chassidic Center, an umbrella organization providing religious and community services throughout the Boston area.
His elder brother, Rabbi Pinchos Dovid HaLevi, succeeded his father-in-law as the Chuster Rov of Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park , is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States....
in 1969. In 2009, R' Pinchos succeeded his father as the Bostoner Rebbe of New York, spiritual leader of the Beitar Illit Community.
His younger brother HaRav Naftali HaLevi ascended to the position of Chief Rabbi of Congregation Beth Pinchas in Brookline, MA, upon R' Mayer's establishment of the Har Nof community. In 2009, R' Naftali succeeded his father as the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston, MA.
His sisters are married to the Vialopola Rebbe of Flatbush, Brooklyn
Flatbush, Brooklyn
Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods.The name Flatbush is an Anglicization of the Dutch language Vlacke bos ....
and Rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Moshe Chaim Geldzheler of Jerusalem.