Naftali Yehuda Horowitz
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Naftali Yehuda Halevi Horowitz is the Bostoner
Rebbe
of Boston
, having succeeded his father, Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz
, the second Bostoner Rebbe, upon the latter's death in December 2009. He oversees the Boston Hasidic community from the New England Chassidic Center in Brookline, Massachusetts
, built by his father, and also directs ROFEH International, the community-based medical referral and hospitality liaison support agency established by his father.
and Raichel Unger Leifer. He is a ninth-generation descendant on the male line of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz
, the Nikolsburger Rebbe (1726–1778). His eldest brother, Rabbi Pinchos Dovid Horowitz, is the Bostoner-Chuster Rav of Borough Park, Brooklyn
, and his other brother Mayer Alter is the Bostoner Rebbe of Har Nof
, Jerusalem. His sister Shayna Gittel is married to the Vialopola Rebbe of Flatbush, Brooklyn
, and his sister Toba Leah is married to Dayan Moshe Chaim Geldzheler of Jerusalem.
. He married Shayndle, daughter of the Uheler Rav, Rabbi Shalom HaCohen Weiss, and in 1980 returned with her to Boston to become the Rav of Congregation Beth Pinchas in Brookline. Congregation Beth Pinchas is part of the New England Chassidic Center, an umbrella organization providing religious and community services throughout the Boston area.
An acknowledged and accomplished Torah
scholar, he is much sought out as a counsellor. He is also widely known throughout the Jewish communities of Boston and New York as a highly skilled mohel
(ritual circumciser).
Horowitz is related through the marriages of his children to many luminaries of the Hasidic world, including the Slonimer
Rebbe of Jerusalem, the Sadigura
Rebbe of Bnei Brak, and the Mattersdorfer Rav and Unsdorfer Rav of New York.
Following the traditional seven-day mourning period after the death of his father, Horowitz was acclaimed as the new Bostoner Rebbe of Boston by the majority of his father's Hasidim.
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...
Rebbe
Rebbe
Rebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, having succeeded 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...
, the second Bostoner Rebbe, upon the latter's death in December 2009. He oversees the Boston Hasidic community from the New England Chassidic Center 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:...
, built by his father, and also directs ROFEH International, the community-based medical referral and hospitality liaison support agency established by his father.
Family
Horowitz is the third and youngest son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak HorowitzLevi 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...
and Raichel Unger Leifer. He is a ninth-generation descendant on the male line of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz
Shmelke of Nikolsburg
Shmelke of Nikolsburg was one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. Born Shmuel Horowitz Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg, Moravia) was one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. Born Shmuel Horowitz Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg,...
, the Nikolsburger Rebbe (1726–1778). His eldest brother, Rabbi Pinchos Dovid Horowitz, is the Bostoner-Chuster Rav 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....
, and his other brother Mayer Alter is the Bostoner Rebbe 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:...
, Jerusalem. His sister Shayna Gittel is 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 his sister Toba Leah is married to Dayan Moshe Chaim Geldzheler of Jerusalem.
Biography
Horowitz received rabbinical ordination at Beth Medrash Gevoha in Lakewood, New Jersey and Tchebin Yeshiva of Jerusalem, IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. He married Shayndle, daughter of the Uheler Rav, Rabbi Shalom HaCohen Weiss, and in 1980 returned with her to Boston to become the Rav of Congregation Beth Pinchas in Brookline. Congregation Beth Pinchas is part of the New England Chassidic Center, an umbrella organization providing religious and community services throughout the Boston area.
An acknowledged and accomplished Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
scholar, he is much sought out as a counsellor. He is also widely known throughout the Jewish communities of Boston and New York as a highly skilled mohel
Mohel
A mohel is a Jewish person trained in the practice of brit milah "covenant of circumcision."-Etymology of the Hebrew and Aramaic term:...
(ritual circumciser).
Horowitz is related through the marriages of his children to many luminaries of the Hasidic world, including the Slonimer
Slonim (Hasidic dynasty)
Slonim is a Hasidic dynasty originating in the town of Slonim, which is now in Belarus.Today, there are two Slonimer Rebbes, both in Israel: one resides in Jerusalem and the other in Bnei Brak...
Rebbe of Jerusalem, the Sadigura
Sadigura (Hasidic dynasty)
Sadigura is a Hasidic dynasty, one of the branches of the Ruzhiner dynasty.The dynasty began with Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman of Sadigura now located in Ukraine, who was a son of Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin, the founder of the Ruzhiner dynasty....
Rebbe of Bnei Brak, and the Mattersdorfer Rav and Unsdorfer Rav of New York.
Following the traditional seven-day mourning period after the death of his father, Horowitz was acclaimed as the new Bostoner Rebbe of Boston by the majority of his father's Hasidim.