Levi Yitzchak Horowitz | |
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 at the Western Wall, Jerusalem | |
| Title | Second Bostoner Rebbe |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Levi Yitzchok Horowitz July 3, 1921 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | December 5, 2009 (aged 88) |
| Spouse | Raichel Ungar, Yehudis |
| Children | Pinchos Dovid Horowitz Mayer Alter Horowitz Naftali Yehuda Horowitz Shayna Gittel Toba Leah |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Pinchos Dovid Horowitz |
| Successor | Pinchos Dovid Horowitz (II) (1943-2021), Mayer Alter Horowitz Naftali Yehuda Horowitz |
| Began | 1944 |
| Ended | 2009 |
| Buried | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, 5 December 2009 |
| Dynasty | Boston |
Levi Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz (born 3 July 1921, Boston,[1] died 5 December 2009, Jerusalem[2]) was a rabbi and the second rebbe of the Boston Hasidic Dynasty founded by his father, Pinchos Dovid Horowitz. He was the first American-born Hasidic rebbe[3] and the founder of ROFEH International, a community-based medical referral and hospitality liaison support agency.[4]
- ^ Rosenstein, Neil (1990). The Unbroken Chain: Biographical sketches and the genealogy of illustrious Jewish families from the 15th-20th century, Volume 2. CIS Publishers. p. 993. ISBN 0-9610578-4-X.
- ^ Ronen, Gil (5 December 2009). "Bostoner Rebbe Passes Away at 88". Arutz Sheva. Israel. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
The Bostoner Rebbe, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, died at Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem on Sabbath
- ^ Ahren, Raphael (12 November 2009). "The Bostoner Rebbe, the first American-born Hasidic leader". Haaretz. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ Rofeh International