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Rabbi
Philip Lefkowitz
Rabbi Philip Lefkowitz:
Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation, Chicago, IL
(Chicago, Illinois) May 31, 2006 -- For
the past decade Rabbi Phillip Lefkowitz has served as the Rabbi of
the Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation in Chicago, Illinois. Rabbi Lefkowitz
has been a leader in the Rabbinate for over thirty years, having held positions
in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. He held the position of
Senior Minister to the Whitefield Hebrew Congregation of Manchester - one
of the most significant Jewish congregations in the English provinces.
In Chicago, Rabbi Lefkowitz served as the Assistant Executive Director
of the Chicago Rabbinical Council, where he represented the Orthodox Rabbinate
before government agencies as well as the community at large. Rabbi Lefkowitz
has served Agudas Achim North Shore Congregation as its Rabbi for almost
a decade.
Rabbi Lefkowitz is the author of two articles,
"The Jew and Zion, An Eternal Bond" and "Israel and the American Diaspora
- Conflict or Commitment" which were published by the Chicago Rabbinical
Council and the Religious Zionists of Chicago respectively. A respected
public speaker, Rabbi Lefkowitz regularly gives addresses on various subjects
of Jewish interest. In addition, Rabbi Lefkowitz authors a Torah column
in the Chicago Jewish News.
Rabbi Lefkowitz is very involved with the
Chicago community. Rabbi Lefkowitz is a Board member of the Jewish Council
on Urban Affairs and a member of the Clergy Coordinating Committee of the
Coalition to Protect Public Housing. He was the recipient of the City of
Chicago's 1993 Human Relations Award, presented to him by Mayor Daley for
his work in enhancing understanding and respect between African-American
and Orthodox Jewish teens in Chicago.
Serving as a community advisor to the Field
Museum, Rabbi Lefkowitz was part of a three year project to reorient the
Museum's exhibits to be in tune with the concept of multi-culturism. He
served on the planning panel of the Museum preparing its most successful
exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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