A Rav, a Rosh Chabura, a Builder of Rabbanim
Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz stands in two worlds at once: he is the Rav of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere, a thriving Long Island kehillah, and the Director of Semicha at RIETS, Yeshiva University's rabbinical school — the man shaping the next generation of American rabbanim while personally carrying a community's daily questions.
That combination is why his halacha rings true. It is the Torah of someone who both trains poskim in the classroom and answers real people at kiddush — theory and practice checking each other constantly.
The Ten Minute Halacha
His signature creation is the Ten Minute Halacha — a series that has become a fixture of daily learning for thousands. One practical topic per class: the sources laid out, the major opinions weighed honestly, and a usable conclusion — all inside ten disciplined minutes.
The genius is the constraint. Ten minutes forces clarity: no meandering, no filler, just the sugya's actual structure. Listeners who follow the series discover that a modest daily dose, kept faithfully, quietly builds into a broad practical command of halacha.
Honest About Machlokes
What learners prize in Rabbi Lebowitz is his fairness. When poskim disagree, he says so — presenting each view with its strongest reasoning before explaining how one might act in practice. It is a model of intellectual honesty that teaches listeners how halacha actually works, not just what it concludes.
That honesty, delivered with wit and evident love of the material, is why his shiurim travel across communities: everyone trusts a teacher who shows his work.
For the Daily Learner
With more than a thousand recorded classes, his library is built for kevius: a topic a day, ten minutes, every day. It fits a commute or a coffee, and it compounds — a year of listening amounts to a serious survey of practical halacha.
For families, the short format is a gift: one topic at the table, stated in minutes, discussed over dinner.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz is Rav of Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere and Director of Semicha at RIETS.
- His Ten Minute Halacha series delivers one practical topic per class — sources, opinions, bottom line.
- He presents machlokes honestly, teaching how halacha works rather than just what it concludes.
- Ten minutes a day, kept faithfully, compounds into broad practical knowledge.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.