Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz is an Orthodox rabbi, social entrepreneur, and leading voice for religious freedom in Israel. He is the founder and CEO of Chuppot and Hashgacha Pratit, pioneering initiatives that have challenged the Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly over marriage and kashrut. Ordained by Rabbis Shlomo Riskin and Chaim Brovender, he previously led the Sulam Yaakov Rabbinical Seminary and served on the Jerusalem City Council. Rabbi Leibowitz also directed the Rabbanut Yisraelit program at the Shalom Hartman Institute. A respected educator and community rabbi in Jerusalem, he is widely recognized for advancing halachic solutions grounded in dignity, inclusion, and Jewish continuity.
