Joseph Lookstein

Rabbi
Joseph Lookstein
Rabbi Joseph Lookstein
Hebrew: יוסף לוקשטיין
	Joseph Lookstein, in the middle with stripes on his sleeve.
Personal
Born	December 25, 1902; Mogilev, Russian Empire
Died	July 13, 1979 (aged 76); Miami Beach, Florida
Religion	Judaism
Children	Two (Haskel Lookstein, Nathalie Friedman)
Denomination	Orthodox Judaism
Alma mater	City College of New York; Columbia University; Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University;
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Moses S. Margolies
Successor	Haskel Lookstein
Position	Senior Rabbi
Synagogue	Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
Began	1933
Ended	1979
Other	President, Rabbinical Council of America; President, Synagogue Council of America (1979); President, New York Board of Rabbis; President, Bar-Ilan University (1957 – 1967); Founding Principal, Ramaz School (1937 – 1966);
Semikhah	1926 (RIETS)

Joseph Hyman Lookstein (Hebrew: יוסף לוקשטיין; December 25, 1902 – July 13, 1979) was a Russian-born American rabbi who served as spiritual leader of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and was a leader in Orthodox Judaism, including his service as president of the Rabbinical Council of America and of the cross-denominational Synagogue Council of America and New York Board of Rabbis. He was President of Bar-Ilan University from 1957 to 1967.

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