Joseph Lookstein

Rabbi
Joseph Lookstein
Rabbi Joseph Lookstein
יוסף לוקשטיין
	Joseph Lookstein, in the middle with stripes on his sleeve.
Personal life
Born	December 25, 1902; Mogilev, Russian Empire
Died	July 13, 1979 (aged 76); Miami Beach, Florida
Children	Two (Haskel Lookstein, Nathalie Friedman)
Alma mater	City College of New York; Columbia University; Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University;
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Denomination	Orthodox Judaism
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.