Rabbi Yisrael N. Levitz

RABBI YISRAEL N. LEVITZ, PHD, is a clinical psychologist, ordained rabbi, and Professor Emeritus at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, with over three decades of practice as a psychologist. He co-edited A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling with Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD.

Levitz held the Bennett Chair in Pastoral Psychology at Wurzweiler and served as the first Dean of Students of both Yeshiva and Stern College. He is a Board Certified Diplomate in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Fellow of the Academy of Family Psychology.

When not writing, Levitz serves as founding dean of the Family Institute of Neve Yerushalayim and heads Wurzweiler’s Psychopathology and Human Behavior departments. His work in rabbinic training includes developing a pioneering curriculum at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

Yisrael lives in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Yisrael N. Levitz’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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