Yakov Horowitz

Rabbi Yakov Horowitz is an Orthodox rabbi, author, educator and advocate from Monsey, New York.

Early life Horowitz was born to Shloime and Beile Horowitz. His father died when he was three years old. He was raised in a Haredi family in Belle Harbor, New York. He studied in yeshivas including Mesivta Torah Vodaath. He developed a closed relationship with Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Pam.

Career In 1982, Horowitz began teaching eighth grade boys in Borough Park, Brooklyn and later in Monsey, New York. He worked with teens at risk for over 30 years.

In the 1990s, Horowitz was a Fellow at the Mandel Institute's Senior Leadership Program.

Horowitz uses social media to warn about sex offenders within the Jewish community and how to avoid them. Horowitz was sued for defamation in Israel by a convicted sex offender for warning on social media of the danger the offender poses to children, likening it to a terrorist with a machete. The charge was ultimately rejected by a Jerusalem judge.

Awards Rockland Educator of the Year Award (2002) Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education (2005)