Rabbi Leib Tropper: Promoting Jewish Ideals Through Scholarship

An influential figure in the Orthodox Jewish community who undertook much of his formal education at Yeshivas Torah Ore in Jerusalem, Rabbi Leib Tropper is best known as a prolific writer, educator, and speaker whose body of work focuses on the modern-day application of Jewish law and the moral facets of Halachic tradition. Connecting with a broad worldwide audience over the course of the past three decades, Tropper spent many years traveling the globe to lecture on the topics of faith, ethics, and personal character after founding Horizons, and organization he launched to help unaffiliated Jews integrate Talmudic teachings into their everyday lives. Although Rabbi Leib Tropper stepped down from his long held directorship post at Horizons in 2010 to pursue new projects, he continues to share the program’s message and vision by furthering positive religious debate through actionable instruction. 

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Currently channeling much of his attention toward an Israel-based project called Character First, Rabbi Leib Tropper recently traveled to Jerusalem in observation of the first anniversary of his father’s passing. Joined by his wife, siblings, and children, the rabbi also attended a gathering organized by a group of Jewish leaders known as the Gedolei Yisroel. Along with his colleague Rabbi Lipa Yisraelzon, Tropper received a blessing in honor of his spiritual work and gave a speech about how prayer can positively impact our ability to understand and accept death. 

Rabbi Leib Tropper celebrated an important milestone regarding his scholarly writing during his stay in Israel as well. A contributing commentator to the book Taharat Yisroel (Purity of Israel), Tropper was welcomed by a consortium of senior haredi rabbis who voiced support for his educational efforts on behalf of the Orthodox Jewish faith. The rabbi’s other books include a Halachic assessment informed by the decisions of his mentor Maran Harav Chaim Pinchus Scheinberg and a dissertation on the laws of Orthodox Judaism that govern relationship dynamics between men and women.