Meet your Rabbi and Rebbetzin
Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, a licensed social worker, has served for over 20 years as the rabbi of Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, NJ, where he and his wife Chaviva, who teaches special education at the Sinai Schools, tend to the kehilla’s spiritual, social, and emotional needs. He has been shaping the next generation of rabbinic leaders since 2016 as the Director of Professional Rabbinics at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. With decades of unparalleled rabbinic leadership, Rabbi Rothwachs brings communal dedication, sensitive care, and vibrant passion to build the Meromei Shemesh community. He and Chaviva are the proud parents of five children and four grandchildren.