Rabbi Emeritus Sheldon Schevelowitz
Rabbi Sheldon Schevelowitz was raised in Maspeth, New York and led the congregation at PJC from September 1989, retiring to Emeritus in June 2024. Rabbi Schevelowitz is a graduate of The Talmudical Academy Bet Aaron, receiving his rabbinical ordination in 1973. He also received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Bernard Baruch College, in addition to a Computer Technology Certificate of Study from New York University.
Rabbi Schevelowitz began his teaching career in 1969 as a Hebrew school teacher in Maspeth, NY. He spent several years living and working in Israel as well as several years in the Kosher Supervision field covering all of Long Island, New York. He has an extensive Chaplaincy background, was assistant Chaplain at the New York Hospital as well as the New Jersey Department of Corrections. He is certified to teach several behavioral and life skills courses by the State of New Jersey.