Rabbi Josh and Rikki Lehman, along with their two sons, Yair and Gavriel, are excited to be a part of the OU-JLIC community at the University of Maryland!
Rabbi Josh Lehman grew up in Monsey, New York but has spent most of the last decade living in Israel. After studying in Yeshivat Hakotel and serving as a combat soldier in the IDF, Josh continued on to study Computer Science at the Jerusalem College of Technology. He then received Smicha from the Mizrachi Musmachim Program while serving as a Gemara shiur assistant and teacher in both Yeshivat Hakotel and Aish HaTorah. In addition to playing guitar, running, and enjoying a good football game, Josh loves to spread his passion for learning Torah through a warm yet sophisticated lens, whether through his weekly Parsha shiur, HalachaU, or... Read More
The Lehmans are so so amazing and have really elevated my experience here in so many ways! They are the kindest most welcoming people and me and so many other students are so lucky to have them and make a relationship with them!
I think Rikki and Josh provide a comfortable home for religious students to feel welcomed. They are fantastic at hosting social events and providing learning opportunities.
R' Josh and Rikki give their all to all the students. They are the most selfless, kind, and supportive people, and they serve as incredible role models to all their students.
R' Josh's learning weekly shiur helps me learn halachot and be a better Jew. Rikki's devotion to checking in on me makes me, as well as rest of the women in the Beit Midrash, feel supported.
The Lehmans both truly live and demonstrate acts of pure chessed, mitzvot, and torah, and we are all grateful for all the hard work they put in to make sure we receive the proper college Jewish experience! They are both the best role models to us!!!
Josh and Rikki have been absolute amazing in my first semester at UMD! They have been so open, introducing themselves to everyone they meet and welcoming everyone regardless of their religious involvement. They have provided us with endless opportunities for Jewish learning and enhancement!! They have genuinely played such an integral role into my first semester as a freshman at UMD and I know I, as well as the entire UMD Jewish community, is incredibly grateful for them!
They are such amazing role models - they don’t judge anyone they meet, specifically whether or not the person was religious. They are so kind and generous, open to meeting with people all the time to discuss literally any topic. They provide endless opportunities for Jews to enhance their learning and inspire everyone all the time!
The JLIC directors on my campus are amazing! They are always available for chats or when I need advice about anything, and they really are the glue that holds our community together. They provide the best home away from home, and they are always acting like our parents while we are in college. I love that I have such a strong and close relationship with their family; it has made my college experience so much better knowing that I have a family away from home that I can be a part of.
One reason I was afraid to go to secular college was that there would be a lack of role models, something which had not been a problem at yeshiva. Rav Josh and Rikki are doing an amazing job and they are totally people that I look up to.
They do a very good job all around to cultivate a warm and welcoming home. They frequently have learning opportunities and reach out to students to create more personal relationships with each of them.
Rav Josh and Rikki provide a sense of home to campus - they are constantly opening their home to us for fun, laid back events. They bring positivity and warmth into the community and help students know that they have them as a support system.
The Lehmans are so so amazing and have really elevated my experience here in so many ways! They are the kindest most welcoming people and me and so many other students are so lucky to have them and make a relationship with them!
I think Rikki and Josh provide a comfortable home for religious students to feel welcomed. They are fantastic at hosting social events and providing learning opportunities.
R' Josh and Rikki give their all to all the students. They are the most selfless, kind, and supportive people, and they serve as incredible role models to all their students.
R' Josh's learning weekly shiur helps me learn halachot and be a better Jew. Rikki's devotion to checking in on me makes me, as well as rest of the women in the Beit Midrash, feel supported.
The Lehmans both truly live and demonstrate acts of pure chessed, mitzvot, and torah, and we are all grateful for all the hard work they put in to make sure we receive the proper college Jewish experience! They are both the best role models to us!!!
Josh and Rikki have been absolute amazing in my first semester at UMD! They have been so open, introducing themselves to everyone they meet and welcoming everyone regardless of their religious involvement. They have provided us with endless opportunities for Jewish learning and enhancement!! They have genuinely played such an integral role into my first semester as a freshman at UMD and I know I, as well as the entire UMD Jewish community, is incredibly grateful for them!
They are such amazing role models - they don’t judge anyone they meet, specifically whether or not the person was religious. They are so kind and generous, open to meeting with people all the time to discuss literally any topic. They provide endless opportunities for Jews to enhance their learning and inspire everyone all the time!
The JLIC directors on my campus are amazing! They are always available for chats or when I need advice about anything, and they really are the glue that holds our community together. They provide the best home away from home, and they are always acting like our parents while we are in college. I love that I have such a strong and close relationship with their family; it has made my college experience so much better knowing that I have a family away from home that I can be a part of.
One reason I was afraid to go to secular college was that there would be a lack of role models, something which had not been a problem at yeshiva. Rav Josh and Rikki are doing an amazing job and they are totally people that I look up to.
They do a very good job all around to cultivate a warm and welcoming home. They frequently have learning opportunities and reach out to students to create more personal relationships with each of them.
Rav Josh and Rikki provide a sense of home to campus - they are constantly opening their home to us for fun, laid back events. They bring positivity and warmth into the community and help students know that they have them as a support system.
