William Harry Lebeau (born 1938) is an American rabbi, former Dean of The Rabbinical School, Vice Chancellor and Chairman of the Department of Professional Skills, and Lecturer of Professional Skills at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America of Conservative Judaism in New York City.
[citation needed] He was raised in Akron and graduated from Buchtel High School in 1955.
[4] During his tenure as Dean, Rabbi Lebeau expanded enrollment in The Rabbinical School.
His first pulpit position was in Port Jefferson Station, New York, where he grew the congregation from 50 to 750 members during his 13-year tenure.
He later served for ten years as the rabbi of North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park, Illinois before joining the JTS faculty.