Aaron L. Mackler

Who is Aaron L. Mackler?

Aaron L. Mackler is Associate Professor of Theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and an ordained Conservative Rabbi. He is a prolific author and expert in both the fields of Bioethics and Jewish law. He was editor of Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics and authored Introduction to Jewish and Catholic Bioethics, the latter of which is part of the Georgetown Press Moral Traditions series.

He is active on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative movement, serves as the Medical Ethics Subcommittee Chair, and has written and edited numerous responsa, greatly influencing the discussion of Jewish law in the United States today.