Elliot N. Dorff
Rabbi, Religious Leader
1943 –
Who is Elliot N. Dorff?
Elliot N. Dorff is a Conservative rabbi. He is a professor of Jewish theology at the American Jewish University in California, author and a bio-ethicist.
Dorff is an expert in the philosophy of Conservative Judaism, Bioethics, and acknowledged within the Conservative community as an expert decisor of Jewish law. Dorff was ordained as a rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1970. He earned a Ph.D in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971.
Dorff is the chairman of the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, and has written many responsa on various aspects of Jewish law and philosophy.
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1943
United States of America - Also known as
- Elliot Dorff
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Columbia University
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on July 23, 2013
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