Yitzchok Adlerstein
| Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jeffrey Adlerstein 1950 New York City |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
B.A Queens College, City University of New York |
| Occupation | Professor, teacher, and author |
| Employer | Loyola Law School, Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Yeshiva of Los Angeles |
| Title | Rabbi |
| Religion | Orthodox Judaism |
Yitzchok Adlerstein (born 1950 in New York) is an Orthodox rabbi. He is the co-founder and a featured writer on Cross-Currents,[1] an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought. He is on the editorial board of Klal Perspectives, and online journal of issues facing the Orthodox community.
Career
Adlerstein served in an advisory and honorary position as one of the founding trustees of the Association for Jewish Outreach Programs (AJOP, known at the time as The Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals) delivering lectures and workshops to Orthodox Jewish outreach rabbis.
Adlerstein studied and received his advanced rabbinical ordination from the Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in New York. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Queens College, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Adlerstein is the director of Interfaith Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He holds the Sydney M. Irmas Adjunct Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics at Loyola Law School and teaches senior high school girls at Yeshiva University High Schools of Los Angeles.
He writes regularly for the Cross-Currents[1] blog.
Controversies
He has often been quoted or a participant in controversial debates that have relevance to Orthodox Jews and their world outlook.
During the Slifkin controversy over how Orthodoxy views Evolution, Adlerstein was quoted in the New York Times supporting Rabbi Slifkin who faced intense pressures from Haredi rabbis to withdraw his books.[2]
Rabbi Adlerstein is an outspoken opponent of the "Bible Code" and has both written articles[3] and given lectures[4] together with Barry Simon on the topic.
Adlerstein criticized the methods and notions behind the workings of the Kabbalah Centre.[5]
Personal life
He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Reena.
References
- 1 2 "Cross-Currents". Cross-Currents.com.
- ↑ Mindlin, Alex (March 22, 2005). "Religion and Natural History Clash Among the Ultra-Orthodox". nytimes.com.
- ↑ "Bible Codes". Cross-Currents.com.
- ↑ "Chance Lecture Series". Dartmouth.edu.
- ↑ "When Witches Blend Torah and Tarot". jewishjournal.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005.