Elliot N. Dorff (born 24 June 1943) is a Conservative rabbi, a professor of Jewish theology at the American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism) in California (where he is also Rector), author, and a bio-ethicist. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel and Europe) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective The American Jewish University, formerly the separate institutions University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute, is a Jewish non-denominational California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
Dorff is an expert in the philosophy of Conservative Judaism, Bioethics, and acknowledged within the Conservative community as an expert decisor of Jewish law. Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel and Europe) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out Bioethics is the philosophical study of the ethical controversies brought about by advances in Biology and Medicine. Halakha ( הלכה; alternative transliterations include Halocho and Halacha) is the collective body of Jewish Religious law Dorff was ordained as a rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1970. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master He earned a Ph. D in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language
Dorff is the chairman of the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, and has written many responsa (opinion papers and legal rulings) on many aspects of Jewish law and philosophy. The Rabbinical Assembly (RA is the international association of Conservative Rabbis The RA was founded in 1901 to shape the ideology programs and practices of the Responsa ( Latin: plural of responsum, "answers" comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by Legal scholars in response to questions (There is a separate article on Conservative responsa. Conservative responsa are the body of Responsa literature of Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism) )
In the spring of 1993, Dorff served on the ethics committee of Hillary Rodham Clinton's Health Care Task Force, and in March 1997 and May 1999, he, along with other rabbis, testified on behalf on the Jewish tradition on the subjects of human cloning and stem cell research before the president's National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from In 1999-2000, he served on the U. S. Surgeon General's Task Force to create a Call to Action for responsible sexual behavior, and between 2000-2002 he served on the National Human Resources Protections Advisory Commission, charged with reviewing and revising the federal guidelines on research on human beings. He is now on the California Ethics Advisory Commission for embryonic stem cell research done within the state.
In Los Angeles, he is a member of the Board of Jewish Family Service and has served as its president (2004-2006). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He is also a member of the Ethics Committee of UCLA Medical Center and the Jewish Homes for the Aging. He is co-chairman of the "Priest-Rabbi Dialogue" sponsored by the Los Angeles Archdiocese and the Board of Rabbis of Southern California.
Dorff has written over two hundred articles on Jewish ethics, Jewish thought, Jewish law and custom (halakhah), and bioethics. Halakha ( הלכה; alternative transliterations include Halocho and Halacha) is the collective body of Jewish Religious law
On December 6th, 2006, the law committee accepted a paper by Rabbis Elliot Dorff, Daniel Nevins and Avram Reisner on homosexual marriage and ordination of homosexual rabbis, while it upheld the biblical prohibition on male intercourse. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel S ("Danny" Nevins (born March 18, 1966) is an American Rabbi and an adherent of the Conservative Movement who was named the [1]
Bibliography
- Jewish Law and Modern Ideology: A Confrontation Based on Source Materials: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, 1971.
- Conservative Judaism: Our Ancestors to Our Descendants: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, 1977; second, revised edition, 1996.
- A Living Tree: The Roots and Growth of Jewish Law (with Arthur Rosett): State University of New York Press, 1988.
- Knowing God: Jewish Journeys to the Unknowable: Jason Aronson Press, now Rowman and Littlefield.
- Contemporary Jewish Ethics and Morality: A Reader (With Louis Newman): Oxford University Press, 1995
- Matters of Life and Death: A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics: Jewish Publication Society, 1998
- Contemporary Jewish Theology: A Reader (with Louis Newman): Oxford University Press, 1999
- To Do the Right and the Good: A Jewish Approach to Modern Social Ethics: Jewish Publication Society, 2002.
- Love Your Neighbor and Yourself: A Jewish Approach to Modern Personal Ethics: Jewish Publication Society, 2003.
- The Way Into Tikkun Olam (Fixing the World) (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005).
- The Unfolding Tradition: Jewish Law After Sinai (Aviv Press, Rabbinical Assembly, 2005.
- For Love of God and People: A Philosophy of Jewish Law (forthcoming in November, 2007): Jewish Publication Society.
For his responsa:
- http://rabbinicalassembly.org/law/teshuvot_public.html
- Responsa 1991-2000: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, 2001, The Rabbinical Assembly
- Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Movement 1986 - 1990, The Rabbinical Assembly, 2001.
- Life & Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics, Aaron L. Mackler, JTS, 2000
References
- ^ Ben Harris (2006-12-06). Aaron L Mackler is a Conservative rabbi a professor of Theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, author and a bio-ethicist Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Conflicting Conservative opinions expected to open the way for gays. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved on 2006-12-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways “At the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, leaders long have made clear their intention to ordain gay rabbis if the law committee allowed it. The American Jewish University, formerly the separate institutions University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute, is a Jewish non-denominational At Wednesday’s meeting, Dorff, rector of U. J. ’s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, said he expects the seminary to announce a final decision within weeks. . ”
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