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Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
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Rabbi 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 also serves as a faculty member at Yeshiva of Los Angeles and its high schools. He is a co-principal in Jewish Mediation Service, which applies a Jewish ethical approach to problem solving.
Rabbi Adlerstein is a contributing editor to the quarterly Jewish Action, and the founding and senior editor of Cross-Currents, a popular Orthodox blog of Torah and current affairs. His essays have appeared in theLos Angeles Times, The National Law Journal, First Things, Tradition, Shma, the Los Angeles Daily Law Journal, and a host of Jewish and general printed and electronic media. His Be'er Hagolah, the classic defense of rabbinic Judaism by Maharal of Prague, was published by Artscroll/Mesorah Publications, whose new edition of Nachmanides' Commentary to the Torah he assisted in editorial review.
Rabbi Adlerstein received his ordination from the Chofetz Chaim yeshiva in New York. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Queens College, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Rabbi Adlerstein has lived in LA for over three decades with his wife Reena. They have eight children.
Sharing the Wealth on Yom Kippur
At this time of war, tragedy, and global uncertainty, we share our spiritual bucket list with all who will listen. Read More »
"Choose Life": Beware Belgium's New Euthanasia Law
We must reject the Belgian model, and reiterate the timeless truth that human life has infinite value. We should not, in the name of compassion, become active dealers of death. Read More »
The Unkindest Cut: Anti-Semitism Comes Roaring Back
Renascent anti-Semitism is a global -- not local -- phenomenon. Read More »
The Jewish New Year, and Why the Quakers Are Wrong about Syria
We are commanded by G-d to assiduously pursue good, yet we are also commanded to understand the full power of evil in an unredeemed world. Read More »
Are Christians the New Jews?
If you are fortunate enough to possess the truth, you do not compromise or sacrifice it, even if it means that you continue on only as tiny fleck of mankind. Read More »
Chanuka: A Contest Between Two Civilizations
The old clash is far from over. At times, it takes humankind to places it would not expect. Read More »
We Are All Refugees: Starting a New Year with God
Each year, G-d gives us the opportunity to vastly improve our connection with him through repentance during this season whose whole purpose is to inspire our return to him. Read More »
The Bright Spot of Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Jews suddenly find themselves almost alone in retaining a firm belief in a G-d who has demands and expectation of Man, and Whose laws are known to Man through revelation. Read More »
Sharing the Wealth on Yom Kippur
At this time of war, tragedy, and global uncertainty, we share our spiritual bucket list with all who will listen. Read More »
The Last Jews Standing?
Every Jew is a precious asset, and the Orthodox mourn the loss of every Jewish soul who brings the 3,300-year-long odyssey of survival against all odds to a dead end with his or her assimilation. Read More »
"Choose Life": Beware Belgium's New Euthanasia Law
We must reject the Belgian model, and reiterate the timeless truth that human life has infinite value. We should not, in the name of compassion, become active dealers of death. Read More »
Pro-Life Strategic Voting, 2016 
Are We Bringing Sin Into Paganism? 
Did New Testament Writers Understand the Trinity? 
The Re-Paganing of America and God's Eternal Word 
Abundance and Hoarding: There Is Enough 
Scotland's Jews and Their Gaza Concerns 
My Hijab Does Not Define Me 
"They Knew About It and Did Nothing" 
Please Stop Planting Churches 
"The Bicycle Thief": Humanizing Criminal and Crime Victim 
This Is the Most Powerful Argument Against Christianity 
Seeking Tanis: The Search for Enchantment Leads Back to the Church 
Wholly Righteous, Wholly Sinful: Reflections on War's Demise 
The Hand We're Dealt: On Fairness and Progress 
Engaging the Ferguson Declaration 
Modesty: More Than a "Your Body" Problem 
I Needed Someone to Hope Me: An Update on the Moral Revival 
My Sister, the Muslim 
Struggle to Perfect Your Loves Rather Than Baptize Them 
Learning to Listen, a Full-Body Experience 
When Ethics Conflict With the Law 
Evangelicals Still Having Problems with Interracial Marriage? 
Stop Helping: The Dangers of Religious and Secular Charity 
Facebook, Family, and Surviving the Election 
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