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(Judah) David Bleich (born 1936) is an authority on Jewish law and ethics, including and Jewish medical ethics .1He is rabbi of Cong.2He is a professor of Talmud ( rosh yeshiva ) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , an affiliate of Yeshiva University , as well as head of its postgraduate institute for the study of Talmudic jurisprudence and family law.3At Yeshiva University, he holds the Herbert and Florence Tenzer Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics and also teaches at the Cardozo Law School .4Bleich brings an Orthodox perspective to governmental deliberations on bioethics .5He grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania, the son of a rabbi. He attended public elementary school and received private tutoring on Jewish subjects. He has commented that he would be the only boy in his class to show up in school during deer hunting season. He is the older of two children, the other being his brother Rabbi Aaron, who lives in Israel. His wife, Judith Bleich , is a professor of Jewish history at Touro College .6
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(Judah) David Bleich (born August 24, 1936, Tarrytown, New York ) is an authority on Jewish law and ethics, including Jewish medical ethics . He is rabbi of Cong. He is a professor of Talmud ( rosh yeshiva ) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , an affiliate of Yeshiva University , as well as head of its postgraduate institute for the study of Talmudic jurisprudence and family law. At Yeshiva University, he holds the Herbert and Florence Tenzer Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics and also teaches at the Cardozo Law School . He is married to Dr.Judith Bleich , a historian of 19th-century European Jewry. Bleich brings an Orthodox perspective to governmental deliberations on bioethics .
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Judah David Bleich (born August 24, 1936, Tarrytown, New York ) is an authority on Jewish law and ethics, including Jewish medical ethics . He is a professor of Talmud ( rosh yeshiva ) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , an affiliate of Yeshiva University , as well as head of its postgraduate institute for the study of Talmudic jurisprudence and family law. He also teaches at Cardozo Law School . He is married to Dr. Judith Bleich , a historian of 19th-century European Jewry. Bleich brings an Orthodox perspective to governmental deliberations on bioethics . In 1984, New York Governor Mario Cuomo appointed Bleich to the Governor’s Commission on Life and the Law.
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American rabbi Judah David Bleich (born August 24, 1936 in Tarrytown, New York ) is an authority on Jewish law and ethics , including Jewish medical ethics . He is a professor of Talmud ( rosh yeshiva ) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , an affiliate of Yeshiva University , as well as head of its postgraduate institute for the study of Talmudic jurisprudence and family law. He also teaches at Cardozo Law School . He is married to Dr. Judith Bleich , a historian of 19th-century European Jewry. Bleich brings an Orthodox perspective to governmental deliberations on bioethics . In 1984, New York Governor Mario Cuomo appointed Bleich to the Governor's Commission on Life and the Law.
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American rabbi Judah David Bleich (born August 24, 1936) is an American Haredi rabbi and professor known for his expertise in Jewish law, ethics, and bioethics.He serves as a professor of Talmud (rosh yeshiva) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and heads its postgraduate institute for the study of Talmudic jurisprudence and family law.Bleich also teaches at Cardozo Law School and has been involved in governmental deliberations on bioethics.
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authority on jewish law and ethics
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american haredi rabbi and professor known for his expertise in jewish law
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