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The opening as it read in 2015
Yitzchok Adlerstein (born 1950 in New York) is an Orthodox rabbi who has played an important role as spokesman, teacher, and writer on behalf of Orthodox Judaism as well as for the Baal teshuva movement in the United States. He is a leading exponent of the moderation of Haredi Judaism in relation to the outside world. He writes prolifically for a wide spectrum of Orthodox Jews and his essays have been published in Jewish Action (the official magazine of the Orthodox Union ); The Jewish Observer (the official magazine of Agudath Israel of America ); the Torah u-Madda Journal (of Yeshiva University ); Tradition journal (of the Rabbinical Council of America ); the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society , The Jewish Press (an English-language weekly with the largest circulation); in the publications of the National Council of Young Israel and in many other print and online forums.1He is the co-founder and a featured writer on Cross-Currents, an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in blog format.2He is on the editorial board of Klal Perspectives, and online journal of issues facing the Orthodox community "Cross-Currents" .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein (b. 1950 in New York) is an Orthodox rabbi who has played an important role as spokesman, teacher, and writer on behalf of Orthodox Judaism as well as for the Baal teshuva movement in the United States. He is a leading exponent of the moderation of Haredi Judaism in relation to the outside world. He writes prolifically for a wide spectrum of Orthodox Jews and his essays have been published in Jewish Action (the official magazine of the Orthodox Union ); The Jewish Observer (the official magazine of Agudath Israel of America ); the Torah u-Madda Journal (of Yeshiva University ); Tradition journal (of the Rabbinical Council of America ); the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society , The Jewish Press (an English-language weekly with the largest circulation); in the publications of the National Council of Young Israel and in many other print and online forums. He is the co-founder and a featured writer on Cross-Currents , an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in blog format.
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Yitzchok Adlerstein (born 1950 in New York) is an Orthodox rabbi . He is the co-founder of Cross-Currents , an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought, and regularly contributes to that site. He is on the editorial board of Klal Perspectives , an online journal of issues facing the Orthodox community.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein (born 1950 in New York) is an Orthodox rabbi . He is the co-founder of Cross-Currents , an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought, and regularly contributes to that site. He is on the editorial board of Klal Perspectives , an online journal of issues facing the Orthodox community.
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orthodox rabbi who has played an important role as spokesman
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american orthodox rabbi
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