Rabbi Adlerstein is the Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center. He holds the Sydney M Irmas Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics at Loyola Law School.
Rabbi Adlerstein is a contributing editor to the quarterly Jewish Action, as well as its regular computer columnist. His essays have appeared in the Los 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. He lectures and writes on topics as diverse as the application of Jewish law to contemporary ethical dilemma, the works of Maharal of Prague and others of the mystical tradition, and the use of computers in Jewish life. He was frequently heard on KABC's Religion on the Line, and co-hosted the weekly “Rabbis With Attitude” on KCSN, exploring current issues from a Jewish perspective. He is probably the most interviewed and quoted spokesperson for Torah issues in Southern California (Atlanta Jewish Life Magazine called him “the go-to-guy for the media when it’s looking for a sane Orthodox voice for comment.”), and has appeared on ABC’s 20/20, CBS News, radio stations across the country, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times. He is a senior contributor to Crosscurrents, a blog of Torah and current affairs. His Be’er Hagolah, the classic defense of rabbinic Judaism by Maharal of Prague, was published by Artscroll/Mesorah Publications, whose new edition of Ramban he is currently assisting 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 well over two decades with his wife Reena. They have eight children.
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