Yitzchok Adlerstein

Rabbi 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. He is the co-founder and a featured writer on Cross-Currents, an online journal of Orthodox Jewish thought published in blog format. He is on the editorial board of Klal Perspectives, and online journal of issues facing the Orthodox community

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Yitzchak Adlerstein Jeff Adlerstein Jefferey Adlerstein
Birth date	January 01, 1950
Birth name	Jeffrey Adlerstein
Birth place	New York City
Nationality	United States
Religion	Orthodox Judaism
Residence	California , Los Angeles
Education	Queens College City University of New York Bachelor of Arts
Title	Rabbi

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