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Rabbi Alan J Yuter

Educated and first ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Rabbi Alan J. Yuter earned additional ordinations from Yeshiva University, supervised by Rav Moshe D. Tendler, and the Israeli Chief Rav Mordecai Eliahu. He further received Yadin Yadin from Rav David Weiss Halivni and earned a PhD in modern Hebrew Literature from New York University.

A founding member of the UTJ, Rabbi Yuter served as a faculty member at the UTJ’s rabbinical school and has held multiple pulpits, including extended stints in Springfield, NJ, and Baltimore, MD.

Rabbi Yuter is a prolific writer on ritual and philosophical issues, underpinnings of halakha, Biblical criticism, and much more. His essays can be found on UTJ’s Viewpoints . He is also a frequent contributor for The Institute of Jewish Ideas and Ideals.

In addition to his activities with the UTJ, Rabbi Yuter teaches at Torat Reva in Jerusalem and is associated with the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding, affiliated with Ohr Torah Stone in Efrat.

Rabbi Yuter and his wife Linda reside in Israel.

RESPONSA

The Music of Shelomo Carlebach: To Sing or not to sing?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 20, 2018

Categories: Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Relationships, Tefillah, Torah/Talmud
ARTICLE

What is the Problem With Baruch Spinoza?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
December 11, 2022

Categories: Modern Judaism, Philosophy
ARTICLE

Conversation During The Shofar Blowings On Rosh Hashanah

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
September 6, 2022

Categories: Halakhah, High Holidays, Holidays
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals)

Remembering Rabbi Dr. David Weiss Halivni by Rabbi Alan Yuter

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
August 14, 2022

Categories: Modern Judaism, Remembering Rabbi Halivni Z"L
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Religious Strife Crisis of Faith – Religious Strife Polarizes the Jewish Community

Categories: Denominations, Modern Judaism
ARTICLE

The Abortion Debate: What Exactly is at Stake?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
June 23, 2022

Categories: Abortion, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Politics, Women's Forum
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals)

The Sefira Restrictions

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 2, 2022

Categories: Halakhah, Yom Ha'Atzmaut
ARTICLE

Why is Purim Given a Plural Name?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
March 20, 2022

Categories: Purim, Torah/Talmud
RESPONSA

To report or not to report? There is no question!

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
July 16, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism
RESPONSA

The Sefira Restrictions

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
June 20, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Holocaust, Modern Judaism
RESPONSA

Kapporos in Contemporary Orthodox Judaism

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, High Holidays
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals)

Hakham Yosef Faur: A Model for Orthodox Modernity

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 25, 2021

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Philosophy, Torah/Talmud

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