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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.

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A Prolegomenon to a Modern Orthodox Theory of Jewish Law

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Denominations, Halakhah, Modern Judaism
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What Is Hassidic Shechita?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Kashruth, Kashruth
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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The Two Voices of Contemporary Orthodoxy

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Articles, Denominations, Modern Judaism, Philosophy
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Knitting During the First 30 Days of Mourning

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism
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Aliyot After Shiva

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism
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Non-Orthodox Attendees in Orthodox Shuls

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Articles, Converts/Conversion, Denominations, Halakhah, Modern Judaism, Philosophy
DIVREI TORAH

Values of Vayeira – How Good Do We Have To Be?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
November 5, 2020

Categories: Philosophy, Torah/Talmud
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Kaddish for Yizkor

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, High Holidays, Holidays, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Tefillah
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How Does God Judge Humanity Before the Law Issued?

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
May 19, 2017

Categories: Articles, Modern Judaism, Philosophy, Torah/Talmud
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Double Ring Weddings

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 26, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism, Relationships, Women's Forum
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Cremation & Burial in a Mausoleum

by Rabbi Alan J Yuter
April 26, 2017

Categories: Halakhah, Halakhah, Life Cycle, Modern Judaism

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