13 Facts About David Novak

David Novak, was born on August 19,1941 and is an American Jewish theologian, ethicist, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and law.

David Novak is an ordained Conservative rabbi and holds the J Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies as Professor of the Study of Religion and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto since 1997.

David Novak is a regular contributor to the ABC News' Religion and Ethics portal.

David Novak received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1961 and his master's degree in Hebrew literature in 1964.

David Novak received rabbinical ordination in 1966 from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he studied under Abraham Joshua Heschel.

David Novak is married to Melva Ziman since 1963; they have two children and five grandchildren.

David Novak was a pulpit rabbi in several American Jewish communities from 1966 to 1989.

David Novak served as a Jewish chaplain at St Elizabeth's Hospital, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC, from 1966 to 1969.

David Novak is a member of the Joint Centre for Bioethics.

David Novak has contributed to Jewish ethics by advocating a Jewish social ethics drawn from both the natural law tradition and Halakha.

David Novak's expertise includes Maimonides, John Courtney Murray, and Paul Tillich.

David Novak suggests that there are three degrees by which Christians can maintain respect for the covenant of the Jews mentioned in Jeremiah.

David Novak is a founder, vice-president, and coordinator of the Jewish Law Panel of the Union for Traditional Judaism, and a faculty member and vice-president of the Union for Traditional Judaism in Teaneck, New Jersey.