Yitzchak Breitowitz is an American-born Orthodox rabbi, lecturer and rabbinic authority.
10 Facts About Yitzchak Breitowitz
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Rabbi Breitowitz was born in April 1954 in New York, to David and Chaya Esther Tzipora Breitowitz.
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Yitzchak Breitowitz grew up in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area, where he attended Yeshiva of Hartford.
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Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz returned to Baltimore in 1983, where he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Law, as an associate professor of law, specializing in bankruptcy, commercial law and bioethics.
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In 2001 Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz was awarded as "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" by the Maryland University.
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In 1988 Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz became the Rabbi of the Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah in Silver Spring, Maryland where he served for 22 years.
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Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz has lectured on medical, business, and family ethics.
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Yitzchak Breitowitz has written and published on the interface of Halacha and contemporary society with a special interest and expertise in medical, family, business, and legal ethics.
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Yitzchak Breitowitz's articles discuss topics such as stem cell research, cloning, organ donation, land for peace, and the Jewish perspectives on war and gun control.
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Yitzchak Breitowitz has written many basic source books on Jewish values for NCSY, an organization that does Jewish outreach to teenagers.