Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the president an dean of the Valley Beit Midrash (Jewish pluralistic adult learning and leadership), the founder and president of Uri L’Tzedek (Jewish Social Justice), the founder and CEO of Shamayim (Jewish animal advocacy), the founder and president of YATOM (Jewish foster and adoption network) and the author of 18 books on Jewish ethics. Newsweek named him one of the top 50 rabbis in America in 2013 and the Forward named him one of the 50 most influential Jews in 2016. The opinions expressed here do not represent any organizations he is affiliated with.