Aaron L. Mackler
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Aaron L. Mackler is Associate Professor of Theology at Duquesne University
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
and an ordained Conservative
Rabbi. He is a prolific author and expert in both the fields of Bioethics
and Jewish law. He was editor of Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics and authored Introduction to Jewish and Catholic Bioethics, the latter of which is part of the Georgetown Press Moral Traditions series.
He is active on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
of the Conservative movement, serves as the Medical Ethics Subcommittee Chair, and has written and edited numerous responsa, greatly influencing the discussion of Jewish law in the United States today.
in Religious Studies and Biochemistry in 1980. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel he pursued Graduate Studies in Jewish Philosophy
, Bible, and Midrash. From the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
, New York, NY in 1985 he received and M.A. and Rabbinic ordination. In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Georgetown University
, Washington, DC. Dr. Mackler studied at Georgetown under Tom L. Beauchamp, Henry Richardson
,and LeRoy Walters. His dissertation was entitled "Cases and Judgments in Ethical Reasoning: An Appraisal of Contemporary Casuistry and Holistic Model for the Mutual Support of Norms and Case Judgments”.
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
and an ordained Conservative
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.Conservative Judaism has its roots in the school of thought known as Positive-Historical Judaism,...
Rabbi. He is a prolific author and expert in both the fields of Bioethics
Bioethics
Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....
and Jewish law. He was editor of Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics and authored Introduction to Jewish and Catholic Bioethics, the latter of which is part of the Georgetown Press Moral Traditions series.
He is active on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards
The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards is the central authority on halakha within Conservative Judaism; it is one of the most active and widely known committees on the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly. Within the movement it is known as the CJLS...
of the Conservative movement, serves as the Medical Ethics Subcommittee Chair, and has written and edited numerous responsa, greatly influencing the discussion of Jewish law in the United States today.
Education
Dr. Mackler received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in Religious Studies and Biochemistry in 1980. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel he pursued Graduate Studies in Jewish Philosophy
Jewish philosophy
Jewish philosophy , includes all philosophy carried out by Jews, or, in relation to the religion of Judaism. Jewish philosophy, until modern Enlightenment and Emancipation, was pre-occupied with attempts to reconcile coherent new ideas into the tradition of Rabbinic Judaism; thus organizing...
, Bible, and Midrash. From the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism, and a major center for academic scholarship in Jewish studies.JTS operates five schools: Albert A...
, New York, NY in 1985 he received and M.A. and Rabbinic ordination. In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, Washington, DC. Dr. Mackler studied at Georgetown under Tom L. Beauchamp, Henry Richardson
Henry Richardson
Henry Richardson may refer to:*Henry Hobson Richardson , architect*Henry Handel Richardson , author*Henry Robson Richardson , politician in Manitoba Canada...
,and LeRoy Walters. His dissertation was entitled "Cases and Judgments in Ethical Reasoning: An Appraisal of Contemporary Casuistry and Holistic Model for the Mutual Support of Norms and Case Judgments”.