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Rabbi Danny Schiff

Rabbi Dr. Danny Schiff is the Foundation Scholar at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh where he teaches adults from across the Jewish spectrum on a vast range of Jewish topics. He splits his time between Jerusalem and Pittsburgh. He is a noted teacher and researcher in Jewish ethics. Born in Sydney, Australia, Rabbi Dr. Schiff grew up in Melbourne. Rabbi Schiff previously served as the Community Scholar for the Agency for Jewish Learning in Pittsburgh, as rabbi of B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania, and as rabbi at Temple Beth Israel in Melbourne. He is the author of Abortion in Judaism, published by Cambridge University Press and a forthcoming book on the future of non-Orthodox Judaism. He is a former Board member of the City of Pittsburgh Ethics Board and the Society of Jewish Ethics.