Rabbi Mark Washofsky

Rabbi Mark Washofsky, PhD is the Solomon B. Freehof
Professor of Jewish Law and Practice at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, OH. Rabbi Dr. Washofsky has been a member
of the HUC-JIR faculty since 1985, most recently serving as Professor of
Rabbinics, and specializes in the literature of the Talmud and Jewish law. He
received his rabbinical ordination in 1980 and PhD in 1987 from HUC-JIR. He
succeeded his teacher and mentor, Dr. Ben Zion Wacholder, z”l, as holder of the Freehof Chair on July 1, 2006. Dr. Washofsky
chairs the Responsa Committee of the Central Conference of American rabbis. His
extensive publications include editing the
Reform Responsa for the Twenty-First Century,
volumes 1 and 2, published by CCAR Press.
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