Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz was listed in Newsweek's "America's Top 50 Rabbis" for 2012 and 2013. He is the Executive Director of the Valley Beit Midrash, the Founder and President of Uri L'Tzedek, and the Founder and CEO of The Shamayim V'Aretz Institute. Rav Shmuly completed a Master's at Yeshiva University in Jewish Philosophy, a Master's at Harvard University in Moral Psychology and Leadership and a Doctorate at Columbia University in Epistemology and Moral Development. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and is the author of two previous books: Jewish Ethics and Social Justice: A Guide for the 21st Century and Epistemic Development in Talmud Study.