Aaron L. Mackler is

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of Theology at Duquesne University in

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and an ordained Conservative

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. He is an author in the fields of

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and

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. He was editor of ''Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics'' and authored ''Introduction to Jewish and Catholic Bioethics'', part of the Georgetown Press Moral Traditions series. Mackler served on the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative movement as the Medical Ethics Subcommittee Chair, and has written and edited numerous responsa. Mackler's work has been cited for the New York State Task Force. He wrote a book published under Georgetown University press entitled "An Introduction to Jewish and Catholic Bioethics: A Comparative Analysis."

Education

Mackler received his B.A. from

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in Religious Studies and Biochemistry in 1980. At the

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, Jerusalem, Israel he pursued Graduate Studies in

Jewish philosophy Jewish philosophy () includes all philosophy carried out by Jews, or in relation to the religion of Judaism. Until modern ''Haskalah'' (Jewish Enlightenment) and Jewish emancipation, Jewish philosophy was preoccupied with attempts to reconcile ...

, Bible, and Midrash. From the

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, New York, NY in 1985 he received and M.A. and Rabbinic ordination. In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Philosophy from

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, Washington, DC. Mackler's 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”.

Publications

*''Responsa 1991-2000: The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards'', 2001, The Rabbinical Assembly *''Life & Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics'', Aaron L. Mackler, JTS, 2000

References

External links

Faculty webpage at Duquesne University
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