Judah David Bleich (born August 24, 1936) is an American Haredi rabbi and professor known for his expertise in Jewish law, ethics, and bioethics.
At Yeshiva University, he holds the Herbert and Florence Tenzer Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics.
At Yeshiva University, he holds the Herbert and Florence Tenzer Chair in Jewish Law and Ethics.
For example, in 1988 he served on the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel[2] and testified before Congress on the Pain Relief Promotion Act.
He has written a book about the blessing on observing the sun return to the original position it occupied at creation (Bircas Hachamah, updated in 2009: ISBN 978-0-89906-175-7).
He serves as the long-standing contributor of the survey of halakhic literature for Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought.
[citation needed] Bleich has been the rabbi (Jewish spiritual leader) of the Yorkville Synagogue, located in Manhattan for over 55 years.