He received his bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School in 1979, where he graduated magna cum laude.

[4][5] After graduating, Rabbi Breitowitz worked in private practice in Chicago where he also served as law clerk for Susan Getzendanner of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and taught at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and at the University of Illinois.

[6][11] In Baltimore he lectured regularly to the larger Washington community at the Board of Jewish Education, the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C., the UJA-Federation and other venues and also taught at the Girls’ Division of the Yeshiva High School.

He has written and published on the interface of Halacha (Jewish law) and contemporary society with a special interest and expertise in medical, family, business, and legal ethics.

His articles discuss topics such as stem cell research, cloning, organ donation, land for peace, and the Jewish perspectives on war and gun control.