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The recent Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case that overturned Roe vs. Wade, has sent shock waves throughout U.S. society, intimately affecting the lives of millions of Americans. Their reverberations are shifting the political landscape nationwide in ways that have only just begun. What is the Jewish tradition’s approach to abortion, and how does it relate to our new reality in 2022? Join TSE as we delve into this timely issue with Rabbi Mark Washofsky, Ph.D. who will guide our understanding and exploration through the process.

Rabbi Mark Washofsky Ph.D. is the Solomon B. Freehof Professor Emeritus of Jewish Law and Practice at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati, Ohio. 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 (1980) and Ph.D. (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 is chair of the Solomon B. Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah. He chaired the Responsa Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis from 1996-2017. His extensive publications include Jewish Living: A Guide to Contemporary Reform Practice, Revised edition (URJ Press, 2010), Reform Responsa for the Twenty-First Century (CCAR, 2010), and essays and articles on medieval halakhic literature, the application of legal theory to the study of Jewish law, Jewish bioethics, outreach and conversion, among others. The Solomon B. Freehof Professorship of Jewish Law and Practice was established in honor of Dr. Solomon B. Freehof by The Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust.