Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the president and dean of Valley Beit Midrash, founder and CEO of Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy, and president of YATOM: The Jewish Foster and Adoption Network. Rabbi Yanklowitz’s writings have appeared in outlets as diverse as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic among many other secular and religious publications. He is a sought-after educator, social justice activist, and motivational speaker as well as the author of thirty books on Jewish spirituality, social justice, and ethics.

He earned a Masters degree from Harvard University in Leadership and Psychology, another Masters from Yeshiva University in Jewish Philosophy, and a doctorate from Columbia University in Moral Development and Epistemology. He obtained rabbinical ordination from the Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School and two additional, private ordinations in Israel. He has twice been named one of “America’s Top Rabbis” by Newsweek.

He lives in Scottsdale, AZ.