Rabbi Mordecai Finley

Professor of Jewish Thought

The former Provost and former President of the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, Rabbi Mordecai Finley is the founding rabbi of Ohr Ha-Torah Congregation, Los Angeles, a traditional-progressive congregation. Rabbi Finley received his ordination from Hebrew Union College as well a PhD in Religion-Social Ethics from the University of Southern California. For over a decade, he has taught courses in spirituality, Jewish thought and rabbinics, in the Department of Continuing Education, University of Judaism. An incisive and deeply informed instructor, Rabbi Finley has taught at HUC-JIR, Loyola Law School, Wexner Heritage Foundation, and the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

Education

Ph.D. - USC