Rabbi Asher Lopatin

Rabbi Asher Lopatin is the spiritual leader of Kehillat Etz Chaim in Detroit, Michigan. He is also the founder and director of the Detroit Center for Civil Discourse, which works to nurture deep relationships between people with diverse views through dialogue. He was previously the president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a Modern Orthodox rabbinical school in New York City. Rabbi Lopatin received rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University and Yeshivas Brisk in Chicago.


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Articles by Rabbi Asher Lopatin

A Tale of Two Tragedies

Israel is the most uplifting place in the world, and on my trip there last week I felt the usual ...

What Can Jews Learn from the Fast of Ramadan?

Every year, during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims around the world observe a month-long fast. This fast, ...

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