Moshe Kletenik

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Rabbi Moshe Kletenik was born in Chicago in 1954 to Rabbi Shya and Rochelle Kletenik. After studying in the Hebrew Theological College and Yeshivas Brisk of Chicago, receiving semikha from Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik and completing his BA at Roosevelt University in mathematics, Moshe became principal of Mesivta of Greater Miami. In 1982 he became rabbi of Shaare Torah Congregation of Pittsburgh and in 1988 became principal of the Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh. He has served as rabbi of Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Congregation in Seattle since 1994. Moshe is presently an executive officer of the Rabbinical Council of America, serves as chair of its Semicha Standards Committee and is a member of the Faith Advisory Board to Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington State. He has written extensively on contemporary issues of Jewish law especially Jewish medical ethics and published in journals such as Hadarom, Hapardes and Aspaklaria and the RCA Sermon Anthology Series which he has co-edited. Moshe regularly lectures at national and international medical ethics conferences most recently at the Bar Ilan University. He also has chaired numerous regional medical ethics conferences. Moshe is internationally known as an expert in Jewish law. He is married to Rivy Poupko Kletenik and has four children and two grandchildren.