Louis Finkelstein
Rabbi Louis Finkelstein | |
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Louis Finkelstein (left) with Pinchas Hacohen Peli, New York, 1969 | |
| Chancellor of Jewish Theological Seminary of America | |
| In office 1940–1972 | |
| Title | Chancellor of JTS |
| Personal life | |
| Born | June 14, 1895 |
| Died | November 29, 1991 |
| Notable work(s) | Tradition in the Making, Beliefs and Practices of Judaism, Pre-Maccabean Documents in the Passover Haggadah |
| Alma mater | Columbia University, Jewish Theological Seminary of America |
| Occupation | Talmud scholar, Jewish law expert, Chancellor of JTS |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Conservative Judaism |
Louis Finkelstein (June 14, 1895, in Cincinnati, Ohio – 29 November 1991) was a Talmud scholar, an expert in Jewish law, and a leader of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) and Conservative Judaism.