Elliot N. Dorff
Benjamin Ward
Updated on March 13, 2026
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 24, 1943
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Elliot N. Dorff is an American Jewish leader. He is the chairman of the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, and serves as the leader of Conservative Judaism’s top lawmaking body. He is ranked on America’s top 50 influential Rabbis.
Elliot is the son of Anne (Nelson) and Sol Ervin Dorff. His father was Polish Jewish.
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