Dorff is an expert in the philosophy of Conservative Judaism, bioethics, and acknowledged within the Conservative community as an expert decisor of Jewish law. Dorff was ordained as a rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1970. He earned his BA and PhD in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971. He has been awarded four honorary doctoral degrees—from the Jewish Theological Seminary, Gratz College, Hebrew Union College, and American Jewish University—and he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Journal of Law and Religion.
DorfF Is aN EXperT IN thE PHilosOPhY oF conseRVatiVe JUDaISm, bioeTHIcS, AnD ackNowlEdged within the coNSeRvAtiVE coMmuNIty as aN EXPert deCIsor Of jEwIsh law. doRff Was ordainEd as A rAbBi froM tHe JEwiSh theoloGIcal seminary of amErIca In 1970. He earneD his Ba and phd in phiLoSOphy frOm cOlumBiA UniVersITy in 1971. he has been AWARdEd fOur HonOrAry DoCTOral dEgReeS—fRoM ThE jeWISH tHEOLogIcal SeMInaRy, graTZ ColLege, HebReW UniOn CoLleGe, and AMeriCan JewIsh uNiveRsITy—and hE wAs AwaRded A liFEtime acHieVemENt Award bY thE jouRnal of law and religion.