The Jewish Bar Association and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America will present the lunch program "Can Loopholes be Religious?" on Thursday, November 9, at Wayne State University campus, Hillel of Metro Detroit, 5221 Gullen Mall, Student Center, Suite 667, in Detroit.
The near-universal phenomenon of legal circumventions, finding licit ways to achieve otherwise illegal outcomes, often generates cynicism that Jewish law is more legalistic than it is values-laden.
Speaker Elana Stein Hain will present an alternative view: a deep dive into the theological, social, and legal logic and meaning behind the rabbinic phenomenon of legal loopholes, based on her forthcoming book, "Circumventing the Law: Rabbinic Perspectives on Loopholes and Legal Integrity." Hain is Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
The event begins with a kosher lunch at 12:30 followed by the program from 1 to 2 p.m. To register for the free event, visit shalomhartman.org/CircumventinglawDetroit.
