The Jewish Bar Association of Michigan and the Woodward Avenue Shul will present “It’s Shabbat! It’s the Law” on Friday and Saturday, August 4-5, featuring guest scholar Samuel J. Levine.
Friday evening will consist of Shabbat services, dinner, and lecture. Levine will discuss “Ethical Discretion or Ethical Obligation? Comparing American Legal Practice and Jewish Law.” Cost for the Friday, August 4, program is $18.
On Saturday, August 4, following services and Kiddush luncheon, Levine will talk about “Capital Punishment in Jewish Law and American Law.” There is no charge to attend Saturday’s events.
Levine is professor of law and director of the Jewish Law Institute at Toure Law Center. He has also served as the Beznos Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University College of Law, and he has taught at the law schools at Bar-Ilan, Fordham, Pepperdine, and St. John’s Universities.
The Woodward Avenue Shul is located at 25595 Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak. To purchase tickets to the August 4 dinner, visit https://thewas.net/contribute.
- Posted July 25, 2023
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Scholar to discuss Jewish and American Law, August 4-5
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