See past events hosted by Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law.
A Symposium sponsored by the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at the Harvard Law School *Sep. 16, 2025* POUND HALL 101 1563 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 ZOOM… Continue Reading “The Jewish Problem, Then and Now: Rethinking Louis Brandeis’s Liberalism”
How does a case of property ownership become a case of minority identity? What are the unique legal aspects of property cases in Jerusalem? What can we learn from the… Continue Reading Property Rights and National Identities in Jerusalem – The Case of the Armenian Quarter with Dr. Sami Ershied
What do universities owe Jews under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The answer depends on why Title VI protects Jews – that is, its legal basis… Continue Reading “What Do Universities Owe Jews under Title VI, and Why?” with Robert Katz, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
This lecture will explore the notion of venturing to the law beyond the law particularly as it is implied by mystical nihilism. My argument pivots around the assumption that… Continue Reading “Mystical Nihilism, Theopolitics, Ethics, and the Law Beyond Law” with Elliot Wolfson, UC Santa Barbara, Emeritus
Dr. Shereshevsky will discuss recent cases in the Israeli Supreme Court in the context of the war in Gaza and how the Court’s approach can be explained through broader discussions… Continue Reading “The Israeli Supreme Court and the War on Gaza” (via zoom) with Yahli Shereshevsky, Haifa University
Professor Miguel Vatter is Professor of Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University; and currently a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging.
In this talk Magid briefly explores the subject of violence and war through the work of three rabbinic thinkers in the twentieth century: Aaron Shmuel Tamares, Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar,… Continue Reading The Difference Between Freedom and Liberation: War, Violence and the State in Tamares, Teitelbaum & Kook with Shaul Magid, Harvard University
December 14-16, Washington DC "What is the Bavli?" Moderator: Christine Hayes and Jay Harris Discussants: Julia Watts Belser, Alyssa Gray, Simcha Gross, Isaac Landes
Sexual Violence and Antisemitism: Perspectives from International Law, Halakha and Feminist Theory Harvard University, February 2–3, 2026 This academic conference brings together an international group of scholars to examine the… Continue Reading “Sexual Violence and Antisemitism: Perspectives from International Law, Halakha, and Feminist Theory” Monday February 2 – Tuesday February 3, 2026
Monday February 9 Adjudicating the Spiritual World in Israeli Courts: Dilemmas of Equality of Justice Erica Weiss moderated by Guy Priver 12:15-1:15pm Hauser Hall 101 Click here to livestream Erica Weiss is Visiting Professor in the Department of Judaic Studies at Brown University for 2025–26. An anthropologist of religion and ethics, her work traces how… Continue Reading Spring 2026 Events *Open to Harvard ID holders only*