See past events hosted by Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law.
Events
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“Law, Sovereignty, and Political Theology: Jewish Thought in Conversation with Carl Schmitt” a talk by Miguel Vatter
Wasserstein 3011Professor 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
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“The Shamama Case: Contesting Citizenship across the Modern Mediterranean” with Jessica Marglin, Harvard University
Hauser Hall 105How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging.
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The Difference Between Freedom and Liberation: War, Violence and the State in Tamares, Teitelbaum & Kook with Shaul Magid, Harvard University
Hauser 102In 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
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“What is the Bavli?” a roundtable at the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference organized by the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard Law School
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
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“Sexual Violence and Antisemitism: Perspectives from International Law, Halakha, and Feminist Theory” Monday February 2 – Tuesday February 3, 2026
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
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Spring 2026 Events *Open to Harvard ID holders only*
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… Continue Reading Spring 2026 Events *Open to Harvard ID holders only*