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 the current legal battles to protect property in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter? The Legal Status of property possession and ownership in Jerusalem derives from the unique… 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 for doing so. Title VI prohibits universities from tolerating discrimination “on the ground of race, color, and national origin.” Notably, Title VI --unlike Title VII—does… 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 the skepticism of faith, endemic to nihilistic encounter with the nothing on the part of mystics, resonates with the insubordinate proclivity of the Jewish esoteric… 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