Programs

The Annual Interdenominational Jewish Community Event

Established with the 2010 discussion on Matrilineal vs. Patrilinial Descent, the JLJS Annual Interdenominational Jewish Community Event takes a penetrating look at the difficult issues confronting Judaism today. On Tuesday November 15, 2011, following a kosher dinner at the CJE Senior Life/Weinberg Community in Deerfield, Illinois, Professor Roberta Kwall moderated a discussion on "Between Orthodox and Non-Orthodox: Obstacles and Opportunities." Rabbi David Begoun, founding director of the L'Chaim Center, Rabbi Yehoshuah Karsh, founding director of the Sidney and Frances Avner Torah Learning Center of Northbrook, and Rabbi Asher Lopatin, spiritual leader of Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation answered questions on issues of belief, women's participation in synagogue services and conversion.

JLJS Interreligious Programs and Luncheons 2011-2012

Monday, October 17, 2011: Sukkot Lunch and Learn for Students, Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ellen LeVee, JLJS Scholar-in-Residence, DePaul University College of Law
Co-Sponsored by University Ministry and DePaul Hillel

Wednesday, November 30, 2011: Pre-Hanukah Lunch and Learn for Students, Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ellen LeVee, JLJS Scholar-in-Residence, DePaul University College of Law
Co-Sponsored by University Ministry and DePaul Hillel

Wednesday, January 18, 2012: Community Lecture
Athens vs. Jerusalem: Social Foundations of Monotheism
Dr. Ellen LeVee, JLJS Scholar-in-Residence, DePaul University College of Law
Co-Sponsored by University Ministry and the Center for Interreligious Engagement

Wednesday, February 8, 2012: Tu B’Shvat Lunch and Learn for Students, Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ellen LeVee, JLJS Scholar-in-Residence, DePaul University College of Law
Co-Sponsored by University Ministry and DePaul Hillel

Thursday, March 1, 2012: Community Lecture
Jewish and Christian Responses to Natural Disaster: Comparative Case Studies and Historical Perspectives
Dr. Dean Bell, Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

Wednesday, March 28, 2012: Pre-Passover Lunch and Learn for Students, Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ellen LeVee, JLJS Scholar-in-Residence, DePaul University College of Law
Co-Sponsored by University Ministry and DePaul Hillel

JLJS Visiting and Local Scholar Lectures and Luncheons 2011-2012

Tuesday, September 13, 2011: The Post 9/11 International Legal Paradigm
Yehoshua Gurtler, Associate in Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Herzog, Fox and Neeman, Tel Aviv

Wednesday, September 21, 2011: Effective Counterterrorism and the Protection of Civil Liberties
Amos N. Guiora, Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah

Thursday, February 16, 2012: Jewish Process Thought and Copyright Policy
Roberta Kwall, Professor of Law, DePaul University
Co-sponsored by the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT®)

JLJS Interactive Jewish Law Symposium

Tuesday, May 30, 2012: A Comparative Analysis of Law through the Examination of Biblical, Talmudic and Scholarly Texts
Janet Dolgin, Professor of Health Care Law, Hofstra University School of Law
David Flatto, Assistant Professor of Law, Penn State Law
Rabbi Capers Funnye, Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
Roberta R. Kwall, Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law
Dr. Ellen LeVee, JLJS Scholar-in-Residence, DePaul University College of Law
Steven H. Resnicoff, Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law