The near-universal phenomenon of legal circumventions, finding licit ways to achieve otherwise illegal outcomes, often generates cynicism that Jewish law is more legalistic than it is values-laden.

Join Rosh Beit Midrash and Senior Fellow Elana Stein Hain for an alternative view: a deep dive into the theological, social, and legal logic and meaning behind the rabbinic phenomenon of legal loopholes, based on her forthcoming book, Circumventing the Law: Rabbinic Perspectives on Loopholes and Legal Integrity.

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Join us for Kosher lunch at 12:30 and program will begin at 1:00 pm

Presented in partnership with Hillel of Metro Detroit, Cohn Haddow, the Jewish Law Students Association, and the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan.