Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization

The Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law organizes conferences, publishes texts, and supports travel and research by graduate students and senior scholars in the fields of Jewish law, legal and political theory, and ethics.

Suzanne Last Stone, a professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, directs the Center.

Previously known as the Program in Jewish Law & Interdisciplinary Studies, the Center was established at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2004. Its mission includes fostering a specifically American contribution to the study of Jewish law, complementing already existing institutions for the study of Jewish law in Israel.

The Center's three major areas of focus are:

academic study of Jewish jurisprudence, comparative law, and legal theory;
interdisciplinary research of Jewish law, political theory, multicultural studies, and ethics;
public programming for lay and religious intellectuals, professionals, and officials exploring Jewish law values in general public discourse.

External links

The Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization (official site)
News and events (from the Center's official site)
Publications (from the Center's official site)
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (official site)
Yeshiva University (official site)

Yeshiva University

Schools	Yeshiva College Stern College for Women Sy Syms School of Business Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Belz School of Jewish Music Albert Einstein College of Medicine Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration Wurzweiler School of Social Work Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology

Centers and programs	Yeshiva University Museum Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future Rabbi Arthur Schneier Center for International Affairs Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University Institute for Public Health Sciences Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization Center for Israel Studies at Yeshiva University

Personalities	Presidents: Bernard Revel Samuel Belkin Norman Lamm Richard Joel Rabbis: Joseph B. Soloveitchik Yosef Blau J. David Bleich Aharon Lichtenstein Dovid Lifshitz Hershel Schachter Moshe Shatzkes Ahron Soloveichik Moshe Soloveichik Moshe David Tendler

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Topics	History

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