Jewish Law (3770.03) (OSG220H1S)

This seminar is intended to provide students with an introduction to Jewish Law as a self-contained, comprehensive,
dynamic and evolving legal system. The seminar will examine the sources and development of Jewish law, its
precedents and principles of adjudication. It will focus on the relationship between the rights of the individual and the
needs of the community in the Jewish legal tradition. The seminar will explore contemporary topics in Jewish law
pertaining to the status of the individual, issues of human rights and dignity and bioethics. The only text required for
this seminar will be a readings package available at MDC.