As someone whose recent work has centered largely on the inability to neatly
separate Jewish law from culture, I would conclude that for those who observe
this practice, it should be viewed as a religious practice. Not all customs
have the force of Jewish law--this is a very complex area. But
nd Law in Jewish Tradition
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You can view my papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at the
following
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From: Kwall, Roberta
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 3:32 PM
To: Law & Religion i
I would like to furnish a bit of background for the practice of Kapparot for
the benefit of the list- I realize it may seem like one of the strangest
practices and I suspect it is largely unfamiliar to most (even many Jews
today). Essentially, the practice, which involves swinging a live chicke
Ira invited Hillel to say a bit more about the relevant assumptions underlying
Jewish law's views of women's bodies. As a Jewish female with "Conservadox"
leanings, I would like to add my two cents on this particular issue.
As a general matter, the entire area of modesty (which applies to both
Normally, I hesitate to opine on matters in which I am not thoroughly versed
and I must confess that I am not up to speed on these cases. That said, I am
an observant Jew and I do not travel or work on Shabbat (which also begins
Friday night). In the traditional Jewish community, such swaps ar
Desilets, 636 N.E.2d 233 (Mass. 1994)
(reversing summary judgment in favor of landlords and remanding for further
hearing on state's compelling interest under state constitutional provision).
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 7:59 AM, Kwall, Roberta
> wrote:
Dear colleagues-
I am working on the next
Dear colleagues-
I am working on the next edition of my property casebook and am writing to get
some input on an issue that comes up in connection with the chapter on a
landlord's ability to refuse occupancy by a tenant. Although the FHA prohibits
discrimination based on "familial status," whe
The first paragraph of Paul's post about whether we should entertain the
possibility of bad faith on the part of Kim Davis (given her past)
particularly caught my eye. It made me think of Jews who can be described as
"Baal Tshuvot" (this term refers to those that were born Jewish but who
"re
I don't know how many folks on this list have actually taught Obergefell yet
given that it is so early in the semester but having done so just last week, I
wanted to share my experience doing so.
I was a bit surprised that one student strongly articulated the view that Davis
is operating out of
I want to thank all the participants for their thoughts on this issue (and
Eugene for raising this). In just a few minutes, I’m about to continue a
discussion of Obergefell in Family Law which we started on Tuesday. We
actually began a discussion of this whole situation in our last class. Talk
Respectfully, Orthodox Jews have not made this conclusion. At the time these
practices (and please note that I am intentionally using the term "practices"
rather than mandates) developed, there was no such thing as Orthodox Jews (the
movements as we know them today developed in the early modern
The post below appeared on the list serve last thursday but I do not recall
seeing any responses to it (although it is possible I missed them because we
just concluded a Jewish holiday that spanned three days with Shabbat). I too
would be curious to hear any views on this matter.
Bobbi Kwall
izations, tax-exempt status and same-sex marriage
Relevant to point #4 below, one Orthodox rabbi has weighed in very publicly on
the Louisiana controversy:
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2015/04/religious_freedom_louisiana.html
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 6:20 AM, Kwall, Roberta
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I have been following this thread with interest, given that I have been doing a
significant amount of research on homosexuality and Judaism. A few thoughts
based on this perspective-
1) The discussion regarding tax exemptions has relevance not only for
Conservative Christian but also for Ortho
To add to this discussion from an IP perspective, it is worth noting that
photography presents a particularly interesting study of the application of
copyright's requirement of originality. Although photography was included in
the copyright statute as protectable subject matter as early as 186
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[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Kwall, Roberta
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 2:33 PM
To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
Subject: The Myth of the Cultural Jew
Dear colleagues-
I wanted to share with the members of this group that my new
ly as the embodiment of Divine command. Her
paradigm explains why both law and culture must matter to those interested in
forging meaningful Jewish identity and transmitting the tradition.
Warmly,
Bobbi Kwall
Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Raymond P. Niro Professor
Founding Director, DePaul University Colle
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