Cardozo Society CLEs at Torahthon

The Cardozo Society of Washington State is pleased to partner with Herzl-Ner Tamid's upcoming community-wide learning event, Torahthon 5, to host our next two CLEs on November 9, Jewish Law vs. American Law: Some Tensions Between Them & Can We Still Have Faith in Church-State Separation?

7:15pm - Jewish Law vs. American Law: Some Tensions Between Them
David Balint will be giving an introduction on the differences in the Jewish system of administering justice and the American system. The two specific examples discussed will be mesirah, the prohibition of informing the civil government of the wrongdoing of fellow Jews; and the problem of enforcing the requirement of a Jewish bill of divorce (a get) in American courts. 1 CLE Credit applied for.

8:30pm - Can We Still Have Faith in Church-State Separation?
Michelle Deutchman will be leading an interactive session examining why church/state separation is important for Jews and how recent litigation, legislation and executive orders undermine the wall that separates the two.
1 CLE Credit applied for.

David Balint has been a practicing litigator in Washington since 1974. He has also been an active leader in the Seattle Jewish community, including serving as president and a founder of the Northwest Yeshiva High School, president of Sephardic Bikur Holim, and on various boards and committees for Israel advocacy. He has also lectured lawyers on the interface between Jewish and civil divorce law, at CLE programs, and on various Jewish topics including Maimonides, Job, and Daniel.

Michelle Deutchman is the Western States Counsel for the Anti-Defamation League. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing ADL's civil rights agenda for the nation's nine western states. Ms. Deutchman earned her Juris Doctor from University of Southern California Law Center.

Pre-registration strongly encouraged.

Torahthon 5 is a 3 day event on November 2, 9 and 16. The Torahthon is the only adult education event in the city where people of all denominations come together to learn. A range of courses will be offered, focusing on everything from the Torah, Jewish morals, American politics and more!

Each night is only $15 or $36 for the entire series, classes are held from 7:00pm-9:30pm.

Be sure to attend a special opening night reception beginning at 6:45pm on November 2.

Special classes and activities for middle and high school students will be sponsored by Hebrew High across the street at the Stroum Jewish Community Center.

For more information, please contact torahthon [at] h-nt [dot] org or 206-232-8555.