In this six-session course co-taught by Rabbi Reba Carmel and Maria Pulzetti, we will study ethical issues in Jewish and American law and consider different approaches and contexts for each, comparing rabbinic texts with American law. We’ll discuss ethical issues including end-of-life care, criminal defense, financial ethics and speech. This course is open to all, and lawyers can receive CLE credit for a fee. Please join us! Sessions run on Zoom from 12:30-1:30 PM on November 1, December 6, January 10, February 7, March 6, May 1.
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit for PA lawyers is available through S. Freedman and Company, Inc. for an additional $35 per credit hour. If you are requesting CLE credit for this course, please note that an Attorney Affirmation and an Evaluation Form will need to be submitted after each session. You will receive these session-specific documents the morning of each session. These documents are to be returned via email to S. Freedman and Company, Inc. at the end of the course. CLE questions can be emailed to Susan Freedman at susanfreedman@comcast.net.
ABOUT THE TEACHERS:
Maria Pulzetti is the Student Rabbi at GJC and a student at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. At GJC, Maria finds sacred connection in learning people’s stories and in celebrating, praying, talking and studying Torah together. Maria practiced law for sixteen years as a public defender and at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and she is a graduate of Yale Law School.
Rabbi Reba Carmel is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and holds a Masters Degree in Bible from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Before moving to Israel, where she lived for ten years, Rabbi Carmel practiced law. She holds a certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Interfaith Center of Philadelphia, where she was a member of the leadership cohort of Visionary Women of Faith for three years.