Hildesheimer Lecture
A collaboration between the Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin and the Berlin Studies on Jewish LawThe Hildesheimer Lecture Series was launched in 2013 jointly by the Berlin Studies in Jewish Law and the Rabbinical Seminary of Berlin.
Hildesheimer-Lecture – Previous Speakers
May 2023 – Rachel Freier, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court in King’s District, spoke on the topic: “Honor Your Parents – Halachic and Legal Perspectives”y
January 2019 – Harry Rothenberg, Partner at Rothenberg Law Firm LLP in New York and a leading expert in the field of Personal Injury Law, spoke on the topic: “When Systems Collide: Professional Responsibility and Opportunity vs. Religious and Moral Imperative”
January 2018 – Rabbi Professor Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Vice Chairman of the Israeli National Council for Bioethics, spoke on the topic: “Modern fertility technology: legal and halal perspectives”
January 2017 – Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, spoke on the topic: “Defending Human Spirit – a Jewish Law Perspective on Protecting the Vulnerable”
December 2015 – Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks spoke on the topic: “Violence and Law: ancient and contemporary reflections”
January 2015 – Professor Nahum Rakover, former Deputy Attorney General of Israel
2013 – The first lecture was given by Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, President of the Conference of European Rabbis
Hildesheimer Lecture 2026
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The Hildesheimer Lectures are aimed at a broad audience from the fields of law, social sciences, politics, and religion, and encourage discussion on one of the most pressing legal and political issues facing our society: the duality of national and religious law. The lectures will illuminate fundamental conflicts between the public and private spheres as well as specific problems. The goal is to enrich public discourse and contribute to greater dialogue and tolerance through legal scholarship. The lecture series will also provide insight into the diverse legal concepts of Jewish law, Halacha, particularly considering its millennia-old tradition of coexistence with other legal systems.
The Berlin Studies in Jewish Law bring together members of the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Theology at Humboldt University of Berlin, the Jewish Community of Berlin, and the Centrum Judaicum. It was founded by Ignatz Bubis, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schlink, and Dr. Under the direction of Roman M. Skoblo, the aim is to provide insight into the legal traditions of Judaism. They achieve this primarily through the courses offered as part of the visiting professorship for Jewish Law, held each summer semester and supported by the Meyer-Struckmann Foundation.
The rabbinical seminary is located in the country with the fastest-growing Jewish community in the world. Over the past 20 years, the number of community members in Germany has tripled. With the revival, establishment, and growth of Jewish communities, the need for religious and spiritual leadership within these communities is also increasing. The rabbinical seminary is committed to training a new generation of young, dynamic, and ambitious rabbis. In addition to intensive halakhic studies, the program includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Jewish Social Work at the Erfurt University of Applied Sciences, as well as key qualifications for the rabbinical profession.
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