Real Estate and the Jewish Tradition

UJA-Federation of New York's Real Estate & Allied Trades Division
presents

Real Estate and the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky

Upcoming Session

Seminar Four
Toxic Waste, Green Spaces, and the Torah’s Zoning Board
Thursday, February 7, 2013
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

How should societies use land and their resources to control ecological threats and preserve the environment in sustainable ways?

Past Sessions

Seminar One
Stealing People’s Minds for Their Own Good? Half-Truths, Deceptions, and Political Campaigns
Thursday, October 11, 2012
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Since Judaism rigorously prohibits deception, what should Jews think about the manipulative character of contemporary political campaigns in America and Israel?

Seminar Two
City Walls and Guard Duty: Who is Responsible to Provide for the Common Defense?
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Every society must care for public safety. How does Jewish tradition delegate responsibility for paying and serving?  
 
Seminar Three
God’s Partners and Human Labor
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Who really creates the world? The One who makes the raw materials or the ones who develop them?  

Couvert: $36* per person per seminar or $125* per person for all four seminars
 
Breakfast will be served at each seminar. Dietary laws observed.

*The couvert represents the value of the event and is not tax-deductible.

American Sign Language interpreters and assisted-listening devices are available. Please contact us at least five business days prior to the event to make arrangements.