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Nov 3, 2014: Family law in Israel: The tension between religious and civil legislation


Associate professor Rabbi Cohen Associate professor Rabbi Cohen
Rabbi Yitshak Cohen
Associate professor, ONO Academic College

Rabbi Yitshak Cohen from ONO Academic College will be coming to the Institute on Monday, November 3rd to discuss all aspects of family law in the State of Israel.

Date: Monday, November 3, 2014 at 11:30 am
Location: SB-407, 1590 Docteur Penfield
Download: Flyer

For more information, please call 514-848-2424, extension 872.

Biography

Yitzchak Cohen earned LL.B. and LL.M., from of the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University. He wrote his doctoral dissertation with the assistance of the President’s Scholarship for Outstanding Students. During the 2012-13 academic year, he was a visiting scholar at Columbia University Law School in New York, and in 2013, a guest lecturer at McGill University. The head of several academic programs, Cohen has been a member of the Israel Bar Association since 1999, and was ordained as a rabbi by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. His primary fields for teaching and research are Jewish law, family law, and civil procedure. He has published numerous articles in these areas. Most recently, he was appointed as the chairman of the public committee for prenuptial agreements.




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