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Princeton University Yale Law School Beth Medrash Gevoha |
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Rabbi,
Lawyer,
Teacher Professor, DePaul University College of Law Co-director, DePaul Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies |
Steven H. Resnicoff (May 30, 1952-), also known by his Hebrew name Shlomo Chaim Resnicoff, [1] is an American law professor, Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and prolific writer in areas including civil and Jewish law and legal, business, and medical ethics. He is a professor of law at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, where he also co-founded and now serves as co-director of the DePaul University College of Law Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies (JLJS). He is the author of numerous academic and scholarly works, including his most recent book, "Understanding Jewish Law," published in 2012 by LexisNexis.
Resnicoff was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he attended Northwestern High School. [2] Descended from a long line of rabbis, including Mnachem Risikoff [3] and Zvi Yosef Resnick, [4] he earned his semikhah (rabbinic ordination) in 1983 from the Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey, a school also known as the "Lakewood Yeshiva" and the "Aaron Kotler Institute for Advanced Studies," in addition to advanced rabbinic ordination (yoreh yoreh yadin yadin) from the internationally-renowned rabbi and scholar Moshe Feinstein. [5] [6]
Prior to his rabbinic training, Resnicoff earned his BA from Princeton University in 1974, where he participated in the special program coordinated by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and was named a Woodrow Wilson Scholar. [5] After graduation from Princeton, he earned his law degree (JD) from Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut in 1978. [5] During his time at Yale, he served as an assistant to the chair of Yale University's Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility. [5] [6]
He is a professor of law at DePaul University College of Law (in 2000-2001 he held the university's Wicklander Chair for Business and Professional Ethics), is co-founder and co-director of the school's Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies, and also teaches in the doctoral programs at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. [5] He has taught courses at DePaul on subjects including bankruptcy, contracts, Jewish law, the legal profession, and negotiable instruments. [5] His courses at Spertus have included Jewish business ethics, Jewish legal ethics, Jewish and American law, and Jewish law in a time of terror. [7] Prior to moving to Chicago, he practiced commercial law in New Jersey and Maryland [5] [7] as a partner in the Lakewood, New Jersey, firm of Gerszberg & Resnicoff and an associate in the Baltimore, Maryland, firm of Venable, Baetjer & Howard. [6]
Resnicoff is an internationally recognized scholar and lecturer, with special expertise in areas that include bankruptcy, commercial paper, contracts and professional responsibility, business ethics, legal ethics, and medical ethics, [7] and has authored or co-authored four books and more than 25 book chapters or articles. [5] He has a special scholarly interest in Jewish law as a legal system and the ways it compares and contrasts with other legal systems. [5] The faculty bio site for Spertus notes that Resnicoff is able to draw upon both his Talmudic training and law firm experience to analyze complex issues from "both secular and religious perspectives, often exploring how these disparate systems interact." [5]
In 2002, Resnicoff was involved in the creation of the National Institute for Judaic Law, an organization dedicated to the education of jurists and legal scholars regarding the legal and ethical teachings of Jewish law and its possible application to contemporary legal questions. [8] The organization was launched with an historic conference at the United States Supreme Court that included the first kosher dinner ever served there. [9] Along with Emory Law School Professor Michael Broyde, Resnicoff was one of the two law professors involved in the first project of the new institute: the creation of teaching modules for law and business schools, as well as seminars and conferences for lawyers. [8] According to Resnicoff, "It’s important for people to know the Jewish tradition offers a wealth of insight, psychological, emotional and ethical insight that can really be of tremendous value not only to Jews but to the world at large." [8]
Beginning in 2012, Resnicoff has also served as a faculty member for the special joint program between Spertus and Northwestern University that awards graduates a Certificate in Jewish leadership. [10] The program was developed for both emerging and current leaders of nonprofit organizations, and according to Spertus President and CEO Dr. Hal M. Lewis, will "provide participants with contemporary and ancient teachings that will enhance their skill sets and provide unparalleled opportunity to grow professionally while transforming their organizations." [10]
Resnicoff served as chair of the Jewish Law Association, an international organization promoting Jewish law scholarship, continuing as editor of its e-newsletter and a member of its Executive Committee." [5] He has also served as chair and member of the Executive Committee of the Section on Jewish Law of the Association of American Law Schools, is co-author of a proposed course of study in business ethics designed for use in Jewish high schools, and has lectured extensively on Jewish law, including programs at Agudath Israel of America, the Rabbinical Council of America and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. [5] He is also an independent contractor consultant for "The Center for Halacha and American Law," part of the Miami-based Aleph Institute. [11]
In 2008, [12] along with DePaul University College of Law Professor Roberta Kwall, Resnicoff co-founded and began to co-direct the Center [13] as an institution "dedicated to promoting multi-disciplinary education in Jewish law, philosophy, theology, history, and culture among members of the bar, the academy, the greater Chicagoland Jewish community, and all others who are sincerely interested in what Judaism has to say about issues of critical contemporary significance." [14] The Center is "the only Law School Center in the Midwest dedicated to promoting Jewish scholarship." [15]
The inaugural JLJS event was held September 18, 2008 with a lecture on "The American Declaration of Independence as a Theological Imperative." [12]
Beginning in 2010 with a conference focusing on " Matrilineal vs. Patrilineal Descent," the Center has sponsored an annual "Interdenominational Jewish Community Event." [16] Resnicoff is involved either as an organizer or participant in almost every Center event, recently serving as a panelist for the May 2012 Interactive Jewish Law Symposium on "A Comparative Analysis of Law through the Examination of Biblical, Talmudic and Scholarly Texts." [16]
Resnicoff is a prolific writer, authoring a number of books, book chapters, articles, and book reviews. [17]
Resnicoff's most recent book, published by LexisNexis in 2012, is "Understanding Jewish Law" (ISBN: 9781422490204). [18] It was written to serve as a principal text or core reading for a course in Jewish law at a university, law school or adult education course, exploring "Jewish law's basic principles, its hierarchies of literary, institutional, and human authorities, its sources, the processes through which Jewish law unfolds and the roles played by individual autonomy." [19] In addition, the work explores some of the interrelationships between Jewish law and secular law. [19]
His previously published books include: [20]
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Steven H. Resnicoff | |
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Born | |
Alma mater |
Princeton University Yale Law School Beth Medrash Gevoha |
Occupation(s) |
Rabbi,
Lawyer,
Teacher Professor, DePaul University College of Law Co-director, DePaul Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies |
Steven H. Resnicoff (May 30, 1952-), also known by his Hebrew name Shlomo Chaim Resnicoff, [1] is an American law professor, Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and prolific writer in areas including civil and Jewish law and legal, business, and medical ethics. He is a professor of law at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, where he also co-founded and now serves as co-director of the DePaul University College of Law Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies (JLJS). He is the author of numerous academic and scholarly works, including his most recent book, "Understanding Jewish Law," published in 2012 by LexisNexis.
Resnicoff was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he attended Northwestern High School. [2] Descended from a long line of rabbis, including Mnachem Risikoff [3] and Zvi Yosef Resnick, [4] he earned his semikhah (rabbinic ordination) in 1983 from the Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey, a school also known as the "Lakewood Yeshiva" and the "Aaron Kotler Institute for Advanced Studies," in addition to advanced rabbinic ordination (yoreh yoreh yadin yadin) from the internationally-renowned rabbi and scholar Moshe Feinstein. [5] [6]
Prior to his rabbinic training, Resnicoff earned his BA from Princeton University in 1974, where he participated in the special program coordinated by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and was named a Woodrow Wilson Scholar. [5] After graduation from Princeton, he earned his law degree (JD) from Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut in 1978. [5] During his time at Yale, he served as an assistant to the chair of Yale University's Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility. [5] [6]
He is a professor of law at DePaul University College of Law (in 2000-2001 he held the university's Wicklander Chair for Business and Professional Ethics), is co-founder and co-director of the school's Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies, and also teaches in the doctoral programs at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies. [5] He has taught courses at DePaul on subjects including bankruptcy, contracts, Jewish law, the legal profession, and negotiable instruments. [5] His courses at Spertus have included Jewish business ethics, Jewish legal ethics, Jewish and American law, and Jewish law in a time of terror. [7] Prior to moving to Chicago, he practiced commercial law in New Jersey and Maryland [5] [7] as a partner in the Lakewood, New Jersey, firm of Gerszberg & Resnicoff and an associate in the Baltimore, Maryland, firm of Venable, Baetjer & Howard. [6]
Resnicoff is an internationally recognized scholar and lecturer, with special expertise in areas that include bankruptcy, commercial paper, contracts and professional responsibility, business ethics, legal ethics, and medical ethics, [7] and has authored or co-authored four books and more than 25 book chapters or articles. [5] He has a special scholarly interest in Jewish law as a legal system and the ways it compares and contrasts with other legal systems. [5] The faculty bio site for Spertus notes that Resnicoff is able to draw upon both his Talmudic training and law firm experience to analyze complex issues from "both secular and religious perspectives, often exploring how these disparate systems interact." [5]
In 2002, Resnicoff was involved in the creation of the National Institute for Judaic Law, an organization dedicated to the education of jurists and legal scholars regarding the legal and ethical teachings of Jewish law and its possible application to contemporary legal questions. [8] The organization was launched with an historic conference at the United States Supreme Court that included the first kosher dinner ever served there. [9] Along with Emory Law School Professor Michael Broyde, Resnicoff was one of the two law professors involved in the first project of the new institute: the creation of teaching modules for law and business schools, as well as seminars and conferences for lawyers. [8] According to Resnicoff, "It’s important for people to know the Jewish tradition offers a wealth of insight, psychological, emotional and ethical insight that can really be of tremendous value not only to Jews but to the world at large." [8]
Beginning in 2012, Resnicoff has also served as a faculty member for the special joint program between Spertus and Northwestern University that awards graduates a Certificate in Jewish leadership. [10] The program was developed for both emerging and current leaders of nonprofit organizations, and according to Spertus President and CEO Dr. Hal M. Lewis, will "provide participants with contemporary and ancient teachings that will enhance their skill sets and provide unparalleled opportunity to grow professionally while transforming their organizations." [10]
Resnicoff served as chair of the Jewish Law Association, an international organization promoting Jewish law scholarship, continuing as editor of its e-newsletter and a member of its Executive Committee." [5] He has also served as chair and member of the Executive Committee of the Section on Jewish Law of the Association of American Law Schools, is co-author of a proposed course of study in business ethics designed for use in Jewish high schools, and has lectured extensively on Jewish law, including programs at Agudath Israel of America, the Rabbinical Council of America and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. [5] He is also an independent contractor consultant for "The Center for Halacha and American Law," part of the Miami-based Aleph Institute. [11]
In 2008, [12] along with DePaul University College of Law Professor Roberta Kwall, Resnicoff co-founded and began to co-direct the Center [13] as an institution "dedicated to promoting multi-disciplinary education in Jewish law, philosophy, theology, history, and culture among members of the bar, the academy, the greater Chicagoland Jewish community, and all others who are sincerely interested in what Judaism has to say about issues of critical contemporary significance." [14] The Center is "the only Law School Center in the Midwest dedicated to promoting Jewish scholarship." [15]
The inaugural JLJS event was held September 18, 2008 with a lecture on "The American Declaration of Independence as a Theological Imperative." [12]
Beginning in 2010 with a conference focusing on " Matrilineal vs. Patrilineal Descent," the Center has sponsored an annual "Interdenominational Jewish Community Event." [16] Resnicoff is involved either as an organizer or participant in almost every Center event, recently serving as a panelist for the May 2012 Interactive Jewish Law Symposium on "A Comparative Analysis of Law through the Examination of Biblical, Talmudic and Scholarly Texts." [16]
Resnicoff is a prolific writer, authoring a number of books, book chapters, articles, and book reviews. [17]
Resnicoff's most recent book, published by LexisNexis in 2012, is "Understanding Jewish Law" (ISBN: 9781422490204). [18] It was written to serve as a principal text or core reading for a course in Jewish law at a university, law school or adult education course, exploring "Jewish law's basic principles, its hierarchies of literary, institutional, and human authorities, its sources, the processes through which Jewish law unfolds and the roles played by individual autonomy." [19] In addition, the work explores some of the interrelationships between Jewish law and secular law. [19]
His previously published books include: [20]
Category:1948 births
Category:Living people
Category:DePaul University faculty
Category:American Orthodox rabbis
Category:American legal scholars
Category:Jewish scholars
Category:Family law
Category:Jewish courts and civil law
Category:Jewish marital law
Category: Princeton University alumni
Category: 20th-century rabbis
Category: 21st-century rabbis
Category: Yale Law School alumni
Category: People from Hyattsville, Maryland
Category: Kohanim