Rabbi Reiss is a summa cum laude graduate of Yeshiva College, YU’s undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college for men, and went on to receive his law degree from Yale Law School, where he was senior editor of the Law Journal. He received his rabbinic ordination from RIETS, where he also earned the distinction of Yadin Yadin.
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Rabbi Yona Reiss uses the famous play called "The Merchant of Venice" to explore cases in Jewish law including borrowing and lending, bankruptcy, collateral, revenge, and more.
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
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Series: National Conference of Jewish Lawyers 2015
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
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In the event of divorce, how does a court decide the fate of the children? Join a timely discussion with Judge Dickler and Rabbi Reiss on the rights of fathers and mothers—and protecting the best interests of the children—comparing the legal position to the Torah perspective. This session took place at the 9th annual National Jewish Retreat
Donald C. Schiller (1)
51:44
Does Jewish law have its own version of the First Amendment? Does Judaism legislate itself out of the public square? Would it dare challenge this most American of values? Explore the Torah’s perspective of one of today’s most polarizing issues: the clash between religion and government. This session was featured at the 9th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe (68)
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Whether it’s a debate about air space rights over a sukkah or who owes who for a business trip that met with disaster, a modern day Beit Din deals with all forms of cases. In this session, you will participate in each case as it is presented, analyzed and adjudicated within the framework of Halachah. Watch and get involved as the panel of judges reaches a verdict and resolution
Rabbi Avraham Sternberg (1)
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This Q&A took place at the 5th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
48:58
A ruling in a British court reopens a highly controversial and divisive subject. Israel and the Diaspora stand divided over legislation that some say threatens to drive a wedge into the heart of the Jewish people. The question: Who is a Jew, and who gets to decide? The answer may surprise you. This lecture was delivered at the 5th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
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In this lecture Rabbi Yona Reiss discusses tensions between Jewish and Secular ritual law. Rabbi Reiss shares actual cases where the law of Rabbinic confidentiality interfered with adhering to Torah law, and situations where the secular legal system released the Rabbis from this limitation. This lecture was delivered at the 5th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
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Rabbi Reiss shares a personal anecdote, while introducing his expertise in both Jewish Law as the Chief Dayan at the Beth Din of America, and as a lawyer who studied in New England, and practiced for 10 years in the NY area. This lecture was delivered at the 5th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
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In this segment Rabbi Yona Reiss sets the stage for understanding the tensions between the Jewish and secular legal systems. Rabbi Reiss explains the role of the legal systems according to halacha. He argues that secular law plays a significant role even in respect to Jewish rituals
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
50:25
This lecture was delivered at the 4th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)
1:06:32
The tragedy of 9/11 shook the world, destroyed lives and left a crater in the heart of lower Manhattan and in the hearts of thousands of friends and families of the victims. In this heartrending session, you will hear the ways that many decisions that came before the rabbinical court after 9/11 demonstrate how Jewish law offers guidance in even the most unthinkable of circumstances
Rabbi Yona Reiss (13)