JEWISH LAW, BUSINESS, AND ETHICS
Explores the development of Jewish law from antiquity to modernity, with a focus on legal questions related to business practices and ethics. Consider issues ranging from ethical practices in agriculture to how to run a modern multi billion-dollar kosher industry; from the ethics of Jews celebrating Thanksgiving to regulations governing the preparation, consumption, and sale of coffee.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. articulate the general development and evolution of Jewish law Audience: Undergraduate 2. apply different strategies that different Jewish communities have used to regulate business and ethical practices Audience: Undergraduate 3. analyze, in both written and oral form, Jewish legal texts Audience: Undergraduate 4. apply Jewish legal principles to new material Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. articulate the general development and evolution of Jewish law Audience: Undergraduate 2. apply different strategies that different Jewish communities have used to regulate business and ethical practices Audience: Undergraduate 3. analyze, in both written and oral form, Jewish legal texts Audience: Undergraduate 4. apply Jewish legal principles to new material Audience: Undergraduate
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- JEWISH LAW, BUSINESS, AND ETHICS · 3 credits.