Summary
Rabbinic scholar appointed to Israel’s first Supreme Court to offer expertise in Jewish law (A Brief Genealogy of Jewish Republicanism: Parting Ways with Judith Butler, PDF p.70).
Details
- Tucker describes Simcha Assaf as “a rabbinic scholar without formal training in any modern Western legal tradition”, appointed to Israel’s first Supreme Court “so that he might offer expertise in Jewish law”; an informal “religious chair” has generally existed on the Court since, though most later occupants have been trained in both systems of law (PDF p.70, footnote 36).
Related pages
A Brief Genealogy of Jewish Republicanism: Parting Ways with Judith Butler, Hebrew Law of Peace