Can law and spirituality coexist? In Professor of Law Jonathan Zasloff’s course, “‘Foundations of Jewish Ethics,” they can, and do. Every week.

Zasloff, an expert in environmental and property law, is an ordained rabbi who teaches both undergraduate-level and law school courses on Jewish religion and thought systems. The law course is unique in its focus on Pirkei Avot, a five-chapter section of the Talmud that offers guidelines on ethics, from humility and kindness to judgment and punishment.