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Savor the Land of Smiles: Travel to Thailand

Posted on by Shalom Klein

February 21 to March 2, 2019
Reserve your spot today with a $199 deposit.
Join by September 24 AND YOU SAVE $300

Trade in blasts of chilly winter winds for balmy breezes of Thailand, for an unbelievable networking adventure. Travel with your fellow movers and shakers, from all around the globe, to experience this kingdom of glittering gold and sparkling shores.

You’ll enjoy this trip for a total of just $2,999. Hurry and book your spot.
This trip will sell out!

On the trip you will:

  • Experience the range that Thailand has to offer from national sports like muay thai— Thai kickboxing—to the spicy and sweet flavors of their dishes. Thailand takes everything you may be familiar with and turns it up to 11.
  • Bathe elephants at the sustainable and ethically managed Elephant Nature Park.
  • Snorkel and explore hidden lagoons and other protected natural beauties in the Andaman Sea.
  • Understand Thai Spiritual Practices – you will see the grandeur of Buddhist temples and learn about how traditional Buddhist practices infuse daily life in Thailand, from Spirit Houses to monkhood.
  • Meet with some of the Jewish community living in Bangkok and understand what it is like to live as a person of faith in a majority Buddhist nation.

See the full itinerary and details with our partners Insider Expeditions. Please contact Insider staff at thailand@insiderexpeditions.com or +1 (929) 399-4975 with any questions about the itinerary, logistics, and payment.

All you need to secure your space is $199. Join by September 24 AND YOU SAVE $300.

Savor the Land of Smiles in an action-packed, specially curated trip!

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The Jewish Ethics of Being A Lawyer

Posted on by Shalom Klein
J-PRO, the professional development division of Chicago Torah Network, is a dynamic resource
that brings together your professional career and your Jewish heritage in a powerful synthesis
that will enhance both. J-Pro provides workshops, classes, and seminars in the fields of law,
mental health, business, medicine and more, with continuing education credits available. With JPRO,
it’s easy to advance your career and gain a wide breadth of knowledge, both professional as
well as Judaic, while networking with other like-minded Jewish professionals.
Registration is now open for class #1 of the Winter 2014 session. The complete Winter 2014
schedule is available at www.torahnetwork.org/j-pro.htm
WHAT: Legal Professionals’ Lunch & Learn
WHEN: January 14, 11:45 am-1 pm:
WHERE: Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP, 2 N. LaSalle, Suite 1700
COST: $15 incl. lunch. CLE credits are $20 additional per credit
“THE JEWISH ETHICS OF BEING A LAWYER”
INSTRUCTOR: Rabbi Yonah Reiss
Head Of The Rabbinic Court Of The Chicago Rabbinical Council, Attorney And Past
Senior Editor Of Yale Law Review
This class will examine classical Jewish law sources regarding the interdiction against serving as a
legal advocate in adversarial proceedings. The presentation will examine conflicting texts which
either condemn or condone lawyerly intervention in different situations. This examination will also
extend to the realm of criminal law representation. Finally, we will explore the possible applications
of Jewish ethical rules to both the contemporary legal culture and the rabbinical court system.
Open to Legal Professionals only / I hr. CLE credit available.
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