Professor Maurice A. Rose, managing partner with the law firm of Abraham and Rose, PLC, in Farmington Hills, will teach a class in Jewish law at Wayne State University during the winter term, beginning in January.

Specializing in taxation law, tax controversy and tax planning, Rose previously has taught federal tax practices and financial statement analysis as an adjunct professor in the WSU Law School.

"The idea of this class is to incorporate civil law subjects such as property procedures, standard contracts, commercial contracts, torts, and other nonritual law with a historical background and methodology underlying the Jewish legal system and traditions," he says.

Intending to attract students of various demographic backgrounds, the course is set up for anyone who has an interest in Judaic studies and should not be confused with comparative religious studies. "We will not be discussing comparative religion or any other topic related solely to a religious focus," Rose explains. "Law is continuously evolving, and in part, my plan is to broaden the horizon of elements from the different legal procedures."

U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn, a benefactor of Wayne State's Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, notes that the new course "enlarges the scope of offerings at the Law School to better enable students to know of the wider world that exists in law." He points out that Rose is a worthy successor to Shlomo Sperka, who taught a similar course at WSU.

Rose believes that with the recent opening of Wayne State University's Judaica Resource Center, which is a resource for students, faculty and the community, there will be a broader base of information to pursue not only this elective but also further studies and research in this unique discipline.

Rose graduated from the University of Michigan Law School (J.D.), University of Michigan Graduate School of Business Administration (M.B.A.), and earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, summa cum laude, with an area of concentration in corporate finance from Wayne State University.

The Jewish law class is offered on Wednesday evenings.

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