Michael Avi Helfand

And, for the first time, I also get to hang out (within limits) with Helfkid1 on campus. So if you're looking for me on the front end of the week, I'll be on East Coast time. As always, thank you Sarah Emerson Helfand for making this somewhat insane schedule possible!

New this year is a course I'm teaching titled "Antisemitism and the Law," which has been quite an undertaking in terms of the preparation.

And so begins Spring 2026, year 7 of my transcontinental commute to @YaleLawSch . . .

Please note that league participants were informed that the very modest proceeds from my victory would all best sent as a donation to the @Beth_Din: givebutter.com/BethDinDonate THE END

. . . Any questions as to why this was included in the Announcements can be directed to Former Scholar-In-Residence Panelist, David Yolkut, Esq."

A few months back, I was a scholar-in-residence at Cong Shaare Tefillah. My good friend, @davidyolkut , made sure that the president of the shul included in his introduction that I was an embarrassing 4-6 in our fantasy football league--a league I've been in for over 20 years 1/

The @OUAdvocacy annual attorneys conference is just two months away. If you haven't yet, you can register here: advocacy.ou.org/conference/app… And for more info: advocacy.ou.org/conference/

Grateful to have made it from @unc_law to Teaneck for Shabbat where I had the pleasure of speaking at Sha'are Tefilla. Tonight, I'll be speaking one last time alongside 2 friends & first class lawyers, @davidyolkut & @AkivaShapiro on the topic Using Law to Combat Antisemitism

On my way to @unc_law for the annual @FirstAmendLRev symposium. I'll be speaking on a panel about Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond (the religious charter school case) alongside @nsgarnett, @BJessieHill & Nathan Chapman. journals.law.unc.edu/firstamendment…

.@PeppLaw Hosts Sukkah of Faith and Solidarity bit.ly/43J0O2P

Looking forward to a great day at the @NotreDameLRev's symposium where I'll be speaking on the Religion Clauses panel alongside Phillip Muñoz, @nsgarnett Annika Boone Barkdull & @sherifgirgis about my paper "Mapping Carson v. Makin: The New Frontiers of Religious Exclusion."

Call for Papers for an upcoming International Conference on Jewish Law co-hosted by @YaleLawSch's Brodie Center for Jewish & Israeli Law + @HebrewU's Matz Institute for Research in Jewish Law & Department of Jewish Thought Here's the CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1WfZ8xx…

Many thanks to a number of folks who encouraged me to expand my post in tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer into a full column in the @JewishJournal (and thanks to @DavidSuissaJJ for running it). Still hard to believe. Yehei Zichro Baruch: jewishjournal.com/judaism/obitua…

Starting in 90 minutes, @TeachCoalition_ webinar on latest legal developments addressing religious discrimination in special education. Line up includes Jay Lefkowitz, @nsgarnett, Kevin Neylan and me--all moderated by @sydneyaltfield. Registration here: uojca.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Next, my take in @CityJournal, along w/ @nsgarnett & @sydneyaltfield, about a recent NY federal court decision that pushes back against religious discrimination in special education: city-journal.org/article/religi…

Getting back in the swing of things after the Jewish holidays. First up, for those looking for some analysis on the Department of Justice's lawsuit against protesters outside a NJ synagogue, here's my latest in the @JewishJournal: jewishjournal.com/commentary/opi…