Legal Credits Course

The intial part of the lesson is written by HaRav Yitchak Tzvi Oshinsky, a lifelong resident of Jerusalem, Israel who is considered one of the shining young Prodigies in the City. R' Oshinsky is acclaimed to be one of the great Torah Scholars in the City. His concentration coupled with his ability to clearly understand and explain the subject matter at hand has caused the Rav to be in demand by many nationally and now internationally as he has taken on the role of Chief Lecturer in this Legal presentation.

R' Oshinsky, is a judge in the Jerusalem Jewish Court. R' Oshinsky learned to be a Dayan (judge) in Nishmat Israel in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem. He received his Semicha (Rabbinic Ordination) from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel entitling him to be the Rabbi of the City as well as a Dayan for the Chief Rabbinate.

R' Oshinsky as well has authored a book on the Laws of Mourning as well as a book on topics of Money, Community. The Rav's high level of academic Scholarship has led him to be involved with the examination system in the Rabbinate whereby he prepares the exams much as the Calif Bar employs attorneys to do similar work.

The senior editor of the program is Rabbi Fishel Todd who is an Ordained Rabbi and a member of the California Bar with over 20 years of legal experience.

R ’Fishel is an honors program graduate of Boston College. He was the founding Partner of Todd, Ferentz and Smith of Newport Beach, Calif, where he specialized in International Tax Law and in developing the financial structure of corporations. He is making good use of his talent in spreading the Torah around the world. As a result of his keen analytical ability and innate sense of how to make a sophisticated subject understandable, he has engineered a modern day commentary on the code of Jewish Law, which has existed for over 3500 years. This commentary has taken what is cryptic to many and not understandable to most, available to all who desire. R’ Fishel, who is known for his insight, has taken of the most sophisticated legal work ever written and now made these ancient and holy works available to the world.

Attorney Shahar Welner of Tel-Aviv Israel is a Senior Partner in the Law Firm of Altshuler-Welner, whose practice is in commercial/ banking law. He is the head of the Pro-Bono division of the Israel Bar Association which he founded whereby over 1500 lawyers provide free legal services to those who are not in a position to hire an Attorney. Attorney Welner is acting as consultant in advising Rabbi Oshinsky as to contemporary legal issues and how they apply traditional Jewish Law to modern Secular Law in Israel. He is as well acting as an intermediary in clearifying any language issues in addition to the array of translators used for the project.

R’ Mayer Bar does the audio review of the lessons. Rabbi Bar is originally from Antwerp, Belgium, learning at Yesode Hatorah, Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Wilrjk, Belgium. From there he continued on to Gateshead, England and then on to Israel’s world renown Ponevez Yeshiva in Bnei Brac where he resides with his family. He has become an exceptional Lecturer and has now taken on the position of giving over the audio review of our Shulchan Aruch Program.

Attorney Luis Barba Esq. Assoc Counsel, Nationwide Securities Arbitration Services, Newport Beach, Calif, Member Calif Bar - Southwestern Law School J.D. Los Angeles, Calif, Editor Law Review - University of Calif – Riverside - B.S.

Attorney David Schwartz, Law Offices David Schwartz, (dschwarcz@aol.com) Los Angeles, Calif Member Calif and New York Bar Yeshiva University J.D. President Magen David - Editor and Coordinator of Live Lecture Series in Los Angeles